When The Crayons Quit Video-Isn't Reading Fun?

I created this video for my friend Ro for her Christmas  present.  She was my secret Santa.  I found out from her list that she wanted the book called When The Crayons Quit.  I decided to create a video using Camtasia.  I asked her friends to read parts of it aloud.  Then I put all the clips together and played around with some of the features including zoom and pan.  So here it is.  Not only do you have the book, but memories that last forever on this blog!  Thanks ladies and gentleman for being totally animated in your reading!  This was so fun!  I also realized that I need to seriously have my hair colored in this video. Enjoy!

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Estrellita-Star Gazing

I brought this one back from last September and have revised it un poco.  Hope you like it!

Translanguaging is Fun!

Estrellita-STAR GAZING

By Maureen Ucles

Twinkle, twinkle

Little star

Got me wonderin'

Estrellita

Where you are

Out in space

Light years away

Just twinkling

All the way...

to the bank?

¿Cómo no?

Hardly...

Twinkling here

Twinkling there

Twinkling

Just twinkling

for whom?

For what?

Seems all full

of nothingness

Nebulous

Ya know?

Someone said,

Hey!

If you twinkle

just a little

in the night

More will come

But alas--

Only in a field

Of dreams

My dreams

forfeited

abandoned

left with an

outstanding

balance

in red

In far right field

No man's land

dreams

unrealized

obliterated

admonished

deferred

Put on hold

I've

Thrown in the towel

Head bowed

Helpless

hopeless

for the moment,

at least

Twinkle, twinkle

Como brillas tú

Tan contenta

Little star

Estrellita

Got me wonderin'

So far—

Out there

In the distance

Oblivious to the day

That I might just

UP and WALK

Away

Wish it were

Today

Right now

This instance

Tonight

Great time to

take flight

Just might

You trippin'?

No...

Hardly

Twinkle, twinkle

It's a nova

Nebulae

Hits me

Right in my eye

In between

Primal scream

Out of

of my mind

heart and soul

Estrellita

Ayudame

por favorito

C'mon please!

Twinkle, Twinkle

You got the ansa?

to my ponderings

chalk full of wonderins'

Trying to find some meaning

Meaning

Beyond belief

Re-placed

Re-moved

Re-jected

by a twinkle, twinkle

from someone else's star

Estrellita!

all these years

sweat, blood and some tears

for what?

Some things

Some place

Some  thoughts

Worth it all?

Tal vez

Depende

¿Quién sabe?

but makes me not

so so encantada

escuchar las noticias

now I

got a fistful of thanks

from first class

into the tank

Por favorcito

going through my

hands like water

escaping through a

sieve

being vetted for

the last time

spent

So sorry... so sad

over and over

reverberating in my mind

Pink slip delivered

UPS or DHL?

tristemente

in an ugly ole brown bag

open it up

Nah!

A  little later

más tardecito

Ahorita voy

Can't bare the news

Can deal with it all

what I'm goin' through

WHATEVER

Movin' on

Vaya pues

To a theatre near you

Twinkle, Twinkle

mi Estrellita

ya no existe

Adios

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