Starting this week, our class is working on Creative Writing. Our literacy theme matches perfectly entitled "Tell Me a Story". This gave me the perfect opportunity to introduce all-terrain action figures. I did not tell the kids about the action figures before starting their writing, but then suggested they use the action figures to tell their story to their partners. Many of the kids were able to see that they needed to include more action words, events, and character description in their writing in order to make their all-terrain version ACTION PACKED! This was a fun and different activity for the kids and a great intrinsic motivator

Kate ... that is a brilliant use of the two-finger-all-terrain-action-figures! But I hope you didn't allow them to play with the anti-gravity boots. That would have been far too exciting.

I wouldn't dream of it!! Anti-gravity boots with be saved for a while. I have noticed that the kids' writing has been becoming more action packed since we've started using action figures. I love watching their action as they share with partners as well :o)