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How the Sun Was Born/Como el sol nació

In a 2nd grade class, after a reading of the book, the students were divided into groups and they physically acted out being volcanoes, dinosaurs and suns. Then, in different groups, the students improvised the story while the main parts from the book were read. These are some images from their drama and improvisation:

 

The photograph shows children dramatizing dying dinosaurs and a sun.

Dying Dinosaurs and A Sun

The photograph shows children dramatizing erupting volcanoes.

Erupting Volcanoes

The photograph shows a child dramatizing the sun.

Sun

The photograph shows two students dramatizing a dinosaur and a volcano.

Dinosaur and Volcano

The photograph shows two students dramatizing dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs

The photograph shows two students dramatizing the rising sun.

Rising Suns

 

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