| This activity
ended in 1996. For information only.
|
PreWriting
Lone Rock School has chosen the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge as the
location they will be describing. The class chose this location because it
is only a few miles from the school. The students enjoy the refuge because
of the many different animals and plants that can be seen there. They are
also looking forward to being able to take field trips there to prepare for
our writing activies.
The class worked in small groups to brainstorm a list of nouns, verbs, and
adjectives to use in their writing.
Osprey
verbs - gliding, fishing, squalling, flying, standing, killing, spying,
eating, feeding, building, growing
adjectives - brown, white, clever, sharp, clawed, skillful, smart,
feathery, strong, huge
Skunk
verbs - spraying, biting, curling, sleeping, sneaking, stealing
adjectives - sneaky, smelly, yucky, small, expensive fur
Woodpecker
verbs - noisy, climbing, pecking, sleeping, eating, resting, pounding
adjectives - reddish, big, whitish, blackish, colorful, fast, strong, tail
feathers
Red Tail Hawk
verbs - killing, stabbing, clawing, eating, devouring, gliding, flying,
striking, diving, swooping, swiping, landing, fishing, mating,
attacking, standing
adjectives - brownish, colorful, fast, tricky, clever, genius, smart,
strong, sharp, eagle eye sight
Back Water Slough
adjectives - slimy, squishy,
Fog
verbs - moving, growing, climbing, sinking, falling, rising,
expanding, spreading
adjectives - small, tiny, huge, misty, cloudy
Signs
verbs - informing, warning, helping
adjectives - still, lifeless, metallic, colorful, hard, cool
Pheasant
verbs - flying, sleeping, eating, pecking, jumping
adjectives - flat footed, small colorful
Cattails
verbs - swaying, moving
Deer
verbs - leaping, sleeping, fighting, hiding, eating, drinking, running,
scraping, smelling, trampling, chewing
adjectives - swift, cautious, scared, timid, cowardly, quiet, fast,
strong, brown, white, smart, dumb, tasty, meaty
Porcupine
verbs - sleeping, drinking, eating, poking, fighting, stinky
adjectives - brown, ugly, dumb, black, gross, pokey, stinky, sharp
Coyote
verbs - stalking, eating, chewing, killing, drinking, fighting,
crawling
adjectives - swift, deadly, brown, gray, mean, smelly, small, hungry,
grouchy
Mountains
adjectives - big, tall, majestic, pretty
Turtle
verbs - biting, swimming, eating, sitting, crawling, snapping,
sleeping
adjectives - hard shelled, small, colorful, sly, clever, slippery, green,
cold blooded, reptiles, lay eggs
Fox
verbs - running, hunting, sneaking, stalking, hiding, digging,
pouncing, eating
adjectives - cleaver, fast, fuzzy, smart, sneaky, brave, warm
blooded, small, cuddly, red, white, bushy, swift, alert, skillful,
intelligent, courageous, bold, gallant
Vole
verbs - digging, running, scampering, hunting, searching, pursuing,
chasing, scooping, sitting, sleeping, eating, working
adjectives - small, cute, wild, vegetarians, furry, clever, warm
blooded, sharp teeth, brown, dirty, quite dainty, smart, cunning
Mink
verbs - building, sleeping, running, swimming, playing, working,
cutting, splashing
adjectives - cute, large, furry, cuddly, dark colored, fast swift, warm
blooded, quick sharp teeth, hasty, rapid, noisy
Elk
verbs - fighting, sleeping, swift, speedy, rapid, hasty, relaxing,
dependable, being noisy
adjectives - big horned, furry tall, brown, mean tempered,
obnoxious, timid, playful, happy
Muskrat
verbs - building, swimming, splashing, eating, working, diving,
drafty, gliding
adjectives - sly, small, clever, tough, defender, warm blooded,
large, swimmer, furry, nasty, worker, water animal, wild, ferocious,
joyful, playful, keen
Birds
verbs - flying, pecking, gliding, eating, fleeing, walking, swimming,
paddling, diving, floating, cleaning, gliding, coasting, sailing
adjectives - feathery, small colorful, large, warm blooded, clever,
fast, webbed feet, sly
Water
verbs - flowing, gliding, moving, coasting, splashing, rumbling
adjectives - clear - blue, wet, cold, warm, rapidly, muddy
Mud
adjectives - slippery, gooshy, squishy, rocky, slimy, wet, mushy,
deep, neat, brown, sticky, smooth, slick
Snake
verbs - slithered, swimming, moving, bites, hiss, zig zagging,
gliding
adjectives - smart, fast
Eagle
verbs - swift, fast, flying, gliding, diving, snapping, grabbing, fishing
adjectives - great eye sight
Beaver
verbs - biting, gnawing
adjectives - sneaky, clever, quick, Mr. Fix It
Geese
verbs - flying, honking, eating,
adjectives - webbed feet, fast, gentle, silent, friendly, pleasant
Squirrels
verbs - jumping, flying, gliding, frolicking, chewing, gathering,
running, stealing, chirping
adjectives - creative, fast, sneaky, swift, quick, joyful
Crawdads
verbs - snapping, swimming, fast
adjectives - cranky, stupid
Tree Swallow
verbs - flying, diving, eating, swooping
adjectives - peaceful, fast, cool, feathery, warm blooded
Great Blue Heron
verbs - Fly, eat, walk, peck, sleep, fish, glide, fight, coast, sail,
wing, perch, straddle, rest, sit, settled
adjectives - pretty, colorful, ugly, joyful, soft, feathery, pleasant,
nice, cute, funny
Meadowlark
verbs - peck, eat, fish, sleep, perch, clever, smart
adjectives - cute, fun, beautiful, joyful, cuddly, soft, nice, cute,
funny, yellow
Frogs
verbs - jumping, hopping, eating, swimming, splashing, gliding,
diving, eating,
adjectives - clever, flashy, swift, unfriendly, funny, small squishy
Large Mouth Bass
verbs - jump, splash, snapping, swimming, zig zagging, gliding
adjectives - stinky, tasty, squishy, big mouth, colorful, scaly, tough,
slippery, squirmy
Pine Trees
verbs - swaying, swinging
adjectives - pokey, rough, tough, beautiful, green, brown
Return to Participating Schools
