Liz+and+Kellie's+Thoughts

Kellie, this should be fun. Why don't you pick out a few audios; I will, too. We'll see if we choose any of the same. If not, at least we've narrowed them down. We can go from there. Liz

Kellie, What a feeling to think these were recorded so long ago. I liked "Uncle Josh Buys his First Automobile," "The Three Bears," and "Stars and Stripes." Any of the others would be fine, too. You always have good ideas. Liz Wow Liz, we have to go with Uncle Josh buys the car- that is the funniest thing I've heard in ages. I wonder if we can find the script to it somewhere? I had 2 application ideas for students, one would be a language arts activity and the 2nd a mathematics one- Since it is a little hard to understand at first, my first thought was for kids to write down unknown words and any clues that would lead them to the main idea and supporting details of the story (without telling them the title), the class could have a discussion and listen again or for them to figure out a story map kind of graphic organizer from listeneing to it, after listening a few times they could read the script and compare ideas- For math, I thought it would be cute if we could have them figure out how much the car cost them back then (as it mentioned quite a list of items sold to get it) and they could keep a list of the damage done for some math ideas- and maybe get a total for that. I'm still laughing, I really liked it. Let me know what you had in mind.Kellie

Kellie, Great ideas!

Some other ways to use this audio: This would be a fun way to start a study of types of communities, starting with the rural/farm community, in social studies. After discussing rural communities, the children could compare the present with the past. The children would listen for objects that people used in 1915, when the automobile was young. For example, Uncle Joe drove a buckboard rather than a car. He ordered the car with a mail order catalogue. The car had a crank and levers. There was a covered bridge. The audio would promote listening skills. For writing, this could be used as an example of a good narrative. After discussing the elements of a narrative, the students could listen to this story for these elements and write a narrative of their own. In art class, the children could illustrate the story. It leaves a lot to the imagination!We chose this because it is funny. It will be effective with students because it will engage their interest with the humor and with its sense of history. It will promote critical thinking skills in several ways. Many of our activities are open ended. Children are using inductive reasoning in finding common characteristics; they are analyzing as they categorize; they are comparing, creating, and calculating. Liz