Around the Campifire

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After week of work, the third graders put on a play for their families. One of the things that is nice about St. B's is the freedom that teachers have to try new things and new ways of doing things. This year Mr. Freeman taught the kids how hard it is to put on a show by dividing them up into groups and making them do all the work for their play including writing the scripts, directing, coming up with props, etc. It was completely self-led. Doing that with eight year olds definitely created challenges, but it also taught the kids some valuable lessons. 
Each group was assigned a folk tale from a particular continent and their play was to tell that story in a modern way. Sarah Graves' group told the tale of the beast slayer, a story from South America. 
Sarah Graves was frustrated trying to work as a group; dealing with boys who don't want to be in a play; strong personalities that want to be in charge; and fears of being taken out of the show, if the work isn't good enough. I think she also took pride knowing that it was their work and their portrayal of the folk tale was all their own. Not sure it was my favorite show, but I think it helped the kids learn to appreciate the work of putting on a show. 



They paraded in singing the song about the continents that both Sarah Graves and Charlie love!

Sarah Graves played the role of a queen.



A fun prop for the theme of the show!



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