We worked on a little persuasive writing yesterday. The quality of work that I can get when children know that Santa will be reading their writing is AMAZING! :)
We were trying to convince Santa that we would make good reindeer for his team. We thought of lots of reason that would persuade Santa to let us be one of his reindeer.
Then we used ALL the things that we know about writing to make sure that our letters to Santa were easy for him to read.
1. Use spaces between words.
2. Use neat handwriting.
3. Make sure there are enough letters in each word.
4. Make sure that word wall words are spelled correctly.
5. Make sure to use punctuation.
It turns out that your little ones are pretty clever!
Here are a couple of examples. The rest are hanging in the hallway for now. They will come home before break.
Let me just say, if I were Santa, I'd take the massage!
Dear Santa,
I would make a good reindeer because I would look at the lists. I would wear a light bulb on my nose. I won't wake the children. I will follow your directions. I will massage your feet. I will wake you up when it's time to go. I will give you the lists of presents. I will sing for you.
Love,
Alex
Dear Santa,
I would be a great reindeer because I would be strong and I would be quiet. And I would be fast when we're late. And when I saw somebody I would run and I would be a lookout in case there was somebody on the naughty list.
Love,
Cooper
