I feel like I start the majority of my posts here with the phrase "I love". I love second grade science. I love the penguins unit. I love engineering challenges. I count myself very lucky to have the opportunity to do what I love. It is amazing to walk into a space every morning and actively WANT to be there.
(maybe not on a rainy and cold Monday morning. But seriously - that's it. All other times: I WANT to be here.)
Here's my latest love: readers' theater. It is the messier and unrefined sibling of Library Theater, put on by our fabulous librarian, Mrs. Powers. Readers' Theater in our classroom is quick, collaborative, and like improv with skits. Forget Upright Citizens Brigade - second graders are young little stars, capable of humor, creativity, and inventiveness when acting out scripts.
I love readers' theater because a play can be read, practiced, and performed in under an hour. No, seriously. We even have a few minutes to construct a simple set and develop some primitive props. Under an hour of time, and the value of reading a script together, collaborating, and then acting it out for one's peers.
So much fun. And I'll admit to being a little jealous about not having a role in any of these plays. I'll have to write myself into one of them, one of these days...
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| Pre production... highlighting scripts, assigning parts, dreaming big... |
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| The Superstars keep their play a mystery as they choose to practice in the hallway! |
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Are mermaids real or make-believe? This play will let us know (Mariana does appear to be a legitimate mermaid sitting on her "rocks"! Brooke is a main character and Julia narrates the action.
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James play Ki, a boy who loves to paint cats. Kevin plays his stern father (note the mustache, please). Gabe is another excellent narrator!
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| Grace, Brooke, Julia, and Natalie act the story out masterfully. |
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| Trevor had to divide his time between playing two roles: Ki's mother and an angry rat! |
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| Blurry, but I just loved this picture: Ben, Mia, and Teddy conferring "backstage" (a.k.a. my closet) |
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