How Animals Move!

A blue whale dives. (Kelley) A praying mantis flies. (Tommy) A polar bear floats. (Logan) A snake slithers. (Ryan) A jumping spider floats. (Sarah) A blue whale swims. (Tia) An armadillo leaps (Kate)

Day 1Each child dictates a sentence about the book. Teacher writes it on chart paper. Day 2Finish collecting and writing sentences. Day 3Read sentences on chart Day 4Read sentences on chart. Day 5Children get a mixed up version of their sentence cut into individual words. ! snake (Ryan) A slithers. ! ! They arrange and glue sentence on paper (trace or copy), then illustrate sentence. All pages are bound together in class book to add to reading center.