Fun with Our Buddies!

Last week, students taught their buddies in Mr. Carr's class about figurative language. Each group read their buddy a story and then led a discussion on figurative language. Fifth graders helped their buddies identify examples from the story and explain their meanings. What a great way to build leadership and communication skills! 

Today, we joined our buddies for a special Thanksgiving activity. We read the story, Thank You Sarah by Laurie Halse Anderson. The story focuses on Sarah Hale who spent 35 years petitioning government leaders to preserve the observance of Thanksgiving. 

After listening to the story, buddies worked together to identify the steps Sarah took to solve her problem and to explain the theme (message) of the story. What a great way to start celebrating the holiday!