McKenzie is an artist. A little girl after my own heart.I know, I know. It's been so long since I've written that I'm almost embarassed to start up again. I have no good excuse except that even in our little village, where there is time to watch the bright, salmon colored sunset, I have let the moments slip away from me.
I've got some fun news though. News that I am very proud to share. For the last few years I have been on the Board of Teachers for Time magazines kids edition called, Time For Kids. Early in the school year I mentioned Manokoak as a meaningful culture and location to highlight in the magazine. A few weeks ago, they took the bait and interviewed a few students of different ages over the phone. They had planned on writing two cover stories, the first for grades 2-3 in November during American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month and the second, grades 4-6 for Alaska's 51st aniversary as a state in January.
I have used this magazine with my students a few years now. Personally, I like it better than Time for adults! I am often amazed by the interesting information that I learn from the weekly magazine. Now students all over the country get to learn about the wonderfully interesting place that exits in the gigantic, but often forgotten state of Alaska, in a tiny village a few hundred miles south of Anchorage, called Manokotak.
I am so proud to be able to live and teach here. I'm also really proud of my 4th grade student who is featured here in the article.
Anyway, read the article and materials below. It's cute and I think the author did a good job of capturing life and the village today.
Article:
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/ns/article/0,28391,1939353,00.html
Homework: (Scroll down to "McKenzie and Me")
http://aolsvc.timeforkids.kol.aol.com/TFK/class/pdfs/2009f/091120_ns_all.pdf
6 comments:
Oh wow Lida - this is great! Congratulations on getting Manokotak into Time For Kids. This magazine looks great!
Lida,
Every Friday My class reads the time for kids magazines. But the problem is i am in 6th grade, so i don't think my teacher has the magazines for lower grades. But i still read the article on the website!
Maya:)
you are doing excellent work at alska for kids,
await more post on alskan life,culture.
ashok
http://ashok-discoverindia.blogspot.com/
YAY! Love this! Love that little girl's painting, too! :) Great job!
This is so cool Leeds! I was blown away by your students answer to the question 'where we get our food'... "nature". Wouldn't get that answer from very many kids!! You are doing great work up there, keep it up!
Lida! I'm so proud of you! This is great! Congratulations! What a cute article! :)
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