To begin, we reviewed our 6 big questions that we did way back in the fall. Students came up to the front of the class and re-created the event happening in the photographs.
We then added another layer to the exercise, by having the students look at the image, re-create it, and then improvise a sentence or so about what they think the person would say at that moment - (by looking at the situation, body language, facial expressions, etc...)
The kids jumped right in with this exercise! They sometimes needed prompting and help when it came to improvising what the person would say.
- This leads me to think that a simple round of improvisation games and exercises could really be a benefit for any number of projects.
The next week the teachers, the student teachers, and I put together the images that we thought would be the best for the Arts Night Living Time Line. Once the students were divided into groups, they were given there image. The great thing that the teachers did for this portion of the exercise was open up their classrooms, and mix up all of the third graders. This way the students were getting to work with others that they don't usually get to, and liven things up!
Once the students were in their groups, we worked with them to create a small script - with the help of a vocabulary sheet that reminded them of the things we studied in that part of the timeline. With a bit of guidance the students really went for it!
After some rehearsal, we videotaped each performance, so that the students could not only see themselves, but also, any of the kids who could not attend Arts Night would still be participating.
The whole video taping experience was great - I think the kids really got a kick out of it ! I will post the videos when I figure out how to get them each on here in a single video!
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