The Book With No Pictures by B. J. Novak

The Book With No Pictures is a funny read-aloud experience for young children that may also inspire conversation about the power of the written word and the nature of a book itself.  Some questions that could be discussed:

Shadow Theatre

Autumn is well underway and with Winter fast approaching the darker nights and changing environment provides us teachers with valuable opportunities for taking the children outdoors. I firmly believe that the natural environment should act as a canvas for lessons or as a stimulus for exploring the curriculum.

Considering the above, this entry shall focus on a cross curricular approach to Art, Drama and Literacy. It was inspired from a class on Line Drawings where I experimented with creating lines in shadows.

The Advantages of Keeping a Sketchbook

What is a Sketchbook? A sketchbook is a combination of thoughts, ideas and experiences. It can come in a variety of forms from journals, artists portfolios, online blogs or scrapbooks. I use sketchbooks in the form of scrapbooks when I am approaching a new topic with a class. It occurred to me that I should share this experience with my class and this was the result…

Kodaly

Firework Graphic Score

1. Name sound words and assign each with a symbol

Fireworks!

Using outdoor resources, ask the children to create colourful firework pictures!

Air and Flight

Sequence planning: Assess prior knowledge!

Early years
– air is all around us
– wind is moving air

Outdoor Learning

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen is the text chosen for this particular lesson however for older children a different text/script can be used.