'If the Walls Could Talk'
a program about houses and homes.
The Old House by Pamela Duncan Edwards. The group of kindergarten through fifth grade kids were very engaged. I had many more books to share so I book talked five more and all twenty-five books were checked out from my display. The Old House emotes in first person and through wonderful illustrations.
The Craft
I cut foam core boards into the shape of a house with a pitched roof, I gleaned through many home magazines and made stations for home decorating. Electronics, furniture, kitchen, lighting, wallpaper, art and more were pre-cut and put in shallow pans. Before they began their craft I showed my example and demonstrated how to add levels to the house using strips of paper and ruler to make it look like a cut-a-way. The students worked for 35 minutes and thoroughly enjoyed the process and their outcome.