Shh! Top Secret!

Today in Language Arts class I read sections of The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups written and illustrated by David Wisniewski.  This imaginative book tells the secret "truths"to why parents tell kids to do things.  For example:

GROWN-UP RULE # 31:

   Eat your vegetables. 

OFFICIAL REASON:

   They're good for you.

THE TRUTH:

     You don't eat vegetables because they are good for you....  

you eat them to keep them under control!!

The students all enjoyed the exaggerated details and in depth (crazy!) explanations.  Both the 4th and 5th Grades have been given Top Secret forms to fill out about a grown up rule they would like to expose.  We did some brainstorming as a class and came up with a bunch of rules to choose from.  We also discussed the tone and voice that we are going to use in this writing piece.  From what the students have shown me so far, this is going to be a great collection of "truths".