Friday, May 3, 2019

"Spring Is" poetry

My "Budding" class learned a fancy new word: ONOMATOPOEIA!  This big word is simple to understand: when words sound like their meaning.  We had fun exploring the sounds of spring in this Fill-in-the-blank poem.

"Spring is When," by Matthew (1st grade)


"Spring is When," by Charlize (2nd grade)

"Spring is When," by Seoyoon (2nd grade)

Pledge of Allegiance Translation

The Pledge of Allegiance is a recitation that many children say without truly understanding what they are saying.  These are some big, crucial words!  What DO they mean?  My "Budding" class had a fun time learning dictionary skills (YES, they are still important!) and looking up those hard words.  We then wrote a "translation" of the Pledge of Allegiance, reciting words we could understand so we could comprehend the true meaning and learn some awesome vocabulary.  We then got to make our own flags out of construction paper and stickers.  Here is Beatrice's (3rd grade) project!