{"id":137,"date":"2014-08-29T01:24:46","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T01:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesinlearning.wordpress.com\/?p=137"},"modified":"2017-12-29T23:46:45","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T23:46:45","slug":"trees-visual-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/?p=137","title":{"rendered":"Trees &#8211; Visual Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This term in Year 4 the students have been thinking about the environment &#8211; in particular &#8216;Trees&#8217;. We read <em>A Forest by\u00a0 Marc Martin\u00a0<\/em>and built vocabulary banks on class padlets.\u00a0 We then read the story <em>Last Tree in the City by Peter Carnavas <\/em>and repeated the vocabulary activity.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-137 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/?attachment_id=149'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/a-forest-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/a-forest-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/a-forest-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/a-forest.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/?attachment_id=148'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/trees-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/?attachment_id=168'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/last-tree-in-the-city1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/last-tree-in-the-city1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/last-tree-in-the-city1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/last-tree-in-the-city1.jpg 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/?attachment_id=151'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/last-tree-padlet-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We discussed the value of picture books in presenting a message to an audience and listed things to consider when writing with a purpose in mind (eg is the language suitable for the target audience).<\/p>\n<p>Students worked in pairs to create their own picture book that would make people simply <em>&#8216;think about trees&#8217;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We used the online program &#8216;<em>Storybird<\/em>&#8216; (http:\/\/storybird.com\/) to create the books. I used the class option and provided the students with a login code to access my Storybird Classroom. You are\u00a0allowed to register 35 studentsfor free, then\u00a0it is a small fee for students over that number.\u00a0The illustrations provided by Storybird are of very high quality and proved a great stimulus for writing. Click on the cover to read one of the stories created.<a href=\"http:\/\/storybird.com\/books\/the-apple-tree-80\/?token=c6sxzcge34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-152 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/storiesinlearning.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/storybird-cover-trees.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Storybird Cover trees\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/storybird-cover-trees.jpg 588w, https:\/\/mrsbarkerstearoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/storybird-cover-trees-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As an extension task student were encouraged to represent the conservation message visually. They recorded themselves sketching an image using a tablet device. I then uploaded the video to Movie Maker and increased the speed to create an effective little clip.<\/p>\n<p>[wpvideo B83ACC1t]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong>: http:\/\/petercarnavas.com\/books-3\/last-tree-in-the-city\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storiesinlearning.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/teaching-notes-last-tree-in-the-city.pdf\">teaching-notes-last-tree-in-the-city<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stories: A Forest by Marc Martin\u00a0 and Last Tree in The City by Peter Carnavas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KLA Outcomes(NSW):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>English<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>EN2-7B: <\/strong>Identifies and uses language forms and features in their own writing appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EN2-10C:<\/strong>Thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts<\/p>\n<p><strong>HSIE<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>ENS2.6 <\/strong>Describes interactions with environments and identifies responsible ways of interacting with environments<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Technology<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>21st CLD<\/strong>: Collaboration<\/p>\n<p><strong>ISTE Standards<\/strong>: Creativity &amp; Innovation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technology<\/strong>: Movie Maker, Storybird, Padlet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This term in Year 4 the students have been thinking about the environment &#8211; in particular &#8216;Trees&#8217;. 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