Where Have You Been?

Reading/Language Arts

What You Need

• Crayons
• Pencils
• "Where Have You Been?" sentence starters
• "Where Will You Go?" sentence starters

What to Do

1. Have students sit in small groups or with a partner. Ask them to think of somewhere they have been. Tell them it may be somewhere they went once on a special family trip, or somewhere they visit often. Encourage them to describe this place to their friends. Tell students who are listening to ask questions, such as, What did you do there? What did you see?
2. After everyone has had a chance to talk about where they've been, distribute the "Where Have You Been?" sentence starters. Read them aloud with the students. Then have students complete the sentences and draw a picture to go with them.
3. When students have finished, encourage them to read their sentences and share their pictures.
4. Repeat the process, having students first discuss somewhere they would like to go. Then distribute the "Where Will You Go?" sentence starters. Have students complete and share them with a partner or group.

Teaching Options

• You may want to lead a group discussion and model how to complete the sentence starters before the students work on their own.
• If you feel that some students may have difficulty writing words to complete the sentences, encourage them to complete the sentences by drawing pictures.