Teacher for the Day

In Room 8 we have been learning about persuasive writing. Over the week, we have enjoyed numerous Mo Willems "Pigeon" books and saw how the pigeon tried to convince others to let him have a puppy, a hot dog and to drive a bus! The Grade 1s decided to write their teachers to let them be teachers for the day. All week long, they worked on creating interesting hooks for their writing, including reasons why they would be great teachers and created a strong ending. Was that writing convincing! So today, the kids are in charge. Each child was the teacher for a part of the day, leading the math problem, selecting the games in gym, reading the class a story and helping during writing. Well done boys and girls!

Here are a few samples of the writing: