We Are Back In Storytelling Action!

The Pickle Factory

Our first day time together.  We learned about props in storytelling.

We were reminded that a story has a setting(a place), a character(s), and a problem(drama).

We learned about pantomiming.  

We believed and were mesmerized by Ms. Kris's story today, The Pickle Factory.  Ms. Kris also learned our wonderful names by playing a game called, Jack In The Box.  We can't wait to see what is store for us tomorrow.  I think it has something to do with a bear and landforms.  

Welcome Ms. Kris!!

Welcome Ms. Kris to Downsville Elementary School!  

Reflection

 Our time as come to end with our first AIM teaching artist, Mr. Beau Janke. 

We performed a fantastic show at the Mabel Tainter, on December 6th, in front of our family and friends.  We were awfully lucky to be able to perform on such a beautiful stage.  The second graders did an incredible job singing and showing off their top 10 songs that they learned, created, and experienced with Mr. Beau and Mrs. Holcomb’s lessons.

We will welcome a new artist, a storyteller, named Ms. Kris Winter, into our classroom in the new year, 2017. 

What word(s) comes to the second graders minds when they think about their AIM experience so far?

Case-“makes me feel happy to sing”

Matthew-“he helped us learn new songs”

Shauna-“cool, I got to sing with Mr. Beau”

Hazel-“awesome time, using my voice to sing”

Andrew-“when we do different songs, makes me feel happy, makes us all feel happy”

Isabella-“the Mabel Tainter is awesome!”

Ethan F.-“exciting, when he came… it was fun for us”

Ethan N.-“he was funny when he said he ripped his pants on stage one time”

Kasidy-“it was fun being on stage and I had fun with my classmates”

Brady-“it makes me feel happy when I see Mr. Beau, because he is nice”

Emma-“I like doing projects with him, the banjo creation was my favorite, made from an Oreo, pretzels, and frosting”

Kaitlyn-“I felt stage fright at the Mabel Tainter, it was fun when we got to sing and didn’t have to watch other people”

Lucie-“my lemonade went all over me, from Mr. Beau, when he was giving me a high five goodbye, I felt embarrassed, he is nice and fun with his banjo”

Colton-“awesome, because he sings awesome songs”

Madison-“he likes to play his banjo and he likes to sing”

Lilly-“he is the best singer in the world, he’s amazing, awesome, exciting, and a favorite teacher”

Mason-“He is great, because he sings songs and he is in a band.”

Mrs. Holcomb-“Powerful, helps build a sense of community in our classroom”

Miss Blough-“makes learning engaging and creative”

I think this is how we both felt after our AIM experience.  So thankful for this teaching experience.  We look forward to our next artist...Ms. Kris Winter, storyteller.  

ARTS NIGHT 2016~Top 10 Greatest Hits

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Performing and Waiting In the Beautiful Mabel Tainter-We are so fortunate.

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Miss Blough interacting on stage.

Mr. Beau's Last Day at Downsville...

Our word cloud for Mr. Beau from our class.

One of the students is displaying his banjo creation out of an Oreo for the body of the banjo, pretzels for strings, and frosting.  

Here is another banjo creation.

Singing our top ten songs with Mr. Beau on our last day.

Here is our assistant helping us record our top 10 songs with Mr. Beau.  He did a fabulous job.  So long.. we will miss  you, but you will never be forgotten by this great bunch of second graders.