This month, our book of the month was called "A Plump and Perky Turkey" by Teresa Bateman. It is set in a town called Squawk Valley where Thanksgiving turkeys have become way to smart! (They don't just jump into pots anymore.) The townspeople hatch a clever plan and host a turkey-themed arts and crafts fair to lure a turkey into town by advertising a need for a turkey model. This model needed to be the perfect specimen, plump and perky. Peter the Turkey, a proud and conceited turkey takes the bait, but turns out to be smarter than the townspeople bargained for.
This was a fun read for this time of year. After being challenged by Principal Phillips to use technology when responding to this book of the month, the 4 corners team E.L.A. classes worked very hard to be creative and tech-savvy. The students created posters inviting Pete the Turkey to Chets Creek. They had to find a way to lure the turkey to Chet's Creek Elementary without him being wise about his purpose...becoming our Thanksgiving Feast. We then created flickr slideshows to display our very creative posters. Check out our posters below:
Also:
Two risk taking students went above and beyond when they wrote and performed a "Perky Turkey" Rap. Check out their rap below:
We hope you enjoyed our technology inspired responses to the book of the month!
Ms.Launey and Mrs. Lopez-Sinclair
18 comments:
That sounds like it was a good book to read! I like your idea for how you responded to the book! I can't wait to see the slide show! Good job on the rap girls!
you girls rocked that rap! I wish I had thought of that. I also loved that story I thought it was a great book of the Month because it inneracted with the holiday that was coming up(Thanksgiving).I hope everyone else liked the story too. Also the rap was great. Awesome job girls!
-abby #23
We did great! That rap was created by my sister and I we got to have alot of fun creating it. I hope everyone is not scared to try something new for a change. Everyone has a talent in side them they just have to excpress that talent. I hope everyone will enjoy the rap we had to go over the rap many times it was hard work but we got through it together so it was not as bad. The rap was all about the great Book of the Month. Wow this is so much fun seeing us on the blog. Have fun watching!
-LexiDL#13
Your rap is just adorable girls! I love it.
Love,
Ms. Phillips
There were some great posters you made to try and get turkeys to come to Chets Creek! The rap was very catchy too. Well done!!
it was so much fun making those posters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great job girls.I loved the rap. It was very creative!
~Alexis A.
ML#1
Wow, that is an excellent way to use technology to display the abilities of your students! Sounds like a great book to read, and all of the posters look fabulous!
Also, I love the rap.. very creative!
Wow! Very creative on the rap girls. Ms. Launey great job on the poster slide show.
Sky ML#11
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GOOD JOB all you need is to be alittle louder also i love the rap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! monicarp#6
Our art work was preety amazing.There was alot of beutiful art work and colorful desines, my mother added.-KIALA RP#8
You're right Charstin making those posters were hard. Good job creating that rap you three!
-MORGAN5RP
Nice job man i mean wemen ! Pease out.sarah.c.rp#4
the rap was good!and i cant believe u came up with it! Ricardo rp9#
That rap was great Abby and Lexi. you are right Lexi everyone does have a talent inside but they don't know it.
ML#10
You guys can wrap good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
heather rp#16
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