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We are going to have SO much fun together!

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We are going to have SO much fun together!

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Everyday you will see there is a different read aloud for your to listen to and then a writing activity that follows.

Before we get started, you should make a comfortable work space in your home for you to work in. Here are some materials you will need: a notebook, a pencil, crayons or colored pencils, and the books you have received in the mail.

Your first job as readers and writers is to comment to this post. Introduce yourself and say hi! Tell me what your favorite book is. :)

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Hi kids! I want to know all about you! Here is your first writing activity. All you need is a piece of paper and colorful crayons or markers.

You will be creating a heart map. Here are the steps:
1. Draw a heart as big as you can on any piece of paper!
2. Think of some important people, places or things that you love with all of your heart.
3. With a crayon or marker, write a word in the middle of the heart of someone special to you.
4. With a different colored crayon or marker, write a word inside the heart of your favorite activity or sport!
5. Keep going until you have your heart filled with lots of words that represent all of the things that you love so much.

*** If you have trouble writing the words, you can use pictures instead! :) ****

The last step is to take a picture and post it below! You can click the + sign under this post and upload a picture of your heart map. I can't wait to see all of the things that you love!

There are examples below of what a heart map might look like! (Click on the picture to enlarge it). Have fun with it!

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Good writers have a space set up where they can be prepared to write. Think about places where you work best! I know it might be difficult to work from home, but we need to set up a space where you can work best in your house.

When I work, I need a table. I need paper, a pencil, and some crayons. I need my books close by. I need it to be quiet.

Your job as a writer today is to make a neat space in your house where you will be working every day with your computer. Your job is to sketch/ draw what your work space looks like.

Here are the steps to your activity today:
1. Draw what your work space looks like.
2. Label it!

Check out Ms. Rosa's work space example below:

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Since we are learning from home, it is important to recognize and appreciate all of the things that make us happy at home.

You have two jobs as a writer today.
1. Create a list of things that make you happy while we have to stay at home.
2. Pick one thing from that list and write about it. Try to write at least 3 sentences. Example: maybe you put a special toy on your list that makes you happy at home. Tell me about the toy. When did you get it? Where did you get it? What does it look like? Does it have a name? Why is it your favorite?

Check out Ms. Rosa's list and writing below about some of the things that has been keeping her happy while at home!

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On a blank piece of paper, complete the sentences on this page. Write "I like my ____________," and finish the sentence! Then draw a picture of yourself!

Check out Ms. Rosa's example. :)

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In the story you listened to today, we meet a little girl who does not like when people touch her hair. On any new blank piece of paper, write about something that you don't like. Why don't you like it? Try to write 3 sentences & draw a picture to match the words you wrote!

Look at Ms. Rosa's example!

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"a family is a family is a family" Read Aloud

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Every family is different. Who is in your family? Write about it. You can use this sentence starter:

"This is my: _______________"

Draw a picture to show me what the people in your family look like.

Check out Ms. Rosa's example of her family:

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Write about a time that someone showed you kindness, or about a time that you were kind to someone else! :)

Draw a picture to match your writing. Sometimes it is easier to draw the picture first to help you write!

Check out Ms. Rosa's example:

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🐒Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang (Read Aloud)for children | Storytime | Emotions |Miss Jill

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Write about a time when you felt grumpy. Why did you feel grumpy? What did you do to feel better?

Draw a picture to match your writing. Sometimes it is easier to draw the picture first to help you write!

Check out Ms. Rosa's example!

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Be Kind | A Children's Story about things that matter

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Make a list of ways to be kind in your notebook. What are some things you can do to be kind to others?

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Let's think about our happy feeling. Remember the list you made of all of the things that make you happy? If you can't find that list, go back to the date "Wednesday, July 8th" on this padlet and scroll to the bottom to find your happy list, I posted it here on the padlet.

Your job is to pick one thing from the list and write about why it makes you happy!

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I want to know your opinion! An opinion is what YOU think is best. Answer the following question in your notebook and tell me WHY that choice is your favorite.

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Good readers and writers are able to retell a story. What happens in the beginning? What happens in the middle of the story? What happens at the end?

Write what happens in each part and it might help you to draw a picture too! :)

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One of Those Days By Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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Tell me about "one of those days" in your writing. Maybe you can think about what your day was like yesterday and write about it. Give the day a "name" like the author names the days in this book.

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Finish this sentence in your notebook!

" I am ______________________."

Draw a picture to match your sentence. :)

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Write a letter to a crayon! Tell them why they are your favorite crayon in this story. :)

Start your letter like this:
"Dear ____________ crayon,"

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I feel so lucky that I have been able to get to know you these last 4 weeks. You are all so special and amazing readers and writers. You can do ANYTHING that you set your mind to! Keep working hard. I am so proud to have been your summer teacher! :) Keep in touch!

There is no writing activity for today. Let's celebrate!