The theatrical performance of "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" was well worth the stress of getting 120 people on and off the busses and into the Keller Auditorium. Kurkinen Kids sang most of the way to the theater, and slept most of the way back. You would be amazed how breaking our kindergarten routine takes the energy out of both adults and students alike.
After returning back to school the students were delighted to learn that a colleague of Grandpa Kurkinen (Mr. Kurkinen's father) donated a copy of the original story to the entire kindergarten wing. Students then went to work on a thorough character analyses. Most student denoted that Lilly was "bossy", "mean" and "loud". Nevertheless, she was far and away the favorite. Hmmmm....
Kindergarten also completed a Venn Diagram displaying the similarities and differences between the classroom setting in the play and our "non-fiction classroom" as Lehna put it. My favorite distinction was that "Lilly's class had a boy mouse for a teacher and we have a girl human for a teacher." Thanks Levi, for the clarification.
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