Wordless Picture Books- Hip Hip HOORAY!

WOW!!! Last night after the presentation on wordless picture books, I was really pumped up and wanting to try that approach. However, I was nervous as to how well it would work with kindergarteners, especially when I have 6 ESL students in my class of 12. But, I wanted to do it anyways and so I tried using the book Picnic, mainly because the pictures are easy enough and common enought for my children to get. IT WENT GREAT!!!!! Everyone contributed to the story and they came up with some of the greatest descriptive words. The other great part is that they were so excited about having written part of a story. You know how Dr. Frye kept talking about the little girl who called herself the "Arthur" well, that was my whole class today. We are going to continue it on into next wee and then probably present it to the other kindergarten classes. What a way to end the week!!!