We can hardly believe it is time for winter break. Where has the first part of the year gone?
Last week we made adorable sock snowmen. This week we wrote an explanatory piece giving directions on how to make them. For some reason the kids were super focused and wrote for over an hour! It was probably because they loved the little snowmen so much. They even wanted to include their writing as part of their gift to their parents. It was nice to end the week with such quality work.
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| Yes, we know the border is upside down, but this student's writing was so well done we wanted to show-case it. Also, this is only page one. |
Another fun activity we did this week involved synonyms and antonyms. The kids made synonym-antonym word strings. Each group of students was given a bag filled with six words. They then had to arrange them according to their degree with the strongest opposites at the top and bottom. Before they could arrange them, they had to look up the definitions to determine where to place them.
In computer lab, we continued having fun with words. We used the program Tagxedo to create word art with synonyms or antonyms.
Our last activity of the week was making pine cone reindeer. To solidify the idea of following directions, we had the kids how to make the reindeer. If they followed the directions they ended up with an adorable reindeer!
Have a great Holiday Season!
Kim and Anne
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