I decided to take Caroline's challenge over at http://www.coeurdela.com/ and try out this creative list...it almost reads like a poem...in fact I am now envisioning a way to include it in my lesson plan! (If you haven't checked out Caroline's blog do it NOW! It's fabulous!).
If I was a month, I’d be late March
If I was a day of the week, I’d be Saturday.
If I was a time of day, I’d be twilight
If I was a planet, I’d be Pluto.
If I was a sea animal, I’d be an easy going manatee.
If I was a direction, I’d be East.
If I was a piece of furniture, I'd be an big comfy bed.
If I was a liquid, I’d be cool, fast river.
If I was a gemstone, I’d be an amethyst.
If I was a tree, I’d be a magnolia tree.
If I was a tool, I’d be a sander.
If I was a flower, I’d be a Lilly.
If I was a type of weather, I’d be a cool bright October day.
If I was a musical instrument, I’d be the bass.
If I was a color, I’d be a warm chocolaty brown.
If I was an emotion, I’d be restless.
If I was a fruit, I’d be grapes.
If I was a sound, I’d be a a low constant buzz
If I was an element, I’d be water.
If I was a car, I’d be an efficient,practical and messy focus.
If I was a food ... I'd be a slice of fresh baked bread slathered in butter..
If I was a place, I’d be Charleston.
If I was a material, I'd be a soft piece of cotton.
If I was a taste, I'd salty-sweet..
If I was a scent, I’d be clean laundry.
I love your list and so happy you played along. BISOUS.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun post, I might have to play along & possibly try something like this out with my fourth graders as well! After FCAT, of course!
ReplyDeleteHeather- I had my students do it for a warm-up activity to study metaphors....it worked out great. They loooved the list! I def. had some interesting answers.
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