If you are looking for a fun, short activity for these last crazy days, here is a remake of the story Silly Sally by Audrey Wood.
We read this book together and then brainstormed different ways to move – and of course we had to try out lots of them!
Then I took each child’s picture with their hands and legs spread out and glued them upside down on this page.
Each child told me how they would go to town – singing, hopping, sliding, etc.
The children added details to make it look like the ground and the sky.
I did this activity early in the school year, so I did the writing instead of the children this time. I put them all together in a book using this cover:
I made enough class books for each child to take one home at the end of the year. Sometimes I allowed one child to take each book home overnight, and left room at the back for comments or compliments from parents. This one was always a favorite!
Here are pages to print:
Hope it’s not too hot – or at least that your school is air conditioned!
Jun 09, 2011 @ 13:55:15
Thank you for sharing all your wonderful lessons. I’m always looking for new ideas. I couldn’t wait to see what you would post during the year. I really enjoyed the lessons and so did my class. Thank you again.
Jun 09, 2011 @ 14:53:39
That was such a nice comment! I am so grateful that you liked my blog!
Jun 12, 2011 @ 13:46:10
What a very cute idea to do when we start back in the fall. My students love classbooks, especially when they are in them.
Jan 25, 2013 @ 14:45:27
Silly Sally is one of my favourite kid’s books. I love this idea!