If you have any cultural connections to the countries listed above and are willing to share your knowledge with the class, please contact us. We would love to expose the class to additional authentic artifacts and speakers.
Students will be doing many different activities during our unit. They will compare and contrast different story elements, learn about different countries and how people live in those countries, traditions, foods and dwellings. They will create character mobiles, mold clay into adobe structures, make collaborative maps, and produce second language dictionaries. Some students will have the opportunity to write stories from different points of view. At the end of the unit, students will write their own Cinderella story to share at our culminating celebration.
We will also be bringing in cultural food to share with the students during snack time. Last week when we read Sumorella, the students sampled mango from Hawaii.
Our theme question will be “How do Cinderella stories change when transferred to different cultures?”
In addition, we will be having a Cinderellabration at the end of February (more info to follow).
We will also be going on a field trip on Thursday, Feb. 11th at 10:00 to see Cinderella Around the World at the Pantages Theatre in Tacoma. Look for a parent-permission slip to come home this Wednesday in your child’s Go-Home envelope.
Clay in Art Class
Students will be working with clay in art class on Mondays and Tuesdays for the next few weeks. They will need smocks to protect their clothes. Please send in over-sized shirts for them to wear, along with a plastic grocery bag to house them in when they are not being used. Thanks!
