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I Love My Pirate Papa by Laura Leuck (Author) and Kyle M. Stone (Illustrator) begins…
I love my pirate papa!
He’s the bravest buccaneer.
he helps me put my earring on
and buckles up my gear.
Teach the traits of word choice and voice as students write a treasure hunt story.
This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Two Writing Teachers.
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Making Cents by Elizabeth Keeler Robinson (Author) and Bob McMahon (Illustrator) is about counting and earning money.
Look! We have five pennies.
We can trade them for a…
Nickel!
Teach the traits of ideas and voice as students write about what they can buy with the money they earn.
Six Trait Author Programs and Classroom Writing Workshops
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Sally and Dave, a Slug Story by Felice Arena is a tongue twister!
Sally loves to swish, slam dunk, and sink baskets on Saturdays, and she’s super at shooting soccer goals on Sundays.
Teach the traits of voice and sentence fluency as students write their own tongue twisting tale.
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The Great Texas Hamster Drive by Eric A. Kimmel (Author) and Bruce Whatley (Illustrator) was inspired by a school visit! In this original tall tale, the daughter of Pecos Bill and Slue Foot Sue wants a pet…
“Here’s what I want,” said Sal. She showed everyone the picture of a little animal.
“That looks like a mouse,” said Bill. “If you want a pet mouse, go to the barn. We got plenty of ‘em there.”
“It’s not a mouse, Daddy,” said Sal. It’s a hamster.”
Teach the traits of voice and conventions as students write about a pet they would like to own.
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What Can You Do With a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla (Author) and Amy Cordova (Illustrator) asks a question and answers it in many different ways.
What can you DO with a rebozo?
Mama spreads it like a butterfly to
pretty up her dress for Sunday morning…
Teach the traits of ideas and voice as students write a class book about what they can do with a shawl on El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) today.
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In Epossumondas Saves the Day by Colleen Salley (Author) and Janet Stevens (Illustrator) Mama is making Epossumonda’s favorite dessert for his birthday when she discovers she is out of sody sallyraytus (baking soda).
“Well, I swaney!” cried Mama. “This is what happens when you wait till the last minute.”
Teach the traits of voice and word choice as students write their own version of The Three Billy Goats Gruff tale.
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I’m a Pill Bug by Yukihisa Tokuda (Author) and Kiyoshi Takahasi (Illustrator) tells the life story of a pill bug in his own words:
On the count of three: one, two, three!
Ta-da! I roll myself into a ball!
Simple, bright collages bring the reader into the pill bug’s world. Teach the traits of ideas and voice as students write a story from another bug’s point of view.
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Truck Driver Tom by Monica Wellington follows a truck driver on his cross country journey to deliver a load of fresh fruits and vegetables. Children will enjoy seeing words made of letters cut from magazines and newspapers.
Tom loves to drive his big truck
VROOM, VROOM.
Teach the traits of voice and word choice as students write their own travel stories.
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In The Dangerous Snake & Reptile Club by Daniel San Souci, a family vacation leads to new finds…
I found a king snake on the gravel road. I held it for a while and it didn’t seem afraid of me, so I took it back to the cabin.
Teach the traits of sentence fluency and voice as students write about something they found.
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Good Enough To Eat by Brock Cole begins…
Once there was a poor girl with no mama and no papa and nothing at all, not even a name. So some called her Scraps-and-Smells, and some called her Skin-and-Bones, and some called her Sweets-and-Treats, for that is how she earned her living–selling stale buns and paper birds in the market.
Teach the traits of conventions and voice as students write their own “ogre” stories.
