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Dr. Seuss day started with a book parade. Each class dressed up as
characters from one of Dr. Seusss books. I love that each class dressed up
together because I feel like it bonded them and deepened their classroom
community. Each class paraded into the cafeteria for the Dr. Seuss assembly. At
the assembly Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Stone read The Cat in the Hat. Then the
dance team performed and third grade students came to the front to read their
contest-winning essays. The assembly closed with a performance of Seussical
the Musical by Simmons Middle School.
I loved that the principals of Trace Crossing Elementary read aloud to the
students. I feel as if the students were able to clearly see their principals joy for
reading and learning through this. I also really enjoyed the performance of
Seussical the Musical by Simmons Elementary. They brought the characters
from Dr.Seusss books to life in a very engaging way through music and
costumes.
I enjoyed Dr. Seuss day because I loved its goal in exciting students about
an author and encouraging them to read. I feel as if in my own classroom one
day I can use decorations, music, costumes, and more to make books come to
life. The students at Trace Crossings really enjoyed Dr. Seuss day and I know
when the students from my class got back to their classroom they all ran to grab
Dr. Seuss books!
Space Day
I loved Space Day! It was a fun day of spending time with the fourth
graders from Trace Crossings! I think everyone in my presentation group enjoyed
the day and I think the kids enjoyed themselves as well!
I was assigned to the Major Planets room. The sophomore education
students did a wonderful job decorating our room. All of the major planets were
created on butcher paper and placed on the back walls in order. There was a sun
hanging from the middle of the classroom to showcase that the planets revolve
around the sun. Stars hung from the ceiling and the sophomores even created a
UFO hanging from the corner of the room. My presentation group loved our room
and the students who came in thought it was cool too.
As the students entered our room we played the Magic School Bus theme
song. Abby Johnson dressed up in an incredible Ms. Frizzle costume and we told
the students that we would take a trip on the magic school bus to visit all of the
major planets. After we played the theme song we showed the students a funny
video of the planets rapping about themselves. The students laughed at the
video and thought it was entertaining. We then presented a short prezi to the
students. The prezi gave the students some information on each planet in the
solar system. After this we told the students we were hiring them to be a part of
the Trace Travel Agency. We had the students draw popsicle sticks to assign
them a planet. Students worked with small groups to make a travel poster
convincing the other students that their planet would be fun to visit. We gave the
students information sheets on their planet to create their travel posters. They
had to use information such as their planet having volcanoes or their planet
having water to convince others to visit their planet. The students presented their
travel posters to their classmates. They enjoyed convincing their classmates that
their planet was the coolest and a lot of the students made creative slogans and
drawings for their poster. After the presentations the students voted on their
favorite planet. We created a graph on poster board and the students placed a
sticker next to the name of their favorite planet. Jupiter won by a large sum.
I think the students truly enjoyed themselves in the Major Planets room
and throughout the rest of their day as well. It was fun getting to talk to them and
hear about everything they had been doing in the other rooms. Im glad I got the
chance to host a room at Space Day because I enjoyed interacting with the
fourth grade students. I hope the fourth grade students who arent attending
space camp feel as if they received a fun space experience after Space Day.
journey of looking for his dad and the suitcase he carried with him everywhere.
The students got the chance to think about what items they would like to carry
everywhere in a suitcase. They were also able to visualize the book by creating
scratch off drawings.
A lot of the students told me that they enjoyed spending time in the Bud
Not Buddy room. It was encouraging to hear this and to see how engaged the
students were in the activities. The suitcase activity really made the students
think about what they valued. For some students it was easy to thing of five
things they would like to bring everywhere, but for others it was difficult to think of
what they would want with them at all times. The students creativity shone
through the sketch art activity. We played jazz music and the students created
drawings based off of what they knew about the novel. They sketched
instruments, suitcases, and Bud on a journey. I think this activity was great for
introducing the students to some of the key aspects of the novel but also for
letting them be imaginative in the way they pictured the events of the book.
After the last rotation of students, we headed over to Brock Forum to hear
Rick Shelton speak on writing. Mr. Shelton was very energetic and wanted to
excite the students about writing. The students were involved in creating a
detailed paragraph describing a tree. I think the students benefited from this
activity because they saw an example of poor writing and then helped to turn this
piece of writing into a detailed and engaging paragraph.
All in all, I would consider the Young Authors Conference as a successful
day! The students got to dive into the world of four different books and attended a
writing session. I think these events left the students encouraged to read and
write. The events of the day were lively and enjoyable and I think the students
got a glimpse of how fun reading and writing can be.