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Spring Writing Lesson – Raining Cats and Dogs!

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Spring Writing Lesson – Raining Cats and Dogs!

Spring Writing Lesson – Raining Cats and Dogs!

I’m here! I’m here!

Thanks for all the well wishes, comments and emails. That little bout of illness was on the far side of ridiculous peeps! Hospitals are not fun! But tonight I feel MUCH better. YAY!

Oxygen is a wonderful thing. Turns out – your body needs it for everything or it just shuts down. Who knew? ;-P

I wanted to show you what my kiddos are going to do next week. I’m SO excited to do this with them. I know they are going to LOVE it!! It is definitely one of my favorite spring writing projects.

Some Weather and Idioms

We are finishing up our unit on weather and discussing matter this week. SO in thinking about all things solid, liquid and gas AND all things weather AND my ELL’s and crazy sayings and idioms that we have in the English language, I decided we needed some fun. (PLUS my kids had a sub for a FULL week – so they deserve to do something adorable and fun!)

We are going to spend some time talking about expressions and what they mean. We will infer meaning by looking at the exaggerations. I LOVE doing that kind of thing. It is amazing what the kiddos can figure out just by chatting about it.  

I give you… The Day it Rained Cats and Dogs… a perfect for spring writing lesson and activity and craft!

Here are a few images from my previous kiddos’ work.

Student sample writing

As with all of my narrative writing lessons, we begin this cutie with a writing plan of story boxes. The process is easy to instruct and engaging for the kids. They can’t wait to get their ideas down on paper.

Their stories are always so entertaining! I always crack up reading their final drafts.

Since we have been writing narratives all year, their skills have become amazing. They include adjectives with little to no prompting. They aren’t afraid to make their story wacky – while they keep it focused.

Sample student writing

It’s absolutely one of my favorite bulletin boards. Those raining cats and dogs are just so fun to look at! It’s also a very unexpected and different spring writing activity.

Bulletin board pieces for The Day it Rained Cats & Dogs

The Raining Cats and Dogs resource includes the writing lesson, writing plan graphic organizers, writing stationery and the black lines for the cover and a full-color cover option, plus the kitty and puppy black lines.

You can find Raining Cats and Dogs in my store.

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  • Suzy Q
    · Reply

    April 22, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    Traci, I am so glad to hear you are better now. Praise be to oxygen! 😉

    This set is so adorable, and I am not even a dog person! We don't even teach idioms, but this is on my wishlist, nonetheless. That's how you know you have a winner!

    Take care and don't overdo it when you head back to school!

  • Barbara Leyne
    · Reply

    April 23, 2013 at 2:18 AM

    I'm SO happy to hear you're feeling better. Yay you!!

    Your "Raining Cats and Dogs" looks super cute. Have fun with it!

    ❀Barbara❀
    Grade ONEderful
    Ruby Slippers Blog Designs

  • vicky1970
    · Reply

    April 23, 2013 at 2:31 AM

    That looks so cute Traci!! I'm so glad to hear you are feeling better and I know your kiddos were so super excited and beyond thrilled to have you back. <3
    Vicky

  • Fluttering Through First Grade
    · Reply

    April 23, 2013 at 4:06 AM

    We missed you friend! So glad you are doing better and enjoying that oxygen!

    LOVE your lil pups and kitty's! Their paws are the cutest ever~great stuff!

    ~Christy & Tammy
    Fluttering Through First Grade

  • Katie Knight
    · Reply

    April 23, 2013 at 7:26 AM

    SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cute!

  • Chris Pearson
    · Reply

    April 24, 2013 at 4:50 PM

    Soooo very adorable! I love your blog. Thank you for sharing all these wonderful ideas.

    Owl About Us

  • Cecilia
    · Reply

    April 27, 2013 at 5:23 AM

    What a cute idea! You are so talented.

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