Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

Students share circus paragraphs & pictures with class.

Objective: To share their paragraphs and pictures with each other and celebrate their mastery of the skill.

Activity:
1) Students show circus tent pictures and read their paragraphs to the class.
2) Students take a field trip to a circus or watch a movie about the circus.
3) Share ideas and experiences in groups. Each group formulates a paragraph about the trip or movie. Read to class.

Assessment: Enjoyment, involvement, enthusiasm - participation and accuracy.