On Friday, February 20, we visited the Media Center for our weekly story time with Mrs. Massey. She taught us about alliteration. Do you know what alliteration is? Well, alliteration is the repeated occurrence of a consonant sound at the beginning of several words in the same phrase. You may know them as "tongue twisters". An example is the Mother Goose rhyme, "Peter Piper."
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
A peck of peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Mrs. Massey shared Some Smug Slug by Pamela Duncan Edwards. Smirking and self-important, the slug keeps slithering his way up a highly suspect slope. Will the slug stop? Are the sparrow, the spider, and the swallowtail simply trying to sabotage the slug's progress? Why is everyone screaming at the slug? This book has a special treat! In each picture the illustrator hid the letter S, much like the "I Spy" series. Students loved searching for it on each page!
Mrs. Massey challenged each student to come up with their own silly sentence as an example of alliteration. Students enjoyed the task and did quite well. Here are a few examples:
Mrs. Massey challenged each student to come up with their own silly sentence as an example of alliteration. Students enjoyed the task and did quite well. Here are a few examples:
Caring Camden can catch caterpillars.
Eli eats eleven eggs.
Bailey bought big buttons.
Alexis always acts angelic.
Trystan tries tricks and treats.
Eli eats eleven eggs.
Bailey bought big buttons.
Alexis always acts angelic.
Trystan tries tricks and treats.
