The second graders combined their study of Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes with the activities mentioned in these stories when they participated in the Fairy Tale Olympics.
These Olympics featured four events from well-known Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes. The events were the Baa Baa Black Sheep Bag Relay, Paul Bunyun Rope Pull, Jack Be Nimble Candlestick Hurdle Relay, and The Cow Jumped Over the Moon Standing Long Jump.
This event was a combined effort of the Primary School Library and The Primary School P.E. Department. The idea was to show the connection between literature and movement. In these stories there is plenty of physical activity: tugging to get cinderella's slipper, the cow jumping over the moon, Jack being nimble enough to jump over the candlestick. The students become an active part of the story.
This gathering took place Friday, January 27th during the 2nd graders’ specials times. The students were assigned teams according to their P.E. class teams. These teams were given Fairy Tale/Nursery Rhyme names such as Snow White and the Dwarfs, Jack and the Giants, Goldilocks and Several Bears and Prince Charming and His Royal Court. The students rotated through each event twice and compared there own times or distances in each event.
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The second graders combined their study of Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes with the activities mentioned in these stories when they participated in the Fairy Tale Olympics.
These Olympics featured four events from well-known Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes. The events were the Baa Baa Black Sheep Bag Relay, Cinderella's Slipper Rope Pull, Jack Be Nimble Candlestick Hurdle Relay, and The Cow Jumped Over the Moon Standing Long Jump.
This event was a combined effort of the Primary School Library and The Primary School P.E. Department. The idea was to show the connection between literature and movement. In these stories there is plenty of physical activity: tugging to get cinderella's slipper, the cow jumping over the moon, Jack being nimble enough to jump over the candlestick. The students become an active part of the story.
This gathering took place Thursday, January 20th during the 2nd graders’ specials times. The students were assigned teams according to their P.E. class teams. These teams were given Fairy Tale/Nursery Rhyme names such as Snow White and the Dwarfs, Jack and the Giants, Goldilocks and Several Bears and Prince Charming and His Royal Court. The students rotated through each event twice and compared there own times or distances in each event.
Baa Baa Black Sheep Bag Relay:
Cinderella's Slipper Rope Pull:
Jack Be Nimble Candlestick Hurdle Relay:
Cow Jumped Over the Moon Long Jump:
Carrying the Banner for their Team:
This last December, the third grade filmed The Flying Latke by Arthur Yorinks in the library. This is the story of a family
celebrating Chanukah. After a family squabble which included a food
fight, a latke is thrown into the air and it never comes down. When the
latke is thought to be a UFO by the rest of the country, the families'
response make this an amazingly funny story.Mrs. Lopez's class Part 1:
