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Week of June 15
Week of June 15
No Writing Assignments this week!
No Writing Assignments this week!
Please See Project Pages for Father's Day and other Activities for this week
Please See Project Pages for Father's Day and other Activities for this week
Writing Week of June 8
Writing Week of June 8
Reading and Writing Assignments are Combined this week!
Reading and Writing Assignments are Combined this week!
See the Reading Web Page for Details!
See the Reading Web Page for Details!
Writing Week of June 1
Writing Week of June 1
Reading and Writing Assignments are Combined this week!
Reading and Writing Assignments are Combined this week!
See the Reading Web Page for Details!
See the Reading Web Page for Details!
Writing Week of May 25th
Writing Week of May 25th
A shape poem (also known as a concrete poem) is a poem that takes on the actual shape of the object you're writing about. So, if you wanted to write a poem about an apple, you could write it inside of the outline of an apple, or you could write a short poem and make the words the outline of the apple. It's a fun way to spark your creativity.
A shape poem (also known as a concrete poem) is a poem that takes on the actual shape of the object you're writing about. So, if you wanted to write a poem about an apple, you could write it inside of the outline of an apple, or you could write a short poem and make the words the outline of the apple. It's a fun way to spark your creativity.
This week you will be shape poems using different types of figurative language that we have already learned!
This week you will be shape poems using different types of figurative language that we have already learned!
Tuesday – Animal Poems!
Tuesday – Animal Poems!
Step 1) Choose a topic for your poem. Let’s try an animal!
Step 1) Choose a topic for your poem. Let’s try an animal!
Step 2) Write your poem on lines regular paper. Let’s use our senses again!
Step 2) Write your poem on lines regular paper. Let’s use our senses again!
I look like…… I sound like…… I feel like…. You find me…..
I look like…… I sound like…… I feel like…. You find me…..
I have……. I am…..
I have……. I am…..
Step 3) Draw the outline of your animal. Below are two websites for animal outlines if you would like to print one instead of drawing an animal!
Step 3) Draw the outline of your animal. Below are two websites for animal outlines if you would like to print one instead of drawing an animal!
Step 4) Fill in the shape with the poem you wrote or write the poem only on the lines of the drawing.
Step 4) Fill in the shape with the poem you wrote or write the poem only on the lines of the drawing.
Cat Shape Poem Examples:
Cat Shape Poem Examples:
Wednesday -”Person” Shape Poem
Wednesday -”Person” Shape Poem
Today we will be using a similes, metaphors, or onomatopoeia (or all 3) to write our shape poem.
Today we will be using a similes, metaphors, or onomatopoeia (or all 3) to write our shape poem.
A simile makes a comparison, using like or as.
A simile makes a comparison, using like or as.
Example: She is as sweet as pie.
Example: She is as sweet as pie.
A metaphor makes a comparison using is, am, or are - without using like or as!
A metaphor makes a comparison using is, am, or are - without using like or as!
Example: He is a night owl.
Example: He is a night owl.
Onomatopoeia is using a word which imitates the natural sound of a thing.
Onomatopoeia is using a word which imitates the natural sound of a thing.
Examples: meow, moo, buzz, thump, rev, pop, snap
Examples: meow, moo, buzz, thump, rev, pop, snap
Step 1) Choose a topic for your poem. Let’s try a person or part of a person (hand, foot, head).
Step 1) Choose a topic for your poem. Let’s try a person or part of a person (hand, foot, head).
Step 2) Write your poem on lines regular paper. Use similes, metaphors, or onomatopoeia (or all 3).
Step 2) Write your poem on lines regular paper. Use similes, metaphors, or onomatopoeia (or all 3).
Step 3) Draw the outline of your person, hand, foot…
Step 3) Draw the outline of your person, hand, foot…
Step 4) Fill in the shape with the poem you wrote or write the poem only on the lines of the drawing.
Step 4) Fill in the shape with the poem you wrote or write the poem only on the lines of the drawing.
People Shape Poem Examples:
People Shape Poem Examples:
Thursday - Virtual Field Trip - See Separate Web Page for Assignment
Thursday - Virtual Field Trip - See Separate Web Page for Assignment
Friday- Shape Poems
Friday- Shape Poems
· Step 1: Choose 1 – 2 Shape poems you wrote this week and tidy them up.
· Step 1: Choose 1 – 2 Shape poems you wrote this week and tidy them up.
· Step 2: Draw an illustration that matches those poems.
· Step 2: Draw an illustration that matches those poems.
· Step 3: Send a copy to your teacher!
· Step 3: Send a copy to your teacher!
Writing
Writing
Riddle Poems! Week of May 18th
Riddle Poems! Week of May 18th
What is a riddle? A riddle is a type of poem that describes something without actually naming what it is, leaving the reader to guess.
What is a riddle? A riddle is a type of poem that describes something without actually naming what it is, leaving the reader to guess.
This week you will be writing riddles using all of the different types of figurative language that we have already learned!
This week you will be writing riddles using all of the different types of figurative language that we have already learned!
Monday- Animal Riddles!
Monday- Animal Riddles!
Writing a riddle is the reverse of solving a puzzle!
Writing a riddle is the reverse of solving a puzzle!
Read this to learn about how to write a riddle!
Read this to learn about how to write a riddle!
Step 1) Choose an answer. *Concrete nouns are easiest like an animal!
Step 1) Choose an answer. *Concrete nouns are easiest like an animal!
Step 2) Once you know the solution, you have to think of clues that will lead someone to guess it. Use your senses!
Step 2) Once you know the solution, you have to think of clues that will lead someone to guess it. Use your senses!
I look like…… I sound like…… I feel like…. You find me….. I have……. I am…..
I look like…… I sound like…… I feel like…. You find me….. I have……. I am…..
Step 3) Write your riddle from the point of view of the animal using I, me.
Step 3) Write your riddle from the point of view of the animal using I, me.
Step 4) Finish with the line, “Who am I?”
Step 4) Finish with the line, “Who am I?”
Example: Who Am I?
Example: Who Am I?
I’m big and can be white, black, beige, or brown
I’m big and can be white, black, beige, or brown
I have 4 legs which I keep on the ground
I have 4 legs which I keep on the ground
I can pull wagons or be used as a ride
I can pull wagons or be used as a ride
I can run fast, I can really glide!
I can run fast, I can really glide!
I like to eat corn, wheat and hay
I like to eat corn, wheat and hay
And when I talk, I say Neigh Neigh
And when I talk, I say Neigh Neigh
Who am I?
Who am I?
(I am a horse!!!)
(I am a horse!!!)
Tuesday- Write your own Fruit riddle using a simile.
Tuesday- Write your own Fruit riddle using a simile.
A simile makes a comparison, using like or as.
A simile makes a comparison, using like or as.
Example: She is as sweet as pie.
Example: She is as sweet as pie.
Step 1) Choose an answer. *Concrete nouns are easiest like a fruit!
Step 1) Choose an answer. *Concrete nouns are easiest like a fruit!
Step 2) Once you know the solution, you have to think of clues using similes!
Step 2) Once you know the solution, you have to think of clues using similes!
I ‘m as big as…. I’m as small as… I smell like…. I taste like…… I feel like
I ‘m as big as…. I’m as small as… I smell like…. I taste like…… I feel like
Step 3) Write your riddle from the point of view of the fruit using I, me.
Step 3) Write your riddle from the point of view of the fruit using I, me.
Step 4) Finish with the line, “What am I?”
Step 4) Finish with the line, “What am I?”
Example: What Am I?
Example: What Am I?
I’m as small as a pebble
I’m as small as a pebble
I’m as purple as the sunset sky
I’m as purple as the sunset sky
I’m sweet like cotton candy
I’m sweet like cotton candy
I’m smooth like glass
I’m smooth like glass
What am I?
What am I?
(I am a grape!)
(I am a grape!)
Wednesday- Write a riddle using a metaphor.
Wednesday- Write a riddle using a metaphor.
A metaphor makes a comparison using is, am, or are - without using like or as!
A metaphor makes a comparison using is, am, or are - without using like or as!
Example: He is a night owl.
Example: He is a night owl.
Step 1) Choose an answer. *Concrete nouns are easiest like people!
Step 1) Choose an answer. *Concrete nouns are easiest like people!
Step 2) Once you know the solution, you have to think of clues using metaphors!
Step 2) Once you know the solution, you have to think of clues using metaphors!
I am your knight in shining armor.
I am your knight in shining armor.
Step 3) Write your riddle from the point of view of the person using I, me.
Step 3) Write your riddle from the point of view of the person using I, me.
Step 4) Finish with the line, “Who am I?”
Step 4) Finish with the line, “Who am I?”
Example: Who Am I?
Example: Who Am I?
I am the head chef
I am the head chef
I am the dishwasher
I am the dishwasher
I am the waiter
I am the waiter
I am the taxi driver
I am the taxi driver
I am the doctor and nurse
I am the doctor and nurse
I am your guardian angel
I am your guardian angel
Who am I?
Who am I?
(Mom or/and Dad!)
(Mom or/and Dad!)
Thursday- Write a riddle using onomatopoeia.
Thursday- Write a riddle using onomatopoeia.
Onomatopoeia is using a word which imitates the natural sound of a thing.
Onomatopoeia is using a word which imitates the natural sound of a thing.
Examples: meow, moo, buzz, thump, rev, pop, snap
Examples: meow, moo, buzz, thump, rev, pop, snap
Step 1) Choose an answer. *Concrete nouns are easiest like places – school, playground, beach, restaurants
Step 1) Choose an answer. *Concrete nouns are easiest like places – school, playground, beach, restaurants
Step 2) Once you know the solution, you have to think of clues using onomatopoeia!
Step 2) Once you know the solution, you have to think of clues using onomatopoeia!
Crash, ban, boom went the pots in the sink.
Crash, ban, boom went the pots in the sink.
Step 3) Write your riddle from the point of view of the place using I, me.
Step 3) Write your riddle from the point of view of the place using I, me.
Step 4) Finish with the line, “What am I?”
Step 4) Finish with the line, “What am I?”
Example: Where Am I?
Example: Where Am I?
Sputter, spurt, splash went the water
Sputter, spurt, splash went the water
Drop, plop, splutter went the toys
Drop, plop, splutter went the toys
Swish, swirl, swoosh went the towel
Swish, swirl, swoosh went the towel
Pop, fizz, boop went the bubbles.
Pop, fizz, boop went the bubbles.
Where am I?
Where am I?
(In the tub!)
(In the tub!)
Friday- Riddle Poems
Friday- Riddle Poems
· Step 1: Choose 1 – 2 Riddle poems you wrote this week and tidy them up.
· Step 1: Choose 1 – 2 Riddle poems you wrote this week and tidy them up.
· Step 2: Draw an illustration that matches those poems.
· Step 2: Draw an illustration that matches those poems.
· Step 3: Send a copy to your teacher!
· Step 3: Send a copy to your teacher!
Writing
Writing
Onomatopoeia! Week of May 11th
Onomatopoeia! Week of May 11th
This week our GOAL is to write POETRY using ONOMATOPOEIA!! This week we will learn that poets use sounds to create vivid pictures of the actions in our poems. Each day we are going to write a poem using ONOMATOPOEIA to bring sound and action to our poems.
This week our GOAL is to write POETRY using ONOMATOPOEIA!! This week we will learn that poets use sounds to create vivid pictures of the actions in our poems. Each day we are going to write a poem using ONOMATOPOEIA to bring sound and action to our poems.
Definition: Onomatopoeia is a word that names a sound, but also sounds like that sound. Examples: boom, honk, pop, crack, cuckoo, crack, splat, tweet
Definition: Onomatopoeia is a word that names a sound, but also sounds like that sound. Examples: boom, honk, pop, crack, cuckoo, crack, splat, tweet
· Onomatopoeia is when a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound.
· Onomatopoeia is when a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound.
· Onomatopoetic words represent sounds.
· Onomatopoetic words represent sounds.
· When you say an onomatopoeic word, it sound like the noise to which you are referring
· When you say an onomatopoeic word, it sound like the noise to which you are referring
Monday: Onomatopoeia – Your Home
Monday: Onomatopoeia – Your Home
A List of Possible Onomatopoeia words:
A List of Possible Onomatopoeia words:
· Pick things in your home that makes a sound.
· Pick things in your home that makes a sound.
· Use that thing in a sentence describing the sound it makes!
· Use that thing in a sentence describing the sound it makes!
· Pick a second thing and repeat!
· Pick a second thing and repeat!
Example: The Noisy House
Example: The Noisy House
The egg goes crack
The egg goes crack
The yolk goes splat
The yolk goes splat
The car goes vroom
The car goes vroom
The plane goes zoom
The plane goes zoom
The gas goes hiss
The gas goes hiss
The dryer goes whizz
The dryer goes whizz
Tuesday: Onomatopoeia – Animal
Tuesday: Onomatopoeia – Animal
A List of Animal Sounds: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=8ewqulaA&id=488E766E65393A5DD9CA40FEB2F97D1202481CD6&thid=OIP.8ewqulaAgVdY5s546DPxcQHaJo&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2f7esl.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2019%2f12%2fAnimal-Sounds.jpg&exph=2600&expw=2000&q=onomatopoeia+animal+sound+lists&simid=608019737847203564&selectedIndex=7&ajaxhist=0
A List of Animal Sounds: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=8ewqulaA&id=488E766E65393A5DD9CA40FEB2F97D1202481CD6&thid=OIP.8ewqulaAgVdY5s546DPxcQHaJo&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2f7esl.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2019%2f12%2fAnimal-Sounds.jpg&exph=2600&expw=2000&q=onomatopoeia+animal+sound+lists&simid=608019737847203564&selectedIndex=7&ajaxhist=0
· Pick an animal.
· Pick an animal.
· Use that animal in a sentence describing the sound it makes!
· Use that animal in a sentence describing the sound it makes!
· Pick a second animal and repeat!
· Pick a second animal and repeat!
Example: Animals Act Up
Example: Animals Act Up
Swish, swish, swish went the little goldfish
Swish, swish, swish went the little goldfish
Roar, roar. roar went the brave lion
Roar, roar. roar went the brave lion
Chirp, chirp, chirp went the hopping cricket
Chirp, chirp, chirp went the hopping cricket
Screech, screech, screech went the soaring black bat!
Screech, screech, screech went the soaring black bat!
Wednesday - Onomatopoeia – People
Wednesday - Onomatopoeia – People
List of sounds people make (Scroll down): https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-onomatopoeia-for-kids.html
List of sounds people make (Scroll down): https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-onomatopoeia-for-kids.html
· Pick a person you know.
· Pick a person you know.
· Use that person in a sentence with a sound they make!
· Use that person in a sentence with a sound they make!
· Pick a second person and repeat!
· Pick a second person and repeat!
Example: Family
Example: Family
Achoo says my sister when she’s near the cat!
Achoo says my sister when she’s near the cat!
Brrrr says my bother when he forgets to wear a coat!
Brrrr says my bother when he forgets to wear a coat!
Boo hoo says my mom when she sees the pile of laundry!
Boo hoo says my mom when she sees the pile of laundry!
Munch goes my dad as he eats the last piece of pie!
Munch goes my dad as he eats the last piece of pie!
Thursday: Onomatopoeia – Alphabet
Thursday: Onomatopoeia – Alphabet
· Write the alphabet – one letter per line on a piece of paper.
· Write the alphabet – one letter per line on a piece of paper.
· Try to think of an Onomatopoeia word for as many letters as you can letter.
· Try to think of an Onomatopoeia word for as many letters as you can letter.
· Use some of those words/sentences on an ABC Poem!
· Use some of those words/sentences on an ABC Poem!
Example: ABC Onomatopoeia
Example: ABC Onomatopoeia
Achoo is a sneeze.
Achoo is a sneeze.
Buzzz says the bees.
Buzzz says the bees.
Cackle went the crow.
Cackle went the crow.
Drip went the drop.
Drip went the drop.
Eww said the girl with the dirt on her sock!
Eww said the girl with the dirt on her sock!
Friday: Onomatopoeia
Friday: Onomatopoeia
· Step 1: Choose 1 – 2 Onomatopoeia poems you wrote this week and tidy them up.
· Step 1: Choose 1 – 2 Onomatopoeia poems you wrote this week and tidy them up.
· Step 2: Draw an illustration that matches those poems.
· Step 2: Draw an illustration that matches those poems.
· Step 3: Send a copy to your teacher!
· Step 3: Send a copy to your teacher!
Writing
Writing
Similes and Metaphors! - Week of May 4th
Similes and Metaphors! - Week of May 4th
This week our GOAL is to write POETRY using SIMILES and METAPHORS!! This week we will learn that poets use comparisons to create vivid pictures in our minds. Each day we are going to write a comparison poem using similes and/or metaphors to bring color and excitement to our poems.
This week our GOAL is to write POETRY using SIMILES and METAPHORS!! This week we will learn that poets use comparisons to create vivid pictures in our minds. Each day we are going to write a comparison poem using similes and/or metaphors to bring color and excitement to our poems.
Definitions: What is a simile? A simile compares two things using the words like or as.
Definitions: What is a simile? A simile compares two things using the words like or as.
Example: My hands are as cold as ice!
Example: My hands are as cold as ice!
What is a metaphor? A metaphor describes something by calling it something else using the words is or are.
What is a metaphor? A metaphor describes something by calling it something else using the words is or are.
Example: You are my sunshine!
Example: You are my sunshine!
Monday: Simile – Types of Transportation
Monday: Simile – Types of Transportation
· Pick a type of transportation.
· Pick a type of transportation.
· Use that vehicle in a sentence and compare how fast/slow it goes using like or as!
· Use that vehicle in a sentence and compare how fast/slow it goes using like or as!
· Pick a second vehicle and repeat!
· Pick a second vehicle and repeat!
Example: Transportation
Example: Transportation
Tricycles are as slow as snails slithering down the sidewalk.
Tricycles are as slow as snails slithering down the sidewalk.
Scooters are as slow as my sister walking to the park.
Scooters are as slow as my sister walking to the park.
Quads drive like deer running across a field.
Quads drive like deer running across a field.
Cars screech around corners like dogs chasing a rabbit!
Cars screech around corners like dogs chasing a rabbit!
Tuesday: Simile – Animal
Tuesday: Simile – Animal
· Pick an animal.
· Pick an animal.
· Use that animal in a sentence and compare how fast/slow it goes using like or as!
· Use that animal in a sentence and compare how fast/slow it goes using like or as!
· Pick a second animal and repeat!
· Pick a second animal and repeat!
Example: Active Animals
Example: Active Animals
Monkeys are as silly as a clown at the circus.
Monkeys are as silly as a clown at the circus.
Penguins are as handsome as a man in a tuxedo.
Penguins are as handsome as a man in a tuxedo.
Mice move like feathers softly floating in the air.
Mice move like feathers softly floating in the air.
Lions roar like race car engines!
Lions roar like race car engines!
Wednesday: Metaphor – People
Wednesday: Metaphor – People
· Pick a person you know.
· Pick a person you know.
· Use that in a sentence and compare them to something using the words is or are!
· Use that in a sentence and compare them to something using the words is or are!
· Pick a second person and repeat!
· Pick a second person and repeat!
Remember: A metaphor describes something by calling it something else.
Remember: A metaphor describes something by calling it something else.
Example: Maryanne is my sunshine!
Example: Maryanne is my sunshine!
Example: Family
Example: Family
My sister is a chicken, scared of lightening in a storm.
My sister is a chicken, scared of lightening in a storm.
My brother is a night owl, up late on his phone.
My brother is a night owl, up late on his phone.
My mom is the energizer bunny, working and taking care of me.
My mom is the energizer bunny, working and taking care of me.
My dad is a mighty lion, protecting our family from harm.
My dad is a mighty lion, protecting our family from harm.
Thursday: Similes AND Metaphors – People
Thursday: Similes AND Metaphors – People
· Pick a person you know.
· Pick a person you know.
· Use that person in a simile sentence using like or as!
· Use that person in a simile sentence using like or as!
· Use that same person in a metaphor sentence using just is or are!
· Use that same person in a metaphor sentence using just is or are!
· Pick a second person and repeat!
· Pick a second person and repeat!
Example: Friends and Family
Example: Friends and Family
My cousin Sam runs like the wind.
My cousin Sam runs like the wind.
Sam is a cheetah!
Sam is a cheetah!
My best friend Betty is as pretty as a flower.
My best friend Betty is as pretty as a flower.
Betty is a beautiful red rose.
Betty is a beautiful red rose.
My classmate John is as smart as a scientist in a laboratory.
My classmate John is as smart as a scientist in a laboratory.
He is a shining star in the classroom.
He is a shining star in the classroom.
Friday: Similes and Metaphors
Friday: Similes and Metaphors
· Step 1: Choose 1 – 2 simile and metaphor poems you wrote this week and tidy them up.
· Step 1: Choose 1 – 2 simile and metaphor poems you wrote this week and tidy them up.
· Step 2: Draw an illustration that matches those poems.
· Step 2: Draw an illustration that matches those poems.
· Step 3: Send a copy to your teacher!
· Step 3: Send a copy to your teacher!
· Play this Simile game with you family! See how many you know!
· Play this Simile game with you family! See how many you know!
Writing: - Alliteration & Tongue Twisters! - Week of April 27th
Writing: - Alliteration & Tongue Twisters! - Week of April 27th
This week our GOAL is to write POETRY using ALLITERATION!! This week we will learn that poets use consonant sounds at the beginning of poems to give poems music rhythm. Just like repetition did last week! Each day we are going to write an alliteration poem using different letters to inspire ideas for these poems.
This week our GOAL is to write POETRY using ALLITERATION!! This week we will learn that poets use consonant sounds at the beginning of poems to give poems music rhythm. Just like repetition did last week! Each day we are going to write an alliteration poem using different letters to inspire ideas for these poems.
Alliteration is used to emphasize specific words
Alliteration is used to emphasize specific words
Alliteration is used to grab the reader’s attention
Alliteration is used to grab the reader’s attention
Alliteration is used to be funny!
Alliteration is used to be funny!
Alliteration is used to create rhythm
Alliteration is used to create rhythm
Monday: Alliteration – Days of the Week
Monday: Alliteration – Days of the Week
· Pick a day of the week.
· Pick a day of the week.
· Use that day in a sentence with at least 2 other words that start with the same SOUND!
· Use that day in a sentence with at least 2 other words that start with the same SOUND!
· Pick a second day of the week and repeat!
· Pick a second day of the week and repeat!
Example: Favorite Days of the Week
Example: Favorite Days of the Week
On Monday the monkeys make meatballs with mom.
On Monday the monkeys make meatballs with mom.
Tuesday I talk on the telephone with Tom.
Tuesday I talk on the telephone with Tom.
Wednesday Wally eats wonderful Waffles.
Wednesday Wally eats wonderful Waffles.
On Thursday I threw three thousand things.
On Thursday I threw three thousand things.
Friday we feast on fabulous French fries.
Friday we feast on fabulous French fries.
Every Saturday Sherman sings seventeen songs.
Every Saturday Sherman sings seventeen songs.
On Sundays we sit with our seven sisters and sip sodas.
On Sundays we sit with our seven sisters and sip sodas.
Tuesday: Alliteration – Use your name (or one of your family member’s names
Tuesday: Alliteration – Use your name (or one of your family member’s names
· Choose an name (Nancy, Jim, Frank, Sally, Ben)
· Choose an name (Nancy, Jim, Frank, Sally, Ben)
· Use that name in a sentence with at least 2 other words that start with the same SOUND!
· Use that name in a sentence with at least 2 other words that start with the same SOUND!
· Pick a second name and repeat!
· Pick a second name and repeat!
Example: Boys
Example: Boys
Ben blows bubbles sitting on the bench.
Ben blows bubbles sitting on the bench.
Jim jumps and jiggles at the gym.
Jim jumps and jiggles at the gym.
Frank picked four flowers for his father.
Frank picked four flowers for his father.
Sam sits and shares his sandwich with Sue.
Sam sits and shares his sandwich with Sue.
Wednesday: Alliteration – Use an Animal
Wednesday: Alliteration – Use an Animal
· Choose an animal (monkey, frog, giraffe, whale)
· Choose an animal (monkey, frog, giraffe, whale)
· Use that animal in a sentence with at least 2 other words that start with the same SOUND!
· Use that animal in a sentence with at least 2 other words that start with the same SOUND!
· Pick a second animal and repeat!
· Pick a second animal and repeat!
· Repeat Step 1-3 to make your poem longer!
· Repeat Step 1-3 to make your poem longer!
Example: Animals
Example: Animals
Flora Flamingo flies all over Florida.
Flora Flamingo flies all over Florida.
Tommy Turtle takes his time.
Tommy Turtle takes his time.
Zoey Zebra lives in the zoo.
Zoey Zebra lives in the zoo.
Bella Bumblebee buzzes behind a bush.
Bella Bumblebee buzzes behind a bush.
Gordon Goat likes green grass on the ground.
Gordon Goat likes green grass on the ground.
Thursday: Alliteration – Tongue Twister
Thursday: Alliteration – Tongue Twister
· Choose a number (Ten, two, four, seven, six, three, five)
· Choose a number (Ten, two, four, seven, six, three, five)
· Use that number in a sentence with at least 2 other words that start with the same SOUND!
· Use that number in a sentence with at least 2 other words that start with the same SOUND!
· Use that same number in 3-4 more sentences (Repetition) with at least two other words that start with the same sound.
· Use that same number in 3-4 more sentences (Repetition) with at least two other words that start with the same sound.
· Try out your tongue twister!!!
· Try out your tongue twister!!!
Example: Seven
Example: Seven
Seven sisters sitting in the sand by the sea.
Seven sisters sitting in the sand by the sea.
Searching for seven silver sea shells just for me.
Searching for seven silver sea shells just for me.
Sinking seven shovels in the soft shiny sand.
Sinking seven shovels in the soft shiny sand.
Seven sisters standing the sand by the sea.
Seven sisters standing the sand by the sea.
Friday: Alliteration – Tongue Twister and Illustrations
Friday: Alliteration – Tongue Twister and Illustrations
· Step 1: Choose 1 – 2 alliteration poems you wrote this week and tidy them up.
· Step 1: Choose 1 – 2 alliteration poems you wrote this week and tidy them up.
· Step 2: Draw an illustration that matches those poems.
· Step 2: Draw an illustration that matches those poems.
· Step 3: Send a copy to your teacher!
· Step 3: Send a copy to your teacher!
· Step 4: Practice these Tongues with your family:
· Step 4: Practice these Tongues with your family:
· Betty Bit a Bit of Butter
· Betty Bit a Bit of Butter
· If a Wood Chuck could chuck Wood
· If a Wood Chuck could chuck Wood
· Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
· Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
· Sally Sold Sea Shells
· Sally Sold Sea Shells
Writing - Week of April 20th
Writing - Week of April 20th
This week our GOAL is to write POETRY using REPETITION!! This week we will learn that poets repeat words, phrases, and sounds - to give poems music and rhythm. Each day we are going to write a repetition poem using different words to inspire ideas for these poems.
This week our GOAL is to write POETRY using REPETITION!! This week we will learn that poets repeat words, phrases, and sounds - to give poems music and rhythm. Each day we are going to write a repetition poem using different words to inspire ideas for these poems.
Repetition is used to emphasize a feeling
Repetition is used to emphasize a feeling
Repetition is used to emphasize an idea
Repetition is used to emphasize an idea
Repetition is used to create rhythm
Repetition is used to create rhythm
Monday - Weather Repetition –
Monday - Weather Repetition –
· Choose a weather word (sun, rain, wind, snow, hail…)
· Choose a weather word (sun, rain, wind, snow, hail…)
· Use that word as the first word in each sentence.
· Use that word as the first word in each sentence.
· Finish each sentence with a detail about that type of weather.
· Finish each sentence with a detail about that type of weather.
Example: Rain
Example: Rain
Rain on rooftops,
Rain on rooftops,
Rain on trees.
Rain on trees.
Rain on grass,
Rain on grass,
But not on me!
But not on me!
Tuesday - Animal Repetition –
Tuesday - Animal Repetition –
· Choose an animal (dog, cat, bunny, lion, eagle)
· Choose an animal (dog, cat, bunny, lion, eagle)
· Use that word as the first two words in each sentence.
· Use that word as the first two words in each sentence.
· Finish each sentence with a detail about that animal.
· Finish each sentence with a detail about that animal.
Example: Butterfly
Example: Butterfly
Butterfly, butterfly, flutter around.
Butterfly, butterfly, flutter around.
Butterfly, butterfly, touch the ground.
Butterfly, butterfly, touch the ground.
Butterfly, butterfly, fly so free.
Butterfly, butterfly, fly so free.
Butterfly, butterfly, land on me!
Butterfly, butterfly, land on me!
Wednesday - Repetition with Personification
Wednesday - Repetition with Personification
Definition: Personification - when you give an object human behaviors, actions, or thoughts
Definition: Personification - when you give an object human behaviors, actions, or thoughts
· Step 1: Choose an item that can move, but is not alive (paper, leaves, cars, bikes, chairs)
· Step 1: Choose an item that can move, but is not alive (paper, leaves, cars, bikes, chairs)
· Step 2: Use that word twice in the first sentence
· Step 2: Use that word twice in the first sentence
· Step 3: The next line should describe how that item moves like a person! (dances, slides, floats, creeps, runs, jogs )
· Step 3: The next line should describe how that item moves like a person! (dances, slides, floats, creeps, runs, jogs )
· Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to make your poem longer!
· Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to make your poem longer!
Example: Snowflakes, Snowflakes
Example: Snowflakes, Snowflakes
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Dance all around.
Dance all around.
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Touch the ground
Touch the ground
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Snowflakes, snowflakes
In the air.
In the air.
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Everywhere!
Everywhere!
Thursday - Repetition with Questions
Thursday - Repetition with Questions
Definition: Questions – a sentence that asks you something that ends with a question mark (?).
Definition: Questions – a sentence that asks you something that ends with a question mark (?).
· Step 1: Choose a question word (Who, What, Where, When, Why, Which, How)
· Step 1: Choose a question word (Who, What, Where, When, Why, Which, How)
· Step 2: Use that word to ask short questions – you can focus on one topic or ask all kinds of questions – remember to always start with that SAME question word.
· Step 2: Use that word to ask short questions – you can focus on one topic or ask all kinds of questions – remember to always start with that SAME question word.
· Step 3: The Last Line Should NOT be a question. It should be a Statement, also known as a telling sentence. It should end in a period (.) or exclamation point (!). See the last line in the example below.
· Step 3: The Last Line Should NOT be a question. It should be a Statement, also known as a telling sentence. It should end in a period (.) or exclamation point (!). See the last line in the example below.
Example: WHY POETRY?
Example: WHY POETRY?
by Lee Bennett Hopkins
by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Why poetry?
Why poetry?
Why?
Why?
Why sunsets?
Why sunsets?
Why trees?
Why trees?
Why birds?
Why birds?
Why seas?
Why seas?
Why you?
Why you?
Why me?
Why me?
Why friends?
Why friends?
Why families?
Why families?
Why laugh?
Why laugh?
Why cry?
Why cry?
Why hello?
Why hello?
Why good-bye?
Why good-bye?
Why poetry?
Why poetry?
That’s why!
That’s why!
Friday - Repetition with Illustrations
Friday - Repetition with Illustrations
· Step 1: Choose 1 – 2 repetition poems you wrote this week and tidy them up.
· Step 1: Choose 1 – 2 repetition poems you wrote this week and tidy them up.
· Step 2: Draw an illustration that matches those poems.
· Step 2: Draw an illustration that matches those poems.
· Step 3: Send a copy to your teacher!
· Step 3: Send a copy to your teacher!
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