celebrating creativity and diversity
"My kids had fun with this project" - Millie Maine
"An awesome project for the little ones! Thoroughly enjoyed it!" - Sean Rea
This project was inspired by the Spanish expression "Es mas rar@ que un pero verde! (He or she is stranger than a green dog!). It involves storytelling and writing and leads to a group exhibition.
Creating a mysterious atmosphere the first part of the story is told by the teacher. It begins like this...
Something Strange Happened To Me
Creating a mysterious atmosphere the first part of the story is told by the teacher. It begins like this...
Something Strange Happened To Me
When I was 5 something strange happened to me. It was a cold night. The moon was not in the sky and everything was black. Nobody was on the street. It was silent. I was walking home alone. I was scared. Suddenly there was a noise! Someone was crying! Someone was sad. The sad noise was coming from the trees. I went to see what it was. In the darkness were two little eyes. It was a dog! She was alone like me. Carefully I picked her up and put her in my coat. She wasn´t crying now but she was cold.
Soon I was near my house. There was a light in the window. The dog was warm next to my body. I opened the door and took the dog out of my coat. It was incredible! That little dog was not brown. She was not black and she was not white. She was green! When I saw my dog I was ..................
and illustrate it.
As you can see, everyone found it very easy to love something which they had once thought was strange!
Although the original project was written to introduce young learners to `was´, adapted material is also available for 6-14 year olds. To get photocopies and teachers´ notes email me on rowanhardman@gmail.com
