Mrs. Brand's kindergarteners were so proud today to be the teachers! Mrs. Darby and her third graders from Lawrence School in Middletown, CT celebrated Dot Day last week and wanted to share how they were making their mark. This was their very first connection! While we had some technical difficulties, we persevered. I simply gathered my students around my desktop computer and off we went. I started talking with her class before my students came and they were so excited, nervous, and interested in what this whole thing was about. When my students arrived, we showed them how we begin a connection. First, we gave them a huge "Happy Dot Day!" which they returned. Next, I had a student come up and introduce our class. We always include our grade, school, town and state. It was so much fun to see how proud the kindergarteners were to model all of this for our buddy school. Next, we took turns sharing some of the artwork that we each had created. My students took the first letter of their first name and covered it with dots. Mrs. Darby's students have done a ton of really neat things! They read all kinds of books with dots (I'm going to get some of the titles from her!). Students were each given 5 black dots and they created artwork from them. So creative! They also shared the dot murals We also gave the Lawrence students a chance to ask questions and they asked things like "How old are your students?" and we told them some details about our school. One of their students even knew our Outdoor Ed teacher who makes honey and maple syrup. It was a wonderful conversation taking place between students who live in neighboring towns.
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AuthorMrs. Lussier is a Library Media Specialist at Brewster Elementary School in Durham, CT and at John Lyman Elementary School in Middlefield, CT. I am passionate about getting kids reading (ok, everyone!), wondering, using technology and having FUN! President of CT Association of School Librarians Blogroll
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