Transition Words

For the past month my students have been working with how to create "All About" books (also known as informational texts). In order for my students to practice using transition words in their writing, they did this fun activity!

First I discussed why writers use transition words in their writing, examples of these words, and where they can be used in sentences. I used the following charts to demonstrate this:
The following day, I reviewed these charts and then introduced the activity: "How to Blow up a Balloon"

Materials: 
*Multicultural crayons
*Balloons
*Face and Eye Template
*"How to Blow Up a Balloon" Worksheet
*Construction paper
*Glue sticks
*Scissors
*Tape

1. Blow up your balloon and tie a knot at the end of your balloon. Set your blown balloon aside.

2. Using your "How to Blow Up a Balloon" worksheet, write the steps you took to blow up the balloon and set this paper aside.

3. Color in the face and eye template using the multicultural crayons. Then, glue the face onto the background paper and the "How to Blow up a Balloon" worksheet under the face.

4. Using a scissors, cut out hair, jewelry, etc. out of different colored construction paper.

5. Glue on all of your accessories for your person and then tape the balloon onto the face so that it looks like the character is blowing up the balloon.