Elizabeth+Walker

Hi All,

I'm sorry that it took me so long to get my final TIP project posted up here, but I really think that you'll enjoy it. I did a poetry unit with my 4th and 5th graders in which they read and wrote many poems. For one assignment I had them write an animal poem from the perspective of an animal of their choice. I then used Blabberize to have them illustrate their poems.

To ease the time limitations I was working with, I found out each student's animal of choice ahead of time and created files of 4-5 picture choices for each student to choose from for the project. I chose to do this because, as we all know, even with the best filters, image searches online can be tricky and questionable. By searching for images that allowed re-use and were appropriate I streamlined this process while still allowing my students to ultimately choose which images they wanted.

My students had a lot of fun with this assignment and were very creative. I discovered that by showing them my own examples first, it helped give them an idea of what the assignment was and fueled their creativity. Both students and teachers had fun with this assignment. Hopefully this inspires some of you to try this out with your classes!

Have a wonderful summer everyone!

Fondly, Elizabeth Walker Special Education Resource Room Teacher Lowell School

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