Ask children if they know what the word enormous means. Discuss their responses. Then read to children The Enormous Watermelon by Brenda Parkes and Judith Smith. Talk about the word again and ask What other things could be enormous? Record responses on chart paper. Give each child a piece of drawing paper with this sentence frame on it:
"A _________ is ENORMOUS."Children can choose a word from the chart to complete their sentences and then illustrate them. Bind pictures together into a class book titled "What Is Enormous?"
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