December19
Today’s field trip to the Lower School kindergarten class was the culmination of weeks of a cross-campus project. Since the kindergarten class has a unit on The Gingerbread Man, the fifth graders read the story to look for patterns and writing traits within the story. Next they wrote their own stories, which included these patterns and traits, yet unveiled an entirely original plot and dialogue.
After weeks of crafting their fairy tales, the fifth graders published their stories in Book Creator (incorporating text, images, original artwork, audio files, and narration) and shared them with the kindergartners as iBooks on the iPads. Afterward, the fifth graders and kindergartners made a gingerbread man craft and shared gingerbread cookies. We had SO MUCH FUN!!!
Click on the link below to view the photo album. The password is fifth2021.
What did the kindergartners think?
Evie liked the Sweater Man story because the Sweater Man character spoke like he was tiny with a little voice.
Charlotte like the Sweater Man story because it was a short story. She also like the one with the pig and the fish and the cheetah because she liked all the animals.
Jamie liked the kitty roller coaster story because it had all the roller coasters in it.
Nahum says, “Some pictures were real.” Nahum liked roller coaster kitty because there were lots of different colors on the roller coaster.
Fiona liked the witch in her house because she had a block hat.
Brandon liked the boy who always lied because he learned a lesson, that he should never lie.
Skyla liked the cheetah story because she liked the animals.
Hayden liked the story about the boy who went in the woods and met a witch because the pictures had a lot of colors.
Miss Creel liked the voice of the toad in the story about the boy who always lied.
Here are the fifth grade reflections:
. I liked when we were reading to the kindergarteners, and they were so into it that they didn’t pay attention to the surrounding noises.
I learned that it is very hard to write a book for younger people.
4. The most challenging part to me was when we were drawing the pictures (especially the portal) because you had to color the whole thing purple, and it took a very long time.
–Gus
. I liked that I made some of the kindergarteners happy.
I learned that anyone can make a good book.
I think the hardest part was what the title should be.
—–Keenan
I liked thinking as the kindergartener when we were writing the story. I also like eating the gingerbread and making the gingerbread men.
I learned how to act like a kindergartener, and I learned how to write stories that a young kid would understand.
The most challenging part was definitely keeping the kindergarteners attention while we were reading.
–Ben
Meeting all of the kindergarteners was my favorite part of the project.
I learned that you have to describe everything carefully with a kindergartener. You also have to start the conversation; they won’t start one themselves.
The most challenging part of the project was trying to communicate with them and start conversations.
–Zoe
I liked sharing the books to the kindergarteners the most because of how interested they were in the book.
I learned that making a book is not as easy as I thought or narrating in a clear voice.
The most challenging part of making the book was thinking of an idea.
—–Carter
I liked how we got to draw the drawings.
I learned that it is harder than it seems to make a story for a younger person.
The audio was the hardest part.
–Conley
What I liked best about our visit to kindergarten is that we got to eat ginger bread cookies, we saw Mrs. G. again, and we got to read to the kindergarteners. I also liked illustrating it.
I learned more about quotation marks. I learned all of the kindergarteners names. I learned more about writing.
The most challenging part of this project was writing and drawing everything.
–Maria
I liked reading to the kids because seeing their faces made all the hard work pay off.
I learned that making stories is a lot harder that it looks.
The most challenging part of the project was finding out what the story would be about and making sure you stayed with the same patterns.
–Portya
I liked drawing the the pictures and coloring them in. I liked experimenting and showing what I’m capable of drawing.
I learned to work as a team, write a story, and communicate with younger kids more easily.
It was really hard for me to work with someone because I work better on my own.
–Jillian
The think I like the best was that I got to meet the kindergarteners because I think it’s very important to meet new people.
I learnt more about kindergarteners and that kids (little) like to be talked to in a way that boosts their confidence.
I think the most challenging part was keeping up with them; they were very fast.
–Chiara
I really enjoyed working with the kindergarteners and the feeling leading up to reading our book to a crowd.
I learned the thrill of being a young author and seeing the readers’ expressions as they read the book for the first time.
The most challenging part was probably picking the sounds because Chiara and I argued ALOT about which sounds to choose and which were better.
–Nicholas
What I liked most about the project was sharing them with the kindergartners. It was fun to see the reaction from all of them and they were very good listeners. Some of them were shy, but most of them were outgoing.
I learned that you have to be gentle and quiet so that you don’t scare the kindergartners.
The most challenging part of the project was coming up with the idea. Once you get the idea, things run pretty smoothly.
–Emily
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