Henry and Mudge

It was kind of fun having all the pieces
and gluing all together, just like a puzzle. 

I guess you  have noticed that it has been quite a time that I don't stop by to post anything. Well, it has been difficult for me to adapt to a new grade level. It hasn't been an easy task to have a last minute change,  when you have three levels: kindergarten, second grade and fifth grade. Oh,  well!  I keep going!

My second graders loved the story Henry and Mudge and we worked on the sequence of events using a very creative idea  I saw on Pinterest ( I believed) but I can't remember exactly. 

First, I made a template, traced the dog face on different beige tone construction papers, traced the floppy ears, and the snout. Then they drew and colored the eyes, and added the collar. The students cut and paste following oral instructions to create their own Mudge. 

We cut out bones to write the story events and then placed them in order. We glued them to a strip of poster board for the bulletin board. It was a huge success!  Hope you like them!

This is how it looks on the bulletin board of the hallway. 

Everybody loved the dogs! 

A drawing made by one of my students

We cut out bones to write thestory events
 It was a huge success!  Hope you like them!

smile! 

Rooster's Off to See the World

Our Bulletin Board

In Puerto Rico, where I live, the rooster is a common farm animal, but even in the city we can hear a few singing in the morning. There is one at school too. A Ki ki ri ki is a miniature rooster. I'm  not so sure why they called it like that but,  I know that's the sound they make when crowing.
With all that in mind, during the Farm Theme,  I chose to read the story Rooster's Off to See the World, from Eric Carle to my three years old students. They loved the story. The illustrations are so vivid and colorful. We reviewed  animal names, sounds, corporal movements, numbers, and colors.  As an art integration project we used finger paints to color a rooster and glued some feathers to make it look more realistic. It was a WOW moment for them!