Week of May 11

If the objects in your room came to life, what would they say to you??? Have you ever thought about that?

1) Begin by listening to the read aloud: The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. In the story, Duncan is surprised by what his crayons have to say to him!

2) After the story, think about the objects in your room. Choose one object. If it could talk, what would it say to you??? What might it do if it were alive??

3) Use your iPad camera to take a photo of the object at eye level - get really close. Try to avoid a busy background.

4) Then, use the markup tools on your iPad to add details and speech bubbles to your photo to show what the object would say to you if it could talk. (Video: how to use Markup Tools)

5) Share your finished image on this Padlet.

If the objects in your home came alive when you are away or sleeping, how would they act?? Have you ever thought about that?

1) Begin by listening to the read aloud Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds. In the story, the carrots come alive and scare Jasper!

2) After the story, think about some objects in your home that could have some interesting adventures when you're not around.

3) Use your iPad camera to take a photo of the object(s) at eye level - get really close. Try to avoid a busy background.

4) Then, use the markup tools on your iPad to give the object(s) human traits to show how the object would act when it is alive. (Video: how to use Markup Tools)

5) Share your finished image on this Padlet.

It's amazing how quickly things change! Have you ever wondered what an old house phone would say to an iPhone 11? Or what would a dictionary say to Google?

1) Listen to the read aloud Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta

2) After listening, think about an "old" and "new" item that you have at home that could have an interesting conversation.

3) Use your iPad camera to take a photo of the objects at eye level - get really close. Try to avoid a busy background.

4) Then, use the markup tools on your iPad to add details and speech bubbles to your photo to show what the objects would say to each other if they could talk. (Video: how to use Markup Tools)

5) Share your finished image on this Padlet.