Students had to interview a person of their choice to gain a better understanding of why Labor Day was a day off of school. Children were encouraged to conduct their interviews in whatever manner suited them best. Several children chose the traditional paper and pencil interview. However, a number of children presented their interviews in enhanced and completely novel ways. Ethan M. augmented his written interview with an illustration of his mother's work. Tucker included photographs and statistics of his grandfather's job. Ethan J. not only distributed photographs of his uncle's profession, but also included a company video featuring his uncle on the job. Joe, on the other hand, used current technology to interview his father. Joe recorded his interview on a camcorder and then saved it onto a flash drive. The class viewed Joe's interview on our SMART Board using the full screen. It was quite well done using his whole family. Mrs. Dengel was proud of all the children and their presentations.
An art lesson sprang from the Labor Day study. Each child chose a figure that represented the career that she or he wanted to persue as an adult. Next, Mrs. Dengel photographed each child from the neck up. These digital photos were then cut and pasted on the figures. The children then had to design the most appropriate backgrounds that would represent their chosen careers. Once all parts of this art lesson were put together, the children's artwork was displayed on the hallway walls which Mrs. Dengel refers to as the 2D art gallery.
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