Tuesday, July 2

Children, Children, What Do You See?

I am an avid fan of Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle who are the people behind the best selling children's literature Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and I had been using this book since I started teaching. During the last month of school, I asked the children to review what we intended to do as part of our project on the city which was a book. Instead of publishing the pages, we decided to give it a twist by making story boards for the Kamishibai stage I borrowed from a Japanese family.

the Kamishibai stage
photo credit: www.lisheenmontessori.com

Here is the finished product, sans the Kamishibai stage.

Guy, Guy, what do you see?
I see houses 1, 2 3.

Matteo, Matteo, what do you see?
I see buildings tall as can be.

Emina, Emina, What do you see?
I see people looking at me.

Prim, Prim, What do you see?
I see trees standing by me.

Nikki, Nikki, What do you see?
I see a dog and a cat staring at me.

Jason, Jason, What do you see?
I see vehicles zooming by me.

Benjamin, Benjamin, What do you see?
I see the stoplight flashing at me.

Gene, Gene, What do you see?
I see a river with fish swimming so free.

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16 comments:

  1. fiel-kun2 July 2013 at 21:52

    Ang huhusay naman talaga ng mga students nyo sir Jonathan :) Ang galing ng visual interpretations nila oh XD

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  2. jonathan2 July 2013 at 22:47

    Thanks Fiel,

    The children are now gone for summer break and will be attending kindergarten at a nearby school. getting them ready for that is a big task like how I train them to execute their creativity in many ways.

    Some parents are actually reading these comments, though I translate them in English. So thanks again.

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  3. KULAPITOT3 July 2013 at 01:17

    Naalala ko gnyan mga drawing ko dati hahahaa ... Sir jonthan po , astig din pala pati mga parents ng mga kids nagbabasa blog mo,! Good job

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  4. jonathan3 July 2013 at 02:43

    Hi Josh,

    So hinay hinay lang sa revelations or comments, baka may mabuking ang mga parents, ha,ha,ha. Thanks sa pagdalaw.

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  5. Rix3 July 2013 at 05:07

    nakikita ko yung sarili ko nung elementary ako ganyang ganyan ako mag drawing hihihi....

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  6. MEcoy3 July 2013 at 05:10

    ang cute naman ng mga gawa! saya siguro marinig yan na nirerecite ng mga kiddies

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  7. jonathan3 July 2013 at 05:33

    Hi Rix,

    Pareho kayo ni Josh, sa tingin ko naman graduate na kayo sa ganyang interpretations. I hope to see your drawings NOW! Bossy lang.

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  8. jonathan3 July 2013 at 05:35

    Hi MEcoy,

    Gawa nila yung sentences so sila sila din mismo ang nag rerecite without prompts. Sinasabihan ko ngang, lower down your voices, sumisigaw kasi. Thanks!

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  9. Poipagong (toiletots)3 July 2013 at 18:10

    poi, poi, what do you see?

    artists disguised as kids, painting with glee!

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  10. jonathan3 July 2013 at 20:45

    Gege, gege, what do you see?

    I see my brother writing back to me.

    (where's the e-mail message you promised?)

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  11. Rix4 July 2013 at 02:32

    nako po, walang improvement.. kaya nga sa ibang art na lang ako bumabawi hindi sa drawing ahaha.

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  12. jonathan4 July 2013 at 07:35

    Anong art naman yun? Maka back read nga.

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  13. Hi! I am LiLi!4 July 2013 at 11:01

    I super love these arts. I still keep all my two children's art even from before school age and til now.

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  14. jonathan4 July 2013 at 21:15

    My students had been giving me short messages and drawings and most of them are still with me. Pack rat langs.

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  15. Balut5 July 2013 at 23:34

    "Balut Balut what do you see?
    "I see an informative post where kids can learn with glee!"

    Nice one Teacher Jonathan :)

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  16. jonathan6 July 2013 at 04:06

    Jon, Jon, What do you see?

    I see Balut smiling at me!

    Many thanks!

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