Beatlemania Hits the SATEC LMC!
"The Sun is up,
the sky is blue,
it's beautiful,
and so are YOU."
-The Beatles (from "Dear Prudence")
I joked with the students that after last week's class about gardens, insects, and spiders I'd forgotten to cover beetles. So, this week's class was based on that accidental omission. Well, as you can imagine they thought my wordplay was a tad funny. This week was all about the (arguably) greatest rock and roll band of all time; the Beatles!
After listening to the quote of the class (listed above), I reminded learners that we are all beautiful and make our class, school & community, and planet a better place because we are here. Todd Parr's Be Who You Are perfectly extended this "pep talk."
After our first book, we ventured back to Liverpool, England in 1960 to learn about the early days of the Beatles and their meteoric rise to fame and fortune. The mentor text for this lesson was Kathleen Krull & Paul Brewer's The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny). This picture book really gives readers the feeling and sense of what Beatlemania was like (for those of us that weren't alive yet). In addition to the story, I also blended in various Beatle songs (and a few videos) that were cited in the text. Based on the "twisting and shouting" that ensued, I'd say it was another successful class for all!
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