Mrs. Ziniewicz's Language Arts
During the "Adventure" unit, students are
required to read adventure novels of their choice. As a student finished
reading an adventure novel, he/she shared the story with the class,
and chose a colored piece to add to the balloon. Each piece was labeled
with the title and author of the book read, and the student's name.
This activity continued until the balloon design was completed. The
students and I loved to watch the balloon develop as we read and enjoyed
adventure stories. Hot Air Balloon
Update All of the pieces of the hot air balloon are filled in, and the design is complete. The students have read very exciting adventure stories, and shared them with the class. Each piece of the balloon is labeled with the title and author of the book, as well as the name of the reader. We are very proud of our achievements! See the following link to learn about the adventure project we are presently using.
Email inquiries and comments to Celeste Ziniewicz celeste.ziniewicz@fcps.org Copyright © 2002 Marie Celeste Ziniewicz This Page Last Updated 9/9/08
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Our
"Adventure" unit is very exciting. In the past we used the
hot air balloon as a symbol of adventure. To prepare for this unit,
I found a wonderful Website which shares information about handcrafted
hot air balloons and describes the adventures of ballooning. I sent
an email message to one of the designers, Judy Woller, and asked permission
to use the picture of her balloon for a reading project. Judy returned
an enthusiastic "yes." I then projected a picture onto the
classroom bulletin board, traced each section of the design, and numbered
and color-coded each piece of the pattern. I made templates, and the
students cut out pieces of different colors to correspond to the balloon
design. 
