Elaborate Your Writing Using Your Five Senses (FLEX Class)

This is a flex class. There are no live classes. You can do each week's lesson and assignment on your own schedule. In this class, students will learn to use descriptive words in their writing. They will use the five sense to write descriptions. Students will create a booklet throughout the course. By the end of the course, students will have a complete booklet of descriptions using the five senses. Students will interact with the teacher and the other students by using Nearpod and the classroom. There will be a variety of description games posted in our classroom. Below is a breakdown of the class.

Week 1: Look
Students will learn to describe by using an object's color, size, and shape. The students will practice using describing words on how a character looks. Then, students will describe themselves. They will fill out a chart with descriptive words. Then, the students will complete the first page in their Senses Booklet. They will write a paragraph describing how they look. 

Week 2: Feel
Students will look at a variety of pictures. They will be introduced to different words that can describe how the objects in the pictures feel. Students will feel pencil and brainstorm words to describe how it feels. Students will pick a favorite toy. They will fill out a chart to describe how their toy feels. Then, the students will fill out the second page in their Senses Booklet. They will write a paragraph describing how their favorite toy feels. 

Week 3: Sound
Students will watch videos of things found around a home. Students will brainstorm the sound each thing makes. Then, students will find something around their home that makes a sound. They will brainstorm words that describe its sound. Then, they will fill out the third page in their Senses Booklet. They will write a paragraph describing how the object sounds. 

Week 4: Smell
Students will be introduced to words that describe how something can smell. Students will go on a scavenger hunt at home. They will be given some descriptive words. They will find foods that fit each descriptive word. They will share the foods they found with the class. Then, they will pick out a favorite food to describe. They will fill out a chart about the food's smell. Then, the students will fill out the fourth page in their Senses Booklet. They will write a paragraph describing how their favorite food smells. 

Week 5: Taste
Students will brainstorm tasty words for a variety of foods. Students will choose their favorite meal. They will fill out a chart with descriptive words on how their favorite meal tastes. Then, they will fill out the fifth page in their Senses Booklet. They will write a paragraph describing how their favorite meal tastes. 

Each week, learners will share their writing in our classroom.