Donna Oster's Third Grade Class

My third grade class read Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, as a whole class novel. We enjoyed her writing style very much as we learned about the past. As she wrote about winter we noticed we were able to create great pictures in our minds because of the figurative language she used. We created a Kidspiration template that we used to teach them the process of writing similes and then the students wrote similes of their own about winter.

Student Created Similes

The snow is soft like a dog. By Abby	A blizzard is fierce like a wild animal. By Adam	The snow is soft like a pillow. By Brenna
Winter is fun like a sled. By Calli	Snowflakes are sparkly like glitter. By Chelsea	The ice is as chilly as snow. By Cheryl
The snow is freezing like a freezer. By Collin	The blizzard is as strong as wind. By Courtney	The ice is sharp like swords. By Jacob
Icicles are slippery like a waxed floor. By Jill	The sled is red like a calf's back. By Larissa	Snow is white like sugar. By Serena
Snowflakes are soft like pillows. By Mahriya	Snow is fluffy like a blanket. By Scotty	Ice is shivery like icicles. By Tara
The snow is fluffy like a cat. By Andy	The snow is fluffy like cotton balls. By Brandy	The snowman is white like a ghost. By David
Ice is clean like glass. By Shaela	The icicles are sharp like knives. By Tiffany	Winter is icy like a skating rink. By Torri

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