K-2 DCG students read
Not a Stick! by Antoinette Portis. It is one of our Goldfish-nominated books for 2011-2012.
We really wanted students to see that the book is all about celebrating kids'
imagination. In the book a pig finds a stick. It is quickly followed by an uncreative, literal voice telling the pig to be careful with that stick. The pig spends the book showing the voice all of the different things he imagines the stick to be.
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| The original sheet |
After reading this fun book, the kids had a chance to use their imaginations and show us that "It's Not a Stick"....it's a ____________ by creating their own pictures. You can access the handout
HERE.
Check out some of their artwork below!
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| Kailey 1st grade |
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| Olivia 2nd Grade |
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| Audrey 1st grade |
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| Jacob 1st grade |
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| Katie 1st grade |
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| Laura 1st grade |
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| Jacob 2nd grade, Nolan 1st grade |
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| Emma 1st grade |
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| Max 2nd grade |
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| Paige 2nd grade |
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| Madi 2nd grade |
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| Taylor 2nd grade, Skylar 2nd grade |
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| Elle 1st grade |
The Spring Book Fair will be held in the elementary libraries in the week of parent-teacher conferences. Please stop by to check out what's new from Scholastic, to browse the selection of gifts, and to see what adult selections they offer.
