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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Grades K-2: Storytime with Mrs. Clause
Santa is Coming to Town on December 1
Santa is coming to town on Wednesday, December 1st to visit and videoconference with some very special friends. The sleigh, pulled by eight reindeer, will be flying low over the housetops when Santa will make a wide turn in the air and land the sleigh gently at the Virtual School. Santa, climbing down from the creaking sleigh, will calmly talk to his reindeer and explain they are not there to deliver toys, but only for a short visit with several young friends.
This special visit with Santa will begin with Mrs. Patsy reading “Twas the Night Before Christmas”. Then she will briefly tell about the history of Santa around the world.
Santa will be in his chair ready to answer questions from your students. I have included some possible questions that students may ask Santa. Of course, the children can ask their own questions.
As Santa's voice and the jingling bells fade away, the students will think about their lingering memories of this special visit with Santa.
Please see WEBSITE for more information and lesson plans for this videoconference topic: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/programs/Christmas%20Stories/visitwithsanta.htm
REGISTER online: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
Possible questions for students to ask Santa:
- How are the elves?
- How do reindeer fly?
- What if there is no chimney?
- What if we move?
- What if there is no snow?
- How will Santa find me if we are visiting and not at our home on Christmas Eve?
- How does Santa understand all the different languages of the world?
- What's Santa's favorite food?
- How much does Santa weigh?
- What are the elves' jobs?
- What is Santa's favorite Christmas Eve snack?
- How does Santa visit the whole world in one night?
- How does Santa get all the toys into the sleigh at one time?
- How does Santa get up and down my chimney?
- What if there is a fire burning in the fireplace?
- Does Santa have any children?
- Will Santa always bring what I ask for?
- Where does Santa get his red suit?
- Does bad weather make it hard for Santa to drive his sleigh?
- Does Santa have any hobbies?
- Why is Santa's suit red?
- Is there really a Santa Claus?
- How did the reindeer get their names?
- Why does Santa live at the North pole?
- Is Santa ever sad?
- Which is Santa's favorite elf?
- How many elves are there?
- What is Santa's favorite kind of music?
- What kind of treats do the reindeer like?
- Does Santa read the letters he gets?
TIMES:
We offer two sessions for each Vanderbilt Virtual School videoconference: one session at 9:00 AM CENTRAL TIME and one session at 10:00 AM CENTRAL TIME .
[There is ONE space left for the 9:00 session, and FIVE spaces left for the 10:00 session.]
COST:
The cost for a videoconference session is $75. This charge covers some of our expenses in preparing your videoconference and testing and delivering your videoconference.
FORMAT:
All videoconferences are approximately 45 minutes in length. The format is about 25-30 minutes for the presentation and 15-20 minutes for an interactive question and answer session with the students and presenter.
Please see WEBSITE for information and lesson plans for this videoconference topic: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/
REGISTER online: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
Hope to see you on December 1st !
Patsy
Patsy Partin, M.Ed
Director, Virtual School
Vanderbilt University
2007 Terrace Place
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-6384
Monday, November 22, 2010
Grades 2-7: Reading is Fun with Rooster Morris
| Content Provider | Rooster Morris, Children's Author | ||||||||||||||||
| Contact Information | Jody Logsdon jody@laid-back.com PO Box 269 Rockdale, TX 76567 United States Phone: (512) 446-0644 Fax: (512) 446-2686 | ||||||||||||||||
| Program Type | Individual Program | ||||||||||||||||
| Program Rating | This program has not yet been evaluated. | ||||||||||||||||
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Parent, Adult Learners, Public Library: Library Patrons | ||||||||||||||||
| Maximum Number of Participants | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Minimum Number of Participants | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary Disciplines | Gifted & Talented, Language Arts/English, Literacy, Performing Arts, Reading, Special Education, Special Needs | ||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Disciplines | Character Education, Leadership, Problem Solving, Writing | ||||||||||||||||
| Program Description | When a student has the advantage of meeting an author, listening to them speak, and is given the opportunity to ask the author questions, they realize authors are people, too. Many times, kids think authors are people from faraway places who rattle the keyboard and in the blink of an eye, a book is written. Rooster dispels these misconceptions and explains how he started writing and why-and how he goes through many edits before his books are published. Rooster believes habits are one of the most important things in a person-s life. If people develop good habits, they achieve their goals. Rooster tells the students that when he was a boy, he had a desire to play the fiddle. How does a child without a music teacher become a Smithsonian-recorded fiddle player? He learns to make a habit of practicing the fundamentals and enjoying the practice. Rooster shows the kids the pay-off-rocking fiddle music that brings the lesson home. This hour-long performance begins as Rooster demonstrates how he became his own teacher in learning to play the fiddle when he was a boy. He explains how music led him into other important disciplines and then students are invited to the stage to sing along with Rooster and perform in character. Animated storytelling, character voices, and sound effects immediately draw the audience into the saga of Axle Galench on his adventure-filled journey on Planet Mizmoe. Rooster weaves songs and poetry into his storytelling as he seamlessly begins reading from one of his books. Rooster thrives on the audience's response so there are many opportunities for student interaction. To help students understand the personal value and benefits of listening to stories, reading stories, and writing their own stories, Rooster has written the Axle Galench series as living proof of the adage, "If I can do it, you can do it better!" If time allows, Rooster will play another song or two, and gladly do a Question & Answer session with students. The students leave the video conference excited about reading, motivated to create, and confident in themselves and their abilities. | ||||||||||||||||
| Program Format | Rooster begins the program with a dramatization of how he learned to play the fiddle. He will then talk about how he went from being a cowboy to being a writer. Next, Rooster begins his storytelling session and seamlessly begins reading from his book. He will save 10-12 minutes for a Q and A session. | ||||||||||||||||
| Objectives | The students will: -experience a theatrical performance of an age-appropriate chapter book; -create images in their imaginations; -receive tips on writing from their imaginations and experiences; -engage in a conversation with the author. | ||||||||||||||||
| National Standards to which this program aligns | Students will be excited about reading and writing their own stories after experiencing Rooster's performance. When combined with the TEKS-aligned curriculum and Practice Writing Workbook, all 4th and 5th grade language arts for reading are addressed. | ||||||||||||||||
| State/Regional Standards to which this program aligns | 1.27.a Listening and Speaking/Listening. Students use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students are expected to listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information 2.28.a Listening and Speaking/Listening. Students use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students are expected to listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information. 3.29.a Listening and Speaking/Listening. Students use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students are expected to listen attentively to speakers, ask relevant questions, and make pertinent comments 4.27.a listen attentively to speakers, ask relevant questions, and make pertinent comments 5.27.a listen to and interpret a speaker's messages (both verbal and nonverbal) and ask questions to clarify the speaker's purpose or perspective | ||||||||||||||||
| Program Length | The program is approximately 50-60 minutes. | ||||||||||||||||
| By Request | This program is available by request and by published date(s) and time(s) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date/Time Notes | This program is available at least twice a month and can special requests can be made for specific dates and times. | ||||||||||||||||
| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees | Interactive Cost: $100.00 Interactive Cost with Premium Service: $90.00 What's this? View Only Cost: $50.00 By Request Cost: $125.00 By Request Cost with Premium Service: $100.00 What's this? | ||||||||||||||||
| Cancellation Policy | Cancellation must be received no later than 48 hours prior to the conference. We will not charge for programs canceled due to nature, i.e. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 48 hours notice. | ||||||||||||||||
| Is recording allowed? | No | ||||||||||||||||
| The Provider broadcasts over | IP | ||||||||||||||||