What a great concept to introduce into a classroom environment. I came across this book while looking for books that could be used during Circle Time and could be linked with emotional literacy. At the time I pinned most of the books I found and called them Books with a Purpose.
I've been using this concept with children over the last three years.
The first time I used this book the children decided to make a difference and teach children about what it meant to be a Bucket Filler. Our aim was to make a documentary to show children what it meant to be a bucket dipper and a bucket filler. They liked the idea that we carried invisible buckets on our arms.
They surveyed groups of children throughout the school and asked them what problems they were having in the playground. The scenarios the children used in their movie were based on the common problems they found.
First they used Show Me to record and sketch their ideas. The writing for their movie script started orally. Once the draft script was developed it was re-drafted until the script was about 5 minutes long.
We decided to use puppets for this movie because this would appeal to our younger audience. Children auditioned for lead parts; everyone had a speaking part in the movie. The children used iPads to video themselves to develop their puppeteering skills and to work using expression in their voice. A group of children videoed and edited the documentary.
If you want to know how the children made their puppets click here.
The children set their movie at a school, designed and created their props.
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| Making the draws and bed for the bedroom scene in the movie.... |
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| Creating the principals office and playground scene... |
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| All working together to create the backdrops and painting the draws and bed... |
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| The finished bed and the playground backdrop is nearly finished... |
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