Writing Prompt- Mona Lisa

I saw this fun idea on pinterest (Thanks JennaLee!). I love being able to introduce a famous piece of art..and then write about it.  We wrote about places that make us happy and why Mona Lisa would love it there.

Where would you go...and would you bring friends?

Our main focus with this writing prompt was staying on topic. When writing about someplace fun it is sometimes difficult to remember that we are trying to make Mona Lisa happy.

Our assorted groups would take Mona Lisa everywhere to make her smile again after being cooped up in a frame for so long. "Anywhere is better than being in a frame" was the consensus!!
The biggest success was a student who did not want his work on the wall in the hallway. After he saw his finished product, he said, "I guess it is okay to hang it." He had a huge smile on his face!

Create a slideshow

Hermit Crabs - Changing Shells

I have a student who loves hermit crabs. He shared this video with the class.

Math Skills Create your own problems

When students can create their own questions...then the learning can begin!!!

Quotation Marks

Sometimes a lesson just comes together.  The students loved this activity!

1.  Pair Students
2.  Each pair gets an envelope that contains a whole sentence-words only and individually cut
3.  Students work together to create a sentence that makes sense

When they have their sentences finished....

4.  Ask students to give you five! (Capital, Subject, Verb, Makes Sense, Punctuation)  What is missing?

PUNCTUATION

5.  Give them all sorts of punctuation marks and see what they come up with.
6.  Play Video if they need help with quotation mark placement. Or play it just for fun!!

7. As a follow up lesson or review, play feet punctuation. Students are given a giant words and must build a sentence with correct punctuation using their feet.

And after a fun day using quotation marks... we say goodbye to our class Punctuation Mascot!!