Scarecrows

Today was a scarecrow day! I usually do a few days of scarecrows, but this year, we just ran out of time. But, I did manage to squeeze in one day!

In the morning we read The Lonely Scarecrow, by Tim Preston. We talked about how the scarecrow's feelings changed from the beginning of the story to the end of the story. The kids then wrote about the story using the beginning, middle and end.

In the afternoon, we read The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown.  We talked about whether each student thinks scarecrows are scary or not. Then, they wrote about their opinions and stated a reason why they thought this way.  Finally, the kids made some cute scarecrows to go along with their writing.  

     

For these activities, and many more, click below to view my scarecrow packet.