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Onomatopoeia Picture Book Lesson: Tell a Story with Sounds

Storm Song is a rhythmic and rhyming book about three kids in the midst of a dark and long storm. Some pages feature onomatopoeia (boom, bang, rumble, rap) and other pages feature describing words (like flash and sparkle). When I introduce onomatopoeia in my Language Arts class, we use this book.

The picture book Storm Song provides ample opportunity to practice recognizing and understanding onomatopoeia. Lesson ideas and free printable provided. Continue reading

Apples Activities for STEAM Class

We had so much fun playing with apples in STEAM class yesterday. We learned about the scientific method and then we created towers (or modern art) with apple chunks. Our apple STEAM projects were a lot of fun.
STEAM Apple activities were simply perfect for the autumn season. Continue reading