Our class read Bunny's Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown.  We talked about what does and does not make a sound in nature.  Students then used their imaginations and as an Independent Writing activity wrote Bunny at the Beach, a sequel to the story.  They took turns working on this Kidspiration template while the rest of the class wrote their stories.  Everybody had a chance to read their sequels to the class. Here are some samples of  their work.

Bunny at the Beach

One day bunny went to the beach and he saw a starfish but the starfish did not make a sound. The next day bunny saw a barnacle but it did not make a sound. The next day bunny went back to the beach and he saw a whale. The whale got him wet. Then he saw a snapping turtle and the snapping turtle made a snapping noise.

 

 One day Bunny went to the beach. He put his  diving  suit on. He went in the water. He saw a starfish.  Then a jellyfish came along. The jellyfish and  the  starfish did not talk. But there was a whale  and a  seal that talked. They looked at the bunny and  said,  "What's that?" They made a noise again and  said," What's that?" The bunny ran home to tell  his  mother what he saw.

 

 Bunny was at the beach. Bunny saw a lot of  people  in the water. Bunny was in the water. He saw a lot of fish and he saw a big shark, but the shark  did  not  see him. He saw a barnacle. It did not make  any  noise. And he saw a clam. It did not make any  noise. Then he went to go surfing. Then he went  home  and  ate dinner. The next day he went back and went  surfing.

 

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