Learning Commons - ish ideas
from Anita Brown.
from Anita Brown.
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SEL ~ read aloud picture books.Loading...
After viewing the story, lead a guided drawing of Bert. Students can fill in the background details to show Bert doing something else that might require courage.Loading...
I like myself! Students create a self portrait, highlighting their unique qualities. It can be realistic or abstract, using paper & pencil or maybe even the Make-Do/Cardboard materials.Here are a few read alouds I've read in LLC in the last couple years.
The Most Magnificent Thing
YouTube Drawing Links
Peter Reynolds: The Dot
Read the book from the Library or use the youtube link below.
Watch Video of "ready, set, draw-ish"
Give kids paper, markers, paint brush and paint
Start with a dot and see where it takes you :)
Read the book from the Library or use the youtube link below.
Watch Video of "ready, set, draw-ish"
Give kids paper, markers, paint brush and paint
Start with a dot and see where it takes you :)
Keva Tower
1. Watch Youtube Video (3 minutes)
2. Each student receives a predetermined amount of Keva Blocks
3. Build the tallest tower you can
4. Share ideas, try other people's ideas (be inspired by them!), compare
5. Extension: Is your tower strong enough to support a book?
Is your tower strong enough to support a pencil box?
If we added ______ many more blocks, would it make it any stronger?
2. Each student receives a predetermined amount of Keva Blocks
3. Build the tallest tower you can
4. Share ideas, try other people's ideas (be inspired by them!), compare
5. Extension: Is your tower strong enough to support a book?
Is your tower strong enough to support a pencil box?
If we added ______ many more blocks, would it make it any stronger?