During their library class, our Grade 1 students were entertained by the Middle School Drama Group. The group read selections from Joyful Noise, Poems for Two Voices. The book is a collection of poems that celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the story of a fire fly.
The younger students learned that as the performers changed the rhythms, volume, and inflections of their voices, the emotions that the viewer felt differed. The same poem might sound funny, sad, frantic, or happy depending on how it was presented. The first graders just wrapped up a unit on poetry in which they read their own poems to the entire Elementary School and they are about to start a unit on insects after spring break. What a great transition!
Thanks to Mrs. Tabb for coming up with this great idea and thanks to our Drama Club members!
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