what do you want to be when you grow up?

Many of my students have a hard time answering that question. Some say "nothing," and most say "I don't know." Do you remember what you wanted to be? I always wanted to be an artist.

Two weeks ago, we had Career Week at school. Parents volunteered to come in and talk about their jobs, and our pencil pals told us about theirs. The kids were able to learn about new careers and wrote about what they want to be when they grow up. It was encouraging to see them revisit this question (I also asked in the beginning of the year) and to read their responses. Here are some of them:

"This job will be hard because there are so so so many animals."

"I will need Pampers and kids. I can't wait to be a mom!"

jason's recent creations

JasonJ + sidekicks

Superpencil

what is your favorite dessert?

This week, our pencil pals wrote about their favorite desserts. The kids loved all of them! The prompt was also the perfect way to introduce adjectives.

 

After we read our pencil pals' responses, the kids voted on which they wanted as a treat on Friday.

Cookies were the most popular!

My students worked really hard this week and wrote about their favorite desserts as well. Here's a look at the process.