Task 1Use a Venn-diagram to show how you and a friend are the same and how you are different.

Paper or Kidspiration

Task 2Create a comic strip about you and a friend.

-or-Create a comic strip about 2 cowboys.

-or-Create a comic strip about 2 animals.Title:

By Task 3

Use the Neo to write a story about 2 animals that are friends.Remember to:

Describe a setting Write a story with a beginning, middle, and

end Use capital letters to begin a sentence and

punctuation to end a sentence Spell Word Wall Words correctly

Task 4Use the Neo to write a 5 W Cowboy poem with a partner.Who? Partner 1What? Partner 2When? Partner 1Where? Partner 2

ExampleCowboy SamEating hard rocksEarly in the morningIn the chuck wagonGetting ready for a day of bronco busting!

Why? Partner 1 and 2

Task 5

United States MapPut the map togetherLocate and label Texas on the map

Locate and label another state you have visited or would like to visit.

Write your own poem or rap about being a friend

Task 6Choose a poem to sing or rap to the class.

-or-

Write an entry into your writing notebook about a very special time you had with a friend.

Task 7

Task 8

Write a letter to a friend.Tell your friend why you like having him or her as a friend.