The kindergarten students in Mrs. Littrell’s class participated in a skype session today that was the culminating activity for a wonderful project that we have been calling “The Mitten Project.”
This project was based on two different kindergarten classes, one from Hawaii (us!) and one from Baltimore, reading “The Mitten” by Jan Brett and then recreating their own versions of the story with a local touch.
Our first step was to read “The Mitten” which we thought was a wonderful story! Then we brainstormed ways that we could create our own version using local animals and a local setting. Next we wrote our version, created the illustrations, and recorded our voices!
Then we sent our version to the students in Baltimore and they sent their version to us! We just loved watching the creative things they did. Our final step was a Skype session where we told them some of the things we loved about their story and got to ask them questions. We also sang songs for each other! What fun this project was!
Below you will see both versions of the story as well as pics and video clips from our Skype. Enjoy!
Here are some pics and video clips of our Skype!
Here is our version: “The Boogie Board”
Here is the version created by our friends in Baltimore, “The Skipjack”