If Not For the Cat ...Haikus

Today in class we read a great poetry book by Jack Prelutsky called If Not for the Cat. Prelutsky has written 17 haiku riddle poems describing different animals. The tie-in to our writing class is Prelutsky's examples of interesting word choice. We wrote a few haikus in class. Look here in the near future for some examples of student haikus. Here is a sample:

Chicken
On my precious egg
I contemplate the future
Destiny nugget

The video below is from a warm-up activity we did to reteach syllables. We picked 8 great words from the story, divided them up into syllables, and had groups of students chant the individual syllables. A volunteer student, that had left the room, had to come in and guess what the word was.

Homework: Finish A-Z booklet, Finish math packet and white circle sheet. Complete blue math sheet.

Tomorrow is the last day for the 2nd trimester AR goal and Valentine's Day. Students are encouraged to bring in Valentines, treats, and mailboxes.