Today’s and Tomorrow’s Alphabet
While getting started with writing in the 4th grade, I shared the book, Tomorrow’s Alphabet, by George Shannon. I’ve always loved this creative spin on traditional alphabet books. It gives creative license for writers to think outside the box. Sometimes it’s hard for us to get started with our own writing, so writing in the style of, or using the format another author uses can spark an idea for us. This book was easy to use and I wanted everyone to feel a sense of accomplishment by making a contribution to this class book. Each student chose a letter and came up with an idea to contribute. Mrs. Birdsall and I also contributed an idea as well. Our friend, Alex, had the honor of illustrating the cover for the class book. The following are excerpts from the book:
Taylor wrote, “Y is for today- tomorrow’s yesterday”
Hannah wrote “H is for colt- tomorrow’s horse”
Tiana wrote,”B is for baby- tomorrow’s boy”
wrote,”V is for hill and grass- tomorrow’s valley”
Andrew wrote,”N is for helping- tomorrow’s nursing”
Elijah wrote, “E is for boy- tomorrow’s Elijah”
Taylor I wrote, “I is for July- tomorrow’s Independence Day”
Angel wrote, “S is for lips- tomorrow’s smile”
Travis wrote, “P is for tree- tomorrow’s paper”
Selena wrote, “F is for tadpole- tomorrow’s frog”
Carly wrote, “C is for pine tree- tomorrow’s Christmas”
Edgar wrote, “A is for boys- tomorrow’s adults”
Olivea wrote, “O is for number-tomorrow’s one hundred”
Roxana wrote, “G is for yellow and blue-tomorrow’s green”
Taylor G wrote, “K is for joey-tomorrow’s kangaroo”
Mrs. Lutz wrote, “W is for glass- tomorrow’s window”
