Wildselfs

==Ms. Applehans Kindergarten students wrapped up an animal unit with a fun project that involved the students creating Wildself versions of themselves and then writing a few expository sentences about their animal. Students came to the LMC and used Build Your WildSelf (from the NY Zoo & Aquarium) to create outlandish creatures that represented their "wild side". ==

==Printouts of the students' Wildself along with a sentence organizer with prompts were provided to students to they could name their Wildselfs' and give them some juicy behavioral and habitat details. ==

==Once students completed their sentences they practiced reading them and then came to the LMC to record their Wildself facts to go along with their image. We used a tool called Little Bird Tales to mix images, with text and voice. Some students even recorded their Wildself sound! ==

==This was a great project that included a creative element, writing convention practice, technology to bring the students' work to life with imagery,voice and text, and a platform that allowed student work to be shared with the world. ==

Enjoy!
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