Keystone Magazine Learning the Keystone Way 2015-2016 EN | Page 68

Beyond The Classroom
Mystery
Hour with
Aaron
Reynolds
A
merican children’s author, Aaron Reynolds gave stu-
dents in primary school a taste for the mysterious
and the hilarious on his two-day visit to Keystone.
He conducted workshops for each grade in primary
school that included reading and other interactive
games. It was both educational and entertaining, as
students not only learned about different genres of children’s liter-
ature, but also got more familiar with Mr. Reynolds’ favorite genre,
mystery, through some fun activities.
With students from grade 5, he planned a special ‘Mystery Hour’
game based on an excerpt from his Joey Fly: Private Eye series.
Thirty minutes, five directional clues, and five puzzles later, the
students learned that there are five ingredients that are common
to every mystery. These are: trouble, motive, evidence, red herring,
and last but not least, suspense. The reading room in the Primary
School Library was abuzz when the last puzzle was solved. Visiting
authors not only provide fun learning opportunities for students to
better understand the world of writing and reading, but also help
students to fall in love with language, and culture.
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