We are finishing our year in language arts with an author's study of Chris Van Allsburg! Chris Van Allsburg is famous for such titles as Jumanji and The Polar Express, which have both been made into notable movies. He is known for "leaking his stories onto the pages" both through the words and his world famous illustrations, making inferences a key part of understanding his stories. We are finishing our study of The Wretched Stone and it is completely playing with our imaginations! We have created a classroom tree and are about to create a classroom book based on the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. We are having a blast and loving the imaginative stories!
One of the parts we've enjoyed the most about our study is finding "Fritz the Dog" in every single story Chris Van Allsburg writes. Some are especially tricky to find! If anyone has a dog who looks like "Fritz the Dog" (or just has a dog of any kind) above and would like to help our class with a TOP SECRET adventure, contact me right away! It would include the dog coming to school during an afternoon!
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