Winter Song Photo Story
There are many songs related to the winter season. Some are connected to holidays, some are not.
Poll your class: What is your favorite winter related song?
What percentage of your class selected your favorite winter song?
Select a song or piece of music related to the winter season or a winter holiday. Make a digital photo report about the song/music. Look into the history or the story of the music and lyrics. Search on the Internet.
Include:
The composer and the date it was composed or how old is it.
Is there a special story about the song?
Who has the most famous playing or singing of it?
Illustrate the song or make a slide show to the music using photos.
Software options:
Mac - iMovie tutorial will do this.
You can also do this with Hyperstudio, Kid Pix Studio Deluxe and Storybook Weaver software (Use their clip art not photos).
Photo Story 3 - free download from Microsoft that lets you easily create narrated "mini-movies" using photographs. It has a built in music generator that allows you to put your story to music, copyright free. Tutorial
Pics4Learning - copyright friendly images for use in education projects
Software tutorials - Photoshop, Pagemaker, Dreamweaver & more
LearningElectric - on demand tutorials that build skills
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: |
Descriptive Writing using a painting by Coppedge | Winter Scene Writing
12/2007 Cynthia J. O'Hora. Individuals and educators may use this activity for use in a non profit setting.
