"Reading Around the World"
TL Louise Colette has developed a great activity for her Grade 2s that could be adapted for use with almost any grade. Students have faux-passports and plane tickets, and board a make-believe plane complete with the "safety talk." On the way, they view an inflight movie (projected Youtube clip) and when they "land", read a story set in their destination country.
A followup activity could be to have students create a photo album of favourite sights (either digitally or by hand, with pictures or drawings), make and fill in post cards for relatives "back home" and possibly share "in flight" country-appropriate treats on the flight back.
Watch the clip: the kids are having fun! (leave a comment for her class if you like.)
Good afternoon! My 2nd graders and I are reading around the world this
year. Please check out my blog post on the subject, which is a movie we
made on our trip to China. Comments are greatly appreciated!
Louise
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Louise Colette Leonard, B.A., M.L.I.S.
Library Director
Martin J. Gottlieb Day School
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Here are some downloadables to use.
Large Files:
These PDFs are good print quality but take a little more time to download.Pretend Printable Passport - Canadian
Small Files:
These PDFs will download more quickly. Pretend Printable Passport - Canadian
Here is a link to free printable country stickers. Purchase blank sticker pages at your business supplies store, print, and cut-out stickers.
(Source: https://www.donnaward.net/news.php?cat_id=6&article_id=77)
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Plane/Cabin sound effects http://www.freesound.org/
http://www.sounddogs.com/
Create a pretend ticket http://omatic.musicairport.com/
