Author Jarret Krosoczka visits Fuller Meadow

On April 24th and 25th, Fuller Meadow was lucky enough to have the author Jarrett Krosoczka visit and teach the students what it is like to be an author and an illustrator. During our whole school assembly, Mr. Krosoczka introduced himself and shared some of his earliest books. 

The students enjoyed seeing the books that he wrote when he was a young boy and were inspired by his perseverance in trying to get his first book published. Even after many rejection letters, he did not give up his dream. 

Mr. Krosoczka taught the students that sometimes an idea comes from a scribble. He allowed several students to come to the chart and make a scribble. He then turned that scribble into a drawing. Our very own Lilyann was one of the students chosen. Way to go Lilyann!

The students were so inspired by this activity that we decided to try it in the classroom. Each student made a scribble on their writing paper and then traded their paper with a partner. The partner turned the scribble into something and wrote about it. 

Later in the day, all of the kindergarten classes gathered to learn about how an author goes about coming up with their story ideas and how to organize the writing of their books.

The next day, Mr. Krosockza returned to Fuller Meadow and met with the Kindergarten classes once again. This time Mr. Krosockza worked with the students on how to draw emotions on characters. Each student got their very own journal to practice in and take home. 

We used Mr. Krosoczka's book Baghead as an ispiration for a writing. After reading the book, the students wrote about something they did for the first time and how they felt. 

The students really enjoyed meeting the author and have been inspired to write books ever since. Thank you Mr. Krosoczka for visiting our school and inspiring our students!