How do you teach opinion writing to 1st and 2nd graders? I like to use graphic organizers to help my students to organize their thoughts. I also like to introduce it with a book called Duck! Rabbit! This book really gets the students to think about why they see what they see. I also like to discuss the different seasons with my students and have them decide which one they like best. I tell them to think about what they can do, see ,eat and celebrate to help them decide on which season they like best.
We use this book as well for our first lesson. I love hearing the question who was right and the surprise when we say BOTH, it is your opinion!
We play would you rather every day during this unit and kids are so engaged and ready to explain reasons why!
We have so many exciting topics to write about like worst chore, best special, favorites, We have some other favorite books too that help solidify this target! Here are two of my personal favorites.
