Last week our PK2 students were inspired to doodle after watching an interview with Mo Willems in which he shared that he and his family sit at a paper covered table each night to chat and doodle. We enjoyed watching the author and illustrator demonstrate this with his interviewer, the host of the TODAY show (to watch the interview, click on this link). In addition, the video showed us once again that Mo Willems doesn't just write and illustrate books that make us laugh but that he is generally a really funny person (something we had wondered about at the beginning of our inquiry).
Spending time doodling on a big piece of paper in the library, while chatting about Mo Willems and his books, was a wonderful way to end this inquiry. It allowed students to think about what they had learned as well as share their learning in a creative and fun way. I enjoyed especially listening to the conversations happening, as students talked about the characters from the books they were drawing (the Pigeon, Piggie and Gerald were the favourites). From their conversations as well as from the huge demand of Mo Willems books during check out, we could tell that through this inquiry students discovered a favourite author (and illustrator) and an author whose style they can recognise among other books. Further, students demonstrated growing understanding that authors and illustrators go through a process as they create books and that we, the readers, can learn from them for our own writing and illustrating. Well done, PK2 students - and thank you, Mo Willems, for the wonderful books you create!
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