Author: cwalters

Primary task / Debbie.nelson@sd71.bc.ca / “What if we view all teaching as storytelling?” Gillian Judson / “Emotion is the minds rudder.”
Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey	Before Reading / This stunning book was written and illustrated by brothers and collaborators: / Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey. / The brothers crafted over 250 individual stamps to create the retro look of the old truck in these story pages. / Using a storybook about farmyard living can be a very rich way to explore & develop children’s: / emotions imagination memory
During Reading / Notice/Wonder routine: How much time in the day are we noticing what children are wondering? Annie Fetter / Where is the math in this picture book? / So many shapes to discover and count throughout this text. Explore number relationships: one/two more/less, benchmarks of 5 & 10, spatial reasoning, part/part/whole and all opportunities exploring attributes of 2D shapes.
After Reading / Create Farmyard storyboards with black ink and cardstock. Invite students to explore with ’printing’ parallel, perpendicular, diagonal lines to create a farmyard scene. The second day paint or colour the scene in preparation to explore number stories. / Tell a math story about picking vegetables from a garden. Choose and use stretch numbers for your learning. Draw a picture that shows, or illustrates, your math story. Use your farmyard picture background to tell your math story to a friend. I can build, create and tell math stories. / Encourage change unknown and start unknown equations: / There were some roosters on the fence. Three headed into the barn and only 6 remained on the fence. How many roosters began upon the fence? ___ -3 = 6 / 12 ducks waddled away from the pond. Some turned and headed behind the barn. Just 5 ducks stayed on shore. 12— ___ = 5

Natural Learning Strategies of Children:
Using the senses to look, touch, smell, listen & taste
Engaging in play, imagination and games
Using story to create meaning and see relationships
Inviting and multiple perspectives and possibilities
(Opal Schools)