a crusty shell

Every Wednesday morning we start the day by writing observations in our writers' journal.  Today Sofia was observing a crusty shell:

A broken shell

It feels crusty. On the back it's shiny and colourful. It looks like a broken shell. It smells like a washed-up shell on the beach.

Here's her picture:

When she read it to the class we noticed that she described the senses: what she could feel, see, and smell.  Laila suggested that she describe the taste but Sofia wasn't so sure!

We're going to try and spend time during the week noticing what we see, hear, feel, taste, and smell so that we're ready to write our observations in our writers' journals on Wednesdays.  Then we can use these ideas to spark our writing.