Sensory Language

Our WOW word this week is perplexed.  We had fun telling about times we have been confused before.  In SWR we are working on the ___in and ___im word families and trying to always remember to uppercase (capitalize) people's names, even when they are in the middle of sentences! 

Today in math we learned how to add and subtract on a number line.  We took notes in our math journals too, which felt very grown up.  We took notes about what +, -, and = means.  Ask your first grader to tell you the difference between these symbols.  We continued to count and record our counting and strategies in our journals as well.

We started reading Charlotte's Web in literacy to prepare for our field trip in December.  We read chapter one and did such great reading work as we read.  We listened for sensory language.  Sensory language is words that are written or spoken that tells us what a character is seeing, smelling, tasting, touching  and hearing.  We kept track of our examples and where we found them in the book. Here are a couple of our favorites,

"her shoes were sopping," "the air smelled of springtime,"  "no bigger than a white rat." 

As we read, we look for sensory language that helps us understand the character and story better. 

In writing we continue to work on personal narratives.  We are working to add conversations, details and to show how the people are feeling.  Today, we tried to use at least one example of sensory language. 

We are looking forward to Friday's celebration.  Parents/guests may arrive at 1:30 to help with costumes.  The parage begins at 1:50 and then we will return to our room to have a small celebration with food and drinks.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks!