Does watching magic tricks fascinate you? Do you wonder how a
magic trick can fool your eye and make you think you are seeing something
different from what is actually happening? Well, second graders are becoming
magicians by learning the secrets behind some famous magic tricks.
The theme of our nonfiction magazine, SUPER by the Superkids Reading Program by Zaner Bloser, is
'It's Tricky'. Each article is about
things that are hard to do or that fool us, like a trick. Given the theme, our
LRC Director, Mrs. Sayre, traded her librarian/media director hat for a
magician's magic wand, and taught students how to do some easy magic tricks.
Before becoming magicians, students had to recite the
Magician's Oath, in which they promised to never reveal the secret of magic to
those who are not magicians. They also
promised to keep practicing the magic tricks over and over before attempting to
perform them in front of an audience.
Among the tricks second graders got to practice are: The
Magic Card, Find the Heaviest Picture, Magic Book, and Magic Paper Clips.
With each of the tricks students realized the importance of sequencing
and following steps. Students will transfer their new learning into writing a
narrative essay that describes their experience of performing magic while holding true to the Magician's Oath.
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