Grade 1
Monster Hangout
with Deep River Elementary School and Essex Elementary School
Mrs. Mercier and Mrs. MacKinnel's classes participated in the Monster Hangout during October! We started by reading "monster", E Everybody books for inspiration and students created individual monsters using Drawing Pad on the I-pads.
Next, the students each added one step to create a collaborative monster. As each step was created using Drawing Pad App on an I-pad, Mrs. Carvin recorded the directions in a document. We then sent our directions to Deep River and Essex Library Media Centers to re-create. We in turn, recreated their monsters. At the end of the project, the classes used Google Hangouts to video chat and reveal the re-created monsters. Students compared similarities and differences of the re-created and original monsters.
This fun project highlighted the importance of creating clear directions for others to follow.
Original Mrs. MacKinnel's Monster
Re-created Mackinnel Monster
Original Rainbow Cotton Candy Monster (Mrs. Parakilas' Class)
Re-created Rainbow Cotton Candy Monster
Original Mercier Monster
Re-created Mercier Monster
Original W-Recty Monster
Re-created W-Recty Monster
Coming Soon (in January): Caldecott Awards
During the month of January, students in grade 1 will be learning about the Caldecott Award. Together, the classes learned about the Caldecott Medal, which is awarded every year in January. The Medal is awarded by the American Library Services to Children (a division of the American Library Association) to the American illustrator of the best children's picture book published in the United States the previous year. We watched this slide and learned about the four criteria needed for a book to be a Caldecott.
Chester Elementary Library Media Center
Mrs. Stephanie Carvin, Library Media Specialist
860-526-5797