The Year 2s That Spoke...

Yes they spoke alright! Today our class had the pleasure of working with Year 2 students who had been reading the book The Papaya That Spoke. As part of the Talk 4 Writing program the Year 2s had learned the actions for the story but they took it one step further than that. They painted some rocks!

Each student was given a set of rocks to paint as a character from the story. They initially used black texta to outline it, paint to colour it and clear gloss to seal it. The Year 6s were genuinely impressed with the quality of their illustration skills.

The Year 2s then used their rocks to re-tell the story. They were brave to tell their stories with such expression, to students much older than themselves.

The next step was to innovate their story, by changing the setting, character, problem or resolution. Two courageous groups were willing to share their new story with the whole class.  

We thoroughly enjoyed their visit and it was terrific to observe the Year 6s in a mentoring role. Until the next storytelling adventure, it's paper, scissors...