First of all, y’all are crackin’ me right up with all the pencil commentary.  I’m just glad I’m not alone!  Thanks for commiserating 😉

Secondly, let’s discuss teaching my kididdles adjectives.  I decided we needed something a little more substantial than the totally un-fun and completely un-engaging pencil-and-paper activities in my reading series (which is Treasures, btw).  Don’t get me wrong, I really like some things about our reading series, but worksheets alone aren’t going to teach my pumpkins about descriptive words.

They really need concrete experiences to learn – especially at six- and seven-years-old.  Right?!

Insert the old standby – popcorn.  Freshly popped right in front of them popcorn.

{And, btw, it was oh-so-cool to use an air-popper to pop it!  Most of them had only ever used a microwave and using an air-popper was pretty much *12 kinds* of fun!  Especially watching the popcorn waterfall dump into our big silver bowl!  It was like MAGIC!}

After encouraging them to truly experience the popcorn – it’s smell, texture, appearance, and taste – we met to discuss the many adjectives that could describe this yummy afternoon treat.

Afterwards, of course, we like totally had to do a fun little art project.  They turned out super cutie!

{If you’re interested in this activity, you can check it out in my TpT store.  It includes the activity sheet my students completed after we met to discuss popcorn adjectives, writing paper, a literacy center (+ corresponding recording sheet), a sample lesson plan, and some templates for the whole-group graphic organizer I made. Read the description for more detail.  Click HERE to go see!}