The students were asked to watch this digital story about Mountain Men and to pay close attention since there would be an assignment for them to write their own Tall Tale after the lesson.
We then read/told them a story about Paul Bunyan from a book which illustrations were made with a woodcut technique. This art form was briefly talked about with the class.
The students also were VERY creative with their tall tales and we were able to hear some of the stories. About 8 students were chosen to read their tall tale in front of the class. Some of the students were able to use their words to create imagery very well.
My favorite was a man who would blow cheese out of his nose and the village was able to eat for 2 weeks. They didn't mind where the food came from. He also blew some cheese to the moon to get a pesky giant rat to leave their village and it followed the cheese trail to the moon. Great creativity!! Some children also drew sketches to go along with their story.
In my future classroom, I will take every opportunity to integrate the creative arts in all aspects of my teaching. Changing things up and pointing out artistic forms will benefit all the students. They need to feel safe in trying new things and exploring unknown territory- especially in the arts! Vive la arts!
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