Telling Nature’s Stories
Sisbro Presentations:
What is it like to be a wildlife filmmaker? We take students on a fun, interactive journey that emphasizes how we:
- Focus on the details of nature
- Gather information with our senses
- Express observations creatively to make stories
And we base it around our short film about grizzly bears. Bearly Alike is a quirky movie that parallels a day in the life of brown bears with a day in the life of a young man named George (played by Robert). Students will see video clips, practice finding camouflaged animals, choose animal voices, hear live music, practice doing sound effects and more.
Does this assembly relate to our curriculum?
Our program helps elementary students:
- Experience how science concepts can be interpreted through creative expression such as language and fine arts.
- Compare and contrast food, energy and environmental needs of selected organisms.
- Develop an awareness and sensitivity to the natural world.
- Explore works of different authors, speakers and illustrators to determine how they present ideas and feelings to evoke different responses.
- Experiment with different voices to engage and enlighten an audience.
- Identify and use aspects of the craft of the speaker, writer and illustrator to formulate and express their ideas artistically. Examples include intonation, design, dialogue, characterization and use of music.