Storytelling and Other Magical Moments

 The Butterfly Castle or Les Chateau des Papillons The Twins were delighted to have the light table glowing when they returned to the EAL classroom after the holidays. They noticed a new setup and a few new jars of loose parts. They worked together in English, French and Russian creating, Les Chateau des Papillons.  "We can do the castle in English and in French! Only the beautiful things can live there. Not ninjas because they may break the wings. Ladybugs and princesses are okay." A and F Inspired by the concept of a butterfly castle I asked my other EAL groups what a butterfly castle might look like, without showing them the light table. I asked them what a butterfly may need to live in the castle and who they could share the castle with.  These are their illustrations and ideas.

Discussions in our unit, Sharing the Planet , took a turn into the deep, dark, sea.  Below are short stories created about deep sea animals and other interests the children found as we inquired into the Abyss.     Just learned how to use this today - Adobe Spark Video. Simple and sweet. Still working on quality control, but can produce something nice in a very short time with young children.