Jo - Sunday, September 28, 2008, 12:30 pm
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Categories: ABCs, Holidays, Homeschooling, Lesson Plans, Reading, Spelling, Writing
My son will be making a Halloween book for his Halloween theme unit, using the following for some ideas:
Art/Crafts/Games:
Phantasmechanics Online: A Cute FCG Marionette for Kids
Martha Stewart: Halloween Decorating
Kaboose: Halloween
DLTK’s Halloween Crafts for Kids
kiddyhouse.com: Halloween Activities
Apples4theteacher.com: Halloween Activities and Games for Kids
PBS Kids: Halloween
Rats2U.com: Halloween Fun-4-Kids
theKidzpage.com: Halloween Games and Activities
BillyBear4Kids.Com: Billy Bear’s Halloween Party
Kids’ Turn [...]
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Jo - Sunday, September 14, 2008, 5:58 pm
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Categories: Writing
In October I gave my students the following list of verbs as they wrote a new story (see sample worksheet):
adjust
dig
jiggle
ride
sweat
ask
divulge
jog
roam
swim
assist
draw
jump
roll
swoop
bake
drive
leap
romp
talk
banish
eat
leave
run
tear
beg
enter
magnetize
rush
throw
bite
exit
march
scamper
tiptoe
blink
explore
meddle
search
toddle
bounce
extinguish
mow
share
touch
bound
fall
navigate
shuffle
trample
break
flap
nestle
sigh
tremble
capture
fly
nod
sing
trip
chew
frighten
ooze
skip
tumble
clench
gallop
pace
slide
type
conceal
giggle
pat
slip
walk
cook
glide
peek
soar
wash
crawl
grab
pet
somersault
wave
creep
grow
play
spread
whisper
cringe
growl
plead
stare
wiggle
crush
hire
point
stir
wink
cry
hit
polish
stomp
wreck
dance
hop
prance
stretch
wring
dash
hug
prowl
stroke
wrinkle
desert
invite
quake
stroll
write
detain
jerk
race
stutter
yawn
After they finished their first drafts, I asked them to replace as many of their passive verbs with the active verbs on this list. Their writings sparkled!
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