Advice to a 5th grader

The end of the year is right around the corner! A great writing piece to do is have your students write a friendly letter to a lower grade student. I enjoy reading these letter so much. I'm usually laughing out loud (lol) as I read these.

I have my 6th grade students write to 5th grade students who will become 6th graders in the fall. The things they say are hilarious and yet insightful. It's interesting how they perceive 6th grade and their expectations. You can do this with many grade levels. It would be really interesting to see what sorts of things 3rd graders have to share with 2nd grade students.

Quotes from student's letters:

"Make sure you do your home work everyday or Mrs. Hernandez will not be happy."

"We work a lot, but she makes it fun."

"In the beginning of the year math is going to be pretty hard, but by the end of the year it will all make sense."