I don’t think I’ve challenged myself enough this school year. Why not try a podcast? Ok! It sounded very involved, but once I decided on using www.podbean.com (free), the rest was business as usual. As a class we brainstormed topics to highlight our all-school novel study of The Adventures of a South Pole Pig (fun characters, closing assembly play, trivia, family events, etc.) The kids chose their groups and chatted about what to include. I provided each team with a template. The worksheet had them think of a unique opening for their segment (onomatopoeia, single word, song, etc.), share 5-8 details, and wrap up with a creative closing. We used my cell phone as our recording device, and I saved each section as separate files that I later merged into one podcast on the app. I was excited to have a real audience for this project (mostly parents) and incorporate writing and speaking goals. Kids can do such grown-up things!