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Week 4 Reflection

 

This project and creative concept was super interesting and I think kids would really like it. We listened to the story in class where they had the kids interact with the story then we had the opportunity to draw some of the story. I choose to draw the main character up by his home then put all the obstacles he faced in the story in order and then have his cow that he was looking for at the end. 

I think a way this could be incorporated into other curriculums by the story that goes along. When learning about different environments in science class the kids can draw some of the different ones they hear about in the story. Or when talking about planets then each kid can draw out the solar system or they can draw whatever planet sounds the coolest to them. These are just some easy ways to put into other subjects but there are so many other ways to incorporate it in interesting ways!

Today's activity affected me in a good way. Just the day before this class was the three month anniversary of my friends passing so it was an emotional and stressful weekend for me. I always feel a bit more relaxed in this class due to the creativity and this project really helped me clear my head. It was such a fun craft that required me to pay attention to the story and it was fun to listen to. 

I think as kids get older you can still do this activity but elaborate it more. You can assign kids a chapter from a book then after they read it they would have to draw out a scene from that chapter. Or the kids can draw out a character. It would be extra fun if there were no pictures and not many descriptions of the character so kids can have creative freedom. And then it would be fun to see how different all the kids may see a character or how similar they all view the character. 

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