Archive for April, 2008

Figurative Language Spices Up Writing!

Mrs. Buck's update for April 29th 2008

Our day began with Word Ladder sheets and vocabulary review.  After reviewing our homework, we worked in our literacy groups at Centers, Class Book, and with Mrs. Buck.  Do you know what a simile is? We do!  The two key words for similes are “like” and “as.”  If you see those when comparing two things, […]

We Are So Excited To Be Writing Newspaper Articles!

Mrs. Buck's update for April 28th 2008

Our Monday morning began with Word Ladder sheets to build vocabulary and phonemic awareness.  We also reviewed some words from our Wonderful Words of the Day list from earlier in the year.  After meeting with our literacy groups, we began brainstorming ideas for our newspaper articles.  One of our end-of-the-year writing projects is creating a […]