Morning Questions the Phonics Dance Way Volume 1 (Revision 2 ~ 2013) Ginny A. Dowd
Table of Contents The Purpose to the Morning Question Page 5 Chants for Writing Page 6 The Editing Process Page 7 Listening Games Pages 8-11 Let s get started Pages 12-46 Referencing words and sentences The Themes Birthdays Pages 47-55 Monsters Pages 56-64 Bears and Bear Cubs Pages 65-75 Down on the Farm Pages 76-88 Families Pages 89-99 Friendships Pages 100 110 Frogs and Toad Pages 111 129 More Science Pages 130-144 3
The Earth Pages 145 155 Halloween Pages 156-163 Thanksgiving Pages 164-169 Christmas, Pages 170-182 Hanukkah And Kwanza Valentine s Day Pages 183-189 Groundhog s Day Pages 190 194 Saint Patrick s Day Pages 195-200 April Fools Day Pages 201-205 Easter Pages 206-212 Mother s Day Pages 213-218 Teddy Bears and Wishes Pages 219-225 More Social Studies Pages 226-236 Animals (Fact and Fiction) Pages 237 242 Puppies and Dogs Pages 243 248 4
Name Here is an opinion question. Do you like waking up in the morning and coming to school? Yes No Circle your opinion. Write your answer six times. Illustrate. Draw a picture of you in your pajamas. 16
Name Are you a boy or a girl? boy girl Circle your answer and write it six times. Illustrate. Draw a picture of you! 19
Name You have spent all week learning lots of new things! Here is an opinion question. What do you want to do this weekend to relax? Circle your answer and copy it below. I want to go to the movies. I want to go to the park. Illustrate. Draw a picture of you relaxing. 24
Name Here is an opinion question. What is your favorite color? Copy the words below and fill in the blank. (Where can you find the color words in our classroom? Don t spell your favorite color wrong!) I like best. Illustrate. Draw a picture of something that is your favorite color. 27
Name I can water my flowers. I can sing a song. I can write a story. Tell me two things you can do. Do NOT copy my I can sentences! Copy the sentence and fill in the blank. I can. 1. 2. Illustrate. Show my something you can do! 38
Name I want to get to know you. What month is your birthday? Where can you find the months of the year? Don t spell your birthday month wrong! It is in. Copy the words and fill in the blank. Illustrate. Draw a picture of you in a party hat. 48
Name Here is an opinion question. Would you rather be friends with an alien or a monster? Alien Monster Why? (Do NOT start your answer with the word Because!) 1. 2. Illustrate. 57
Name Here is an opinion question. Would you like to have a monster under your bed? Yes No (Do NOT start your answer with the word Because!) Why? 1. 2. Illustrate. 60
Name If you were walking through the woods and met a talking bear that could answer all of your questions, what would you ask him? (Remember you asked me a question. Where s your question mark!) 1. 2. Illustrate. 66
Name What would you do if a grizzly bear knocked on your front door? 1. 2. Illustrate. 74
Name One of these farm sentences is true moo! One of these farm sentences is Cock-a-doodle-do False! Can you guess? 1. True Moo! Cock-a-doodle-do False! 2. True Moo! Illustrate. What do you think? Cock-a-doodle-do False! What do you think? 78
Name What can you do to make your parents VERY happy? What else can you do? 2. Illustrate. 94
Name You want to convince your parents to buy you a pet! What kind of pet do you want to get? What can you say to convince your mom and dad to buy you this animal? 1. 2. Illustrate. They said YES! Look at my new pet! 98
Name Your best friend is down in the dumps. (That means sad!) What can you do to cheer your best friend up? 1. 2. 3. Illustrate. 102
Name Tell me something true about your best friend! Tell me a whopper about your best friend. (A whopper means a tall tale!) Make it hilarious! Illustrate. 105
Name Frogs can fly in the sky. That is toad ally false! Toads can make a sand castle at the beach. That is toad ally false! Write three of your own. Try to make them toad ally ridiculous! 1. That s toad ally ridiculous! 2. That s toad ally ridiculous! 3. That s toad ally ridiculous! Illustrate. 114
Name If a seed could talk, what would it say? (Don t forget your quotation marks!) A seed would say, 1. A seed would say, 2. A seed would say, 3. 137
Name If I wrote a thank you letter to our planet I would write.mother Earth, thank you for waves to surf on. Write a short thank you note to the Earth. Thank her for some of the wonderful things she provides you with! Dear Mother Earth, There is so much for me to thank you for! Love, 153