You just can never predict what ideas will pop out of the creative minds of kids. My time at Quarryville was spent digging out some wonderful and sometimes wacky thoughts.
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Kids showed me some interesting thinking when they turned doodles into drawings. This one below is incredible! |
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| Here are the two stories that came out of the assembly. The first one came from the older students. The ingredients were: a cat with flaming breath (an intriquing idea just in itself) on a high cliff trying to escape with his trusty sidekick, a superhero armadillo! How funny -- how strange! I didn't really work out a story here, but it was fun trying to get the perspective of a high cliff. |
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| Then in the second assembly, the elements came together better. In this one, a tiger goes up a mountain to make friends with the fiercest animal around, thinking that at least this bear won't run away from him. I was glad for the extra time after school to make my tiger look more "tigerish". My big cats tend to look just like, well, big cats. |
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After school I had a final treat. A student came in with his mom to show me drawings he had made. Wow! I was totally amazed. What talent! Here you can see a cobra wrapped around a stalk of bamboo. Keep up the good work!.
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As much fun as I had helping the kids make up stories, I hope that they got a taste of how easy it is to brainstorm -- it's like an idea party! |
Hey Quarryville kids -- I didn't have to dig deep to find your great ideas. You are creative. Keep using your imaginations and you'll stay that way!
And a good place to start is with some of the activities I have right here on my site. You can find a list of them at fun stuff. Don't let the story-fun stop now -- keep going!
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with Bruce Van Patter
