Kevin Henkes Celebration Day!

We had a wonderful time yesterday celebrating Mr. Kevin Henkes and his fun mouse characters. The students attended various stations centered around our Kevin Henkes theme. The morning began with a very excited group of students making mouse ears and playing Kevin Henkes’ Book Characters bingo. The next station was our Artistic Abode. Here, the children decorated purple purses, wallets, snazzy ties, and cool sunglasses. After that, we watched the video Chrysanthemum followed by Owen while munching on cheesy snacks. Lunch and game time came right after. The day ended with a visit to the Lightbulb Lab. The students were engaged with their own books filled with fun activities and writing projects.  The day was absolutely amazing and our little mice were ecstatic!  Kevin Henkes Celebration Day! on PhotoPeach

Kevin Henkes' Author Study Was Absolutely Perfect!

Our Kevin Henkes author study has come to an end but not without great celebration. We have had lots of fun while learning to write a detailed Response to Literature. This unit of study has included many lessons about how to think about characters, identifying the elements of the text, include detailed retellings with quotes from the text, and a closing section that includes a text-to-self connection. We ended this unit of study with a day full of fun activities. We played games outside, thanks to the support of our P.E. coaches. We played Kevin Henkes Jeopardy, spent time at a Lightbulb Lab where we made purple purses, movie star glasses, and artistic ties. The day ended with a puppet show presented by our most wonderful media team, Mrs. KK and Mrs. Willett followed by a viewing and a Kevin Henkes movie with popcorn. For pictures of our exciting day and a look at our work, check out our class blog.