Kids Say the Darndest Things

Are you old enough to remember when Art Linkletter or Bill Cosby hosted Kids Say the Darndest Things?  The show featured interviews with young children. Many households tuned in to listen to their unfiltered responses.  Children want an opportunity to express themselves and be heard. It's up to us to give them the opportunity to share their messages or tell their stories.

Kiln Creek Elementary hosted a video contest at the end of this school year.  Students worked individually, in pairs, small groups, or as a class to plan, write, film, and produce their message.  We received many many videos based on the themes provided.  It was a delight watching and listening to their messages!


Themes:

• Survival Guide: How to Excel in ___Grade!
• Kid Talk: What changes would you suggest to improve Kiln Creek Elementary?
• Time Capsule: What did you learn this year that future students should know?
• Staying safe during summer break (internet safety, water safety, theme park safety, mall safety, etc…)

How to Behave in 1st Grade! 

Summer Safety Lessons

Ways to Improve Kiln Creek Elementary

Theme Park Safety Tips

How to Have a Super Safe Summer

Are you interested in hosting a contest or film festival?  Need a starting point?  Feel free to modify the form in the Box below.

Eye of the World Update

Mrs. Coon's 3rd grade class emails the crew frequently.  They enjoy participating in guessing the creature.  The students loved receiving a post card (snail mail) from the crew at New Years and again at the beginning of February.

Mrs. Palmers 5th grade class participated in a web conference with the crew via Windows Live Messenger.  The crew had great Wi-Fi reception, so they got to have a face-to-face chat!


Mr. Joy-Hogg's 5th grade class reads the crews blog each week.  They have been using StrataLogica to track the crew's location and type interesting facts about their trip.

Free Rice Challenge!

Helping others while motivating your students to learn muliplication facts and vocabulary! Share the video below in your class. Then challenge your students to earn Free Rice at http://www.freerice.com/. You can use a spreadsheet to track the amount of rice your class has donated. Are you looking for another challenge? Have your students create a commericial promoting the website using Photostory or MovieMaker!

Eye of the World Project...Set Sail Today!

Are you looking for a new interactive project? You can participate in the Eye of the World project anytime http://www.eyeotw.org/. Join the crew for a three year…that’s right…a three year cruise around the world. Mrs. Palmer’s, Mrs. Coon’s, and Mr. Joy-Hogg’s classes are already on board for a wonderful adventure!

The crew launched today out of Hampton Roads area…our backyard! The students can follow the crew’s blog at http://www.eyeotw.org/ and track them using SPOT Satellite Messenger. Teacher’s can access their Twitter and Facebook pages. Get a copy of the Teacher Participation Packet at info@eyeotw.org!

Below is a SMARTNotebook you can use to introduce the trip!