Contributor: Melissa LaRusso. Lesson ID: 10492
"The beach was fun." Isn't that boring? Wouldn't you rather know what it sounded or smelled or felt like? Using a video read-along, charts, and your imagination, learn to write a "sense"-ible story!
Using descriptive language in your writing helps the reader to create a mental picture using all five senses.
In Hello Ocean by Pam Munoz (below), a girl visits the beach with her family. Watch the video and see how many words you can find that use your five senses (taste, touch, feel, hearing, and sight).
Download and print the Five Senses Wheel found in the Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar. Fill in your observations as you watch the video: