Alphabet: 1. Choose a wide topic, like food or sports, that has a lot of words associated with it. 2. Write a word that starts with each letter of the alphabet in alphabetical order. 3. Keep to the topic.
Example:
Cars by Mrs Lloyd Thomas
Acura, Bugatti, Chrysler, Dodge
Edsel, Ford, Golf, Honda
Isetta, Jeep, Kia, Lamborghini
Maserati, Neon, Opel, Porsche
Quest, Rambler, Studebaker
Toyota, Uno, Volkeswagen
Wolesley, Xebra, Yukon
Zephyr
Diamante: Line 1: Topic (noun) Line 2: Use two words to describe the noun (adjectives)
3. Use three action words (verbs ending in ing) Line 4. Use a four word phase capturing a feeling about the topic. Line 5: Use three action words Line 6: Use Two describing words (adjectives)
Line 7: Use a synonym of your topic for an ending word.
Education by Mrs Lloyd Thomas
Education
important, interesting
thinking, creating, reading
Learning about awesome ideas
wondering, writing, building
helpful, enriching
school
Hexaduad:
- 12 lines made up of 6 rhyming couplets
- the lines of each couplet must have the same number of syllables
That's My Hair by G. B. Lipson
My hair is high and curly
It's wavy and it's swirly
I wash it and I squeeze it
I mousse it and I tease it
It's long and short and fluffy-poo
It's thick and rich and bleached so true
If I have a bad hair day
I glue it stiff with clouds of spray
It takes a lot of loving care
To tease and train humongous hair!
Brains and soul may tell a story
But gorgeous hair is a crowning glory!
Acrostic:
- Write the word vertically
- Write a short phrase starting with each letter of the word
- Does not need to rhyme or have lines of equal syllables
Patterns by Mrs Lloyd Thomas
Placing shapes down
Adding makes an increasing pattern
Tables organize your work
Try to solve it
Explain your answer
Remember to write the rule
Never give up on the answer
Definition:
- start with the question (Who are, What is)
- 10 phrases that define the topic
- does not have to rhyme
Relatives by Room 13
What are relatives?
family that love and care for you
can be obnoxious and annoying
fight with you over the holidays
embarrass you in front of your friends
pinch your cheeks and hug you too tight
love you a lot deep inside
call you snuggums, poochyface, guppy or Mr. Pants
sometimes live far away
make you laugh
are one part of your life you should keep by your side
Those are relatives.
Like to cook? Enjoy learning about food? Crème Fraîche on Annette Street has a some workshops for ages 7 to 12 called Fraîche Kids on the Block Food Series. You can read more about it 
