I apologize for the drab look on the blog! Sadly, LeeLou’s Blog Designs is no longer hosting free backgrounds 🙁 {see why here} So for now, it will be drab until I either find something to put on in the background or suck it up and buy a design {this is probably a sign, I’ve had a blog design email ready to send out for a month and haven’t done it}!
On to the topic of the hour…
We are waiting through another heat wave here in So. Cal…I can’t wait for fall weather! So as I sit here thinking about drinking a hot beverage from Starbucks {I won a gift card in the Common Core PD today!}, I wanted to share how I taught personification.
The comprehension skill we are working on this week is personification. This could be a complicated subject, but I wanted to make it fun {the kids usually grasp ideas a little better when we all have a fun right?!…or so I choose to believe…}. I pulled together different resources I had found looking through Pinterest and TpT. My only GO-TO places for resources these days! Thank you brilliant teachers from all over!
I started with an anchor chart and had just the definition and the pictures listed.
I also told my kids, it’s a big word but I like to think of it as “Person Fiction”, something acting like a person {a fake person}.
Then we got to watch two AMAZING & fun videos they LOVED!
The Little Red Pen
Pixar’s Short Film Luxo Jr.
{by the way, pretty much ALL Pixar short films are great for teaching inferring as well}
As we watched, I had them think about what these objects were doing that humans do, but objects don’t {the red pen whirled about, the red pen was frantic…}.
We watched it one time through, then went through it again and paused it after places we saw human characteristics and jotted them down on our anchor chart.
Sadly, my internet went out so we couldn’t watch the Pixar one, but hopefully we can get to it tomorrow!
After we saw personification, we did some of our own.
I found these great “Personification Poems” from Foreman Teaches.
We did an example together and then each of my students got to pick their own non-living object around the room. They turned out so cute and creative! I am so proud…check ’em out! {my personal favorite is “I am a piece of hair”…}
Happy hump day!
Krista Smith says
I love your idea for describing it as person fiction!! I've never heard that before, but feel like my 3rd graders would totally get it if I taught it that way. Thanks!!
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Sailing into Second says
Cute activity!! Kassie did my blog design and I couldn't be happier! She isn't that pricey either! Her site is http://designsbykassie.blogspot.com. 🙂 And YES! I'm in Redondo! Where are you teaching?? I moved up to 3rd this year though…I miss 2nd!!
-Aris
Jen Cullen//Sparkling in Second says
I'm getting mine done by Kerri at the cutest blog on the block 🙂 I teach in South LA, but live in Long Beach!