The long awaited details of the Shoe Fashion Show are finally here :)
The idea for the shoes came from our Project Lead the Way Launch Module on Animal Adaptations. (PES is a PLTW Launch School....amazing curriculum that I LOVE). The module began with a study of habitats and biomes. We then moved into animal adaptations. The final problem was to design a shoe for a traveler that would be visiting a habitat.
Students were placed in groups of 3 and had to chose 1 habitat. For some it was an easy decision, others played Rock, Paper, Scissors, and in one case I had to step in an draw their habitat out of a hat. The next step was to decide on 3 specific adaptations: Camouflage, Protection, and Locomotion. They had to use their knowledge of their habitat in making their choices. Finally they were ready to create.
And the results Blew Me Away.
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| Rainforest |
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| Grasslands |
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| Desert, Rainforest, Arctic, Arctic Desert, Desert, Desert, Arctic |
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| Arctic Polar Bear and Bird |
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| Rainforest Tiger Arctic Polar Bear |
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| Rainforest |
Then came the best part.....
After visiting the Ron Clark Academy and our road trip to Nashville for Get Your Teach On, I fell in love with room transformations. I knew that there would be no better way to present the shoes than with a Shoe Fashion Show.I used an empty classroom and rolled out the red carpet. (truth be told it was red paper but no one cared). I borrowed lights and a disco ball from fellow teachers. I invited parents and all of the K5-2nd grade classes. I had a fashion show music playlist. The stage was set. I kept the room a secret until each class entered so they could experience the WOW moment.
The kids did such an AMAZING job presenting their work and showing off their shoes. My rule was everyone talks and everyone walks. This made everyone feel like included.
STEM (plus) SHOES (equals) the BEST DAY EVER!!!
--Hope
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| Yes..I was tired. But it was SO WORTH IT!!! |
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