The Anatomy of Storyacting

What is the process of story acting?  

The first step is to share the story with the audience.   Next, the cast of characters is announced and they move off stage to get ready.  The teacher reads the story as the students act out the character assigned.  They may move or speak as that character would.  Finally, the actors take a bow and the audience claps for them and then the actors clap for their wonderful audience. 

Literacy Stations

Literacy Stations continue to evolve as students gain more and more independence.  There are many engaging stations that involve word building, sight words, reading, listening and writing. 

Waiting for the Show

One of our literacy stations involves creating a play.  Today the performance had an audience!  The next step will be to write down the cast of characters and what the characters are saying. 

Science Center

Science has become a new obsession in our classroom.  We studied the different types of tools scientist uses and how they record their observations.   We've tried a few experiments, making hypothesis before following through on procedures. 

New Photographers!!

Everyone wants a chance to use the camera to record what's happening in your classroom! 

 Here are some interesting perspectives! 

Storytelling 101

Every day we pick a new storyteller.  It was decided that this first time the student's name would be chosen randomly.  Next, the storyteller sits down with me while I write the story for them.  As you can see from the pictures it is an exciting time.  The students naturally gravitate to the table so they can hear what is happening in the story, but I think they are very interested in who the characters will be!  If chosen, they will be able to act the story out!

Meeting Ms. Immel

As you can see ALL the students are completely enthralled listening to Ms. Immel reading.   

The best part was 'story acting' after we read it.