March

This month I introduced a choice-board as an add on to our weekly word study activity of choosing one word from their word list and using it in a sentence. Sounds simple, however, it is not. We have been working on proper grammar and punctuation for sentences as well as on creating sentences of substance with details and descriptive language. The students were tasked with creating a sentence using one of their words that incorporates punctuation, correct grammar, details, descriptive language and answers most of the who, what, where, when, why and how questions. Once the student's sentence was approved they were given the choice board to choose how they would like to bring their sentence to life.

Worksheet

This is the worksheet I created where students could brainstorm their ideas for a great sentence using one of their words from their list. They were asked to answer as many of the who, what where, when, why and how questions as they could and then put a nice descriptive sentence together.

Pearl

Sentence

Student Samples

This student chose the word pearl from her word list and created the following sentence using her worksheet. " On my birthday Ellery and I go swimming in the ocean to find pearls because we like making pearl necklaces and we also want to wear the pearl necklaces in our fashion show."

This student chose the word return and wrote the following sentence. "On Sunday, Lily went shopping for clothing at a store, but two days later she ended up going back to the store to return one of the pieces of clothing because it didn't fit."

Return

Sentence

After creating their sentences, I gave the students this choiceboard to choose how they wanted to illustrate their sentence. They were given 30 minutes to plan and execute their idea. Legos and watercolors were the most popular with three choosing Canva and no one choosing colored pencils. It was nice to see the students engaged in the option they chose and do be doing something hands-on. What I might do in the future is change out the colored pencils for model magic or oil pastels. Whether this activity helps with their remembering of spelling patterns is yet to be determined, but they enjoyed the activity, had fun creating their sentences, and have requested to do it again. All in all it was a success.

This student used Legos to illustrate their sentence. "On Sunday there was a nurse at the doctors office named Elle who was about to give a strep test by sticking the test in their mout hand then quickly removing it to see if they were sick."

This student used watercolors to illustrate their sentence. "On Thursday Johnny was running away from a turkey on his vacation in the Bahamas because he was scared the turkey would bite him."

This student used Canva to illustrate their sentence. " On Sunday Lily went shopping for clothing at a store but two days later she ended up going back to the store to return oneof the pieces of clothing because it did not fit her."

COMMENTS:

Hi Sarah! I love how this is an extension for spelling. It is awesome to have them create a sentence and then be creative with how they showcase it. I would love to try this too! - Amy

Sarah- What a wonderful idea! Look at how detailed their sentences became and the choices of how to illustrate them are incredible. I can't wait to try this in my class. It links so nicely with the new TC grammar too. -Jaime

Sarah! I love the introduction of the choice board here. You can see the evolution of PoP throughout your posts across the year. Michelle O'Donnell

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