In first grade, we’ve been working on identifying and understanding how words in a story can tell about feelings and senses. It’s been great that our reading unit ,Winds of Change, has matched perfectly with our writing trait, Word Choice.
This week we spent a few days on reading: When Sophie Gets Angry Really Really Angry by: Molly Bang. My students loved the story! They so easily related it to their own lives. While we read, we discussed different emotions we saw throughout the story and how the author conveyed the feelings.
The students then were given a writing prompt to describe the main character, Sophie, in one word.
The next day we brainstormed how we respond when we are angry. We’ve been focusing on using ‘million dollar words’ in our writing so as we brainstormed we did our best to use those words. I gave the students the opportunity to write about themselves and what happens when they get angry, really, really angry. They loved it!
We finished the week with a little Shaving Cream spelling. They loved reviewing for their spelling test by spelling the words on their desk with shaving cream!
I am so excited to start our Pop Rock unit this week! They are going to freak out! 
Look for the post next weekend!
Look for the post next weekend! 
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