I am preparing for a new club that I will teach, after Spring Break. I am excited, as I get to set the curriculum and select the activities. I've been checking my sources for ideas: library card catalog for good storytelling books (and examples); pinterest for ideas and activities; twitter for links to fun project ideas with the loads of free web 2.0 tools that help students tell their stories; internet for graphic organizers for students to plan and tons of websites full of project ideas.
The hardest part will be picking which projects we'll do, as we only have seven 1-1/4 hour sessions! So many great ideas......so little time!
Two of the ideas that I am most excited about right off the bat are:
1) pop-up books with www.zooburst.com (just have to get approval to upgrade for 1-2 months so I can create a classroom with the tool, be ad free and allow students to add their voice to their projects, as well as download the books when they are done.
2) using QR codes to add student voices to their artwork to create their story. I found a great suggestion about using Van Gogh's Chair painting to spark a creation from the students. They will draw (I don't think I'll get approval to buy paint supplies) their CHAIR and surround their chair with objects that are important to them, including adding a picture or two to the wall that will include someone that is important to them. Students will then create a script describing their chair and the scene that surrounds it. This audio will be accessed via a QR code attached to their drawing in our GALLERY.
So excited to get started. Oh, and did I tell you these will be very creative 2nd and 3rd graders! They are such sponges for new information and very inclined to dig deep and get creative by trying new things.
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