Sensory language

Some words have the power to invoke sensory responses. They are called sensory words.

Sensory Details Anchor Chart

As my writing course is coming to end I would like to share an activity that we worked on last week using sensory details. Good writers know that their reader will need to visualize when reading their story. It is important to have your students adding details that help the reader to see, hear, touch, feel, smell, and even taste. This adds so much to the student's writing and is a quick way to spice up a bland writing piece. I have posted some of my professors favorite picture books to use…

A mini anchor chart for teaching sensory words, imagery, and visualization!

What is Imagery? Words that appeal to readers' senses are referred to as imagery . Writers usually try to describe places, characte...

Explicitly teaching and practicing reading strategies is so important to give students tools to better comprehend what they are reading. Some of these powerful strategies include using background knowledge, making predictions, asking questions, making inferences,

Thursday afternoon I rushed around my classroom, planning for a substitute. If there is anything I hate more, I cannot think of it. Trust me, I would so much rather be in my classroom! I will say; however, that this day and a half in workshops was well worth it. I feel lucky to be a part of the Arkansas Benchmark Review Committee. The entire process of creating, field testing, and then launching an exam of such importance seems so daunting, but to be a part of it for a year now has very…

What are the 8 sensory systems? You'll learn all about your 8 senses here.

Please cite all poem references: “Excerpt from ‘Suzie Bitner Was Afraid of the Drain’ by Barbara Vance.” Thank you! The Perfect Cup of Cocoa The perfect cup of cocoaIs rich and chocolatey,And alway…