GIFTED ENRICHMENT UNIT Louisiana Part 2
1st 9 weeks
*Clovis Crawfish Stories with activities
*Bayou Teche
* French vocabulary
*Zydeco and Cajun music
* Louisiana crawfish- art, math, reading, writing, science, and social studies
2nd nine weeks:
(Same as Above and the Following:)
* Louisiana Food and Ethnic groups
* American Alligator and Nutria Rat
* Writing a song (changing the lyrics) to learn facts about Louisiana animals
* Crawfish Origami
* Friendship Collage
* George Rodrigue: Louisiana artist of Blue Dog series
*Cajun Christmas stories
3rd nine weeks:
Creative Fiction Writing: Using Computer to make a Picture Book
More on * George Rodrigue: Louisiana artist of Blue Dog series
* Floyd Sonnier- Cajun Artist
* Mardi Gras
4th nine weeks:
* Louisiana Legendary Musicians
* Louisiana Folk Life and Traditions
George Rodrigue Blue Dog Paintings
We started to learn about George Rodrigue's paintings: Cajun people, landscapes, and Blue Dog Series in November.
2nd Nine Weeks: (2013) One painting: Students painted blue dog from a copy and then added their own background of their choice;
3rd Nine Weeks: (2014) Second painting: Students chose a different color to paint blue dog and then painted objects related to that theme. Students provided a rationale for that color. The students had a great time and did really well!
2nd/3rd graders: Monday's Class
7th/8th graders: Tuesday's Class
4th graders: Wednesday's Class
5th/6th graders: Thursday's Class
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Other pictures
Math Meets Art Symmetry Lesson
Writing Stories on the Computer (Wednesday's Class)
Popsicle Stick Engineering Challenge- Tallest Tower wins!
Louisiana Bayou Wildlife Mural
Louisiana Bayou by A.M. and Louisiana Fish by T.C.