AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR, PETER REYNOLDS, TEACHES OMS STUDENTS TO EXPRESS CREATIVITY AND MAKE THEIR MARKS!
Author/Illustrator Peter Reynolds introduced Kindergarten, First, and Second-grade students to his new book called The Word Collector. He shared a huge copy of the book using his computer and the projector and screen. First grader, Lillian M., even had a chance to play the role of Vashti, the main character in The Dot as Mr. Reynolds read aloud to the audience. Sharing his own history, Mr. Reynolds told of how he developed a love of creating stories in middle school. He was challenged and supported by a middle school math teacher to create videos to teach math concepts. Peter Reynolds encouraged students to create both art and writing pieces. He was excited to learn that some students planned to create storybooks of their own.
In the week leading up to the author visit, students learned about Mr. Reynolds' books during LMC and classroom lessons. They rotated to different stations to listen to his books, create artwork modeled after his watercolors and drawings, and built designs with large foam blocks.
Below are a few pictures of students working at centers in the LMC.
