Contents: Notecards with Spanish vocabulary, memories, photos, and keepsakes from the book.
Purpose: To catalog and hold onto second-hand memories of her father, whom she never knew well.
Significance: A visualization of memories collected from reading together.
Supplies:
Pencil, Glue, and Scissors
Wrapping paper
Gemstones
Markers/ Crayons/ or Colored Pencils
4x6 Notecards (non-affiliate link)
4x 6 Boxes/ Shoe box (non-affiliate link)
Copies:
Memory Box
Fortune teller
Book Mark
Name Tag
Discussion Anchor(s)
Discussion: Use your Storytelling Superpower for discussion!
Social-Emotional: The Little Spot Book series is a big part of our classroom. We have been working on identifying our feelings and how to battle them with healthy responses this year. We utilized the feeling spots as our superhero colors. We colored our costumes using these to identify the strengths of a hero.
Art: We love Danny Go. He provides great strategies for color mixing if you are using paint in your lesson or if you want to encourage kids to mix colors to create new ones. The art supplies song also reinforces taking care of your markers.
Tech Time: I wanted the kids to have an opportunity for digital engagement, so I included the puzzle for and the museum virtual tour for more visualizationtion of the artist's story.
Read Aloud: I am Frida Kahlo by Brad Meltzer video story was incorporated with PBS Kids Xavier Riddle lesson on Marie Curie and used with the printable Biosketch so the kids could highlight vocabulary: ( Nobel Prize and persistence).
Hands-On Hooray: Let students build the hero on technology, color their hero cover for their cereal box, and write their onomatopoeia in the dialogue balloons. Use the Think Sheet to identify three words, for each of the questions, so that writing is easier. (Pictured are some of the things we generated during our actual discussion. Sorry I didn't recreate it for better picture quality). The cereal box's sides and back were individual lessons during our writing time.
Art: Color your mask and create your emblem for presentation!
Multi-resource lessons are a Teaching Toolbox.
Ready to spice up your lessons? Here are some tips:
Know your audience: Tailor your resources to their age, interests, and learning styles.
Mix and match: Don't be afraid to get creative! Combine traditional methods with modern technology, hands-on activities with thought-provoking discussions.
Curate with care: Choose resources that are accurate, engaging, and relevant to your lesson objectives.
Make it interactive: Encourage students to interact with the video resources, ask questions, and share their insights through discussion or in graphic organizers or workbooks.
Identify their Superhero Skills!: Every child has a unique learning superpower. Some zoom through sight words, others build bridges with Legos, even, making it across the Monkey bars requires the skill of being prepared for the next rung and never giving up.
By using different resources, you cater to diverse learning styles, helping each child unlock their special skills and build confidence as they conquer learning challenges.