SubscribeAnalyzing and Honoring Writing at Sandhills Elem in Swansea, SC
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009See how the teachers at Sandhills Elementary honor writing and analyze books. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘onomatopoeia’
Language fun with Crocodile Listens and the chant books
Sunday, December 14th, 2008This amazing teacher worked with her students to put together a Thanksgiving-appropriate story using the structure of Crocodile Listens. See what happens when turkey listens!
They also created a turkey chant using the chant books as a structural element. Mrs Schwartz is clearly an extraordinary teacher.
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- These are actually breeds of turkeys, apparently.
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- The students map out sounds a turkey might hear
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- They set the story when the pilgrims arrived!
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- They imagine what the turkey heard!
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- Onomatopoeia comes into play.
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- Creating the stories touches many kinds of descriptive writing.
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- This writing is early elementary. Wow!
Standards for Dig, Wait, Listen: a Desert Toad’s Tale
Friday, November 7th, 2008Dig Wait Listen
English/Language Arts Standards
Kindergarten
K.1.1 Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
K.1.2 Follow words from left to right and from top to bottom on the printed page.
K.1.3 Understand that printed materials provide information. (more…)
Fish Activities for Trout, Trout, Trout and Trout Are Made of Trees
Thursday, September 25th, 2008-
- Fish Poetry at Nappanee Elem
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- Nappanee educators created this fish hallway with language activities
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- Swimming in Poetry
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- Stuffed fish art at Nappanee
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- Graphic/ Comic book format to learn story structure at Waynesville, OH school
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- More multi-dimensional fish art in Waynesville, OH!
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- Wow, Waynesville. I love this green fish. Looks like a young trunkfish.
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- Research fish using library forms to organize thoughts
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- These library activities were created by a media specialist, Columbus, OH
Dig, Wait, Listen Activity Roundup
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
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- Dublin, OH
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- Waynesville, OH students do toad sculptures
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- Waynesville paper toads with tongues and sound words
