This week our class is kicking off our mystery unit!
In our reading, students will become a sleuth (detective), gather clues, chase
red herrings, and ultimately attempt to solve the mysteries. Our mystery unit extends into our writing as
students examine I-Spy books. Students will then create their own riddle to
match a designed scene. We will focus on word choice and rhyming throughout the
project.
Mission: Bring in a bagful of
miscellaneous and random objects from home to create a scene like you’d see in
an I-Spy book. Objects need to be fist-size or smaller. The more objects the
easier it will be to rhyme and the more difficult it will be for the reader to
solve the riddle!
Due Date: Objects can be brought in
all this week. Students will begin setting up their scene starting on Thursday,
February 14th. The bag of objects will be sent home at the end
of the following week.
Below are some completed I Spy student examples from previous years:
