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Imaginative Picture Writing

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Students work in multi-age pairs to develop books written in the style of "It Looked Like Spilt Milk" by Charles G. Shaw. The younger students paint or draw white designs while the older students then write a description of the drawings. Students present their work to the class.

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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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