Writers learn to show, not tell, in their writing

Tomorrow is Wacky Hair Day at Broadmoore

In writing we did a “Show, don’t tell” lesson.  We folded a piece of paper into 8 boxes and I gave a word or description and each child drew what they thought it could be.  I started out very general, until the end and I gave very specific descriptive words and we all ended up with a large, purple teddy bear with green polka-dots, a pink heart, a cute face, two arms, and two legs. 

In science we revisited yesterday’s lesson and discussed which rock was the “thirstiest” or was the most porous.  We then put the four samples in order of porosity.  We discussed how if sandstone could hold or store water, it could also store other liquids, such as oil.  We then wrote an acrostic that had to give me three facts about our lessons in the Fossils to Fuel curriculum.