Our class read the book titled The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater. In this book, a man who lives in a neighborhood with houses that are all the same, dares to be different and changes the way his house looks. The neighbors are angry with him but one-by-one they change their houses appearance. The moral of the story is dare to be different and that the differences among us are the best things in life. Be who you are, not who everyone wants you to be! After reading the story, the students broke up into small groups and discussed inspirational quotes that can be found displayed on the bulletin board. The last thing we did was discuss adjectives and brainstormed adjectives of what we want to "be" in school and in life. We also did a mini-lesson on the use of a thesaurus and how that can help writers with using more exciting words in their writing. Once the students found the perfect word of what they wanted to "be" in school and in life, they decorated their word. Please come and check out the hard work of your children!
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