Sometimes teaching is really fun.

This week I gave my 1^st-6^th grade students the following writing prompt: Imagine you are a raindrop. Describe how you would feel as you fell through the air. Tell where you would land.

Here is a sampling of my kiddos' vivid imaginations:

I would be scared, if I was a raindrop. I would land in a curly dog. (Age 6)

I feel sick, can I feel happy? I will land right there, in the ocean. (Age 6)

I would be happy to be a raindrop but not happy if I connect with anthor one. (Age 7)

I am a ranedrop I get scarde a lot. I allwas fall in the same spot. I land in North America on a Dog. wat a good time I have. I am so happy! The end! (Age 8)

I would land on a dog’s smooth fur or I would land in sombody’s spikey hair (Age 8)

I’m a little raindrop, life like a rolacoster every Day. faling and riseing all the time. sadly it’s the dry season I can’t fall. I imagine falling to the water works. to me it’s like takeing a bath faling in puddles. Wgh! going thue clean sand and soap. finaly I evaporate. What a fun day. (Age 10)

If I was a rain drop, I’d probably faint on the way down. I’d feel way to cold as I fell out of my cloud. I would not be so keen to make a landing. I would like to fall into a puddle to be with my fellow rain drops. It would be nice to fall down into a rainforest so nobody could step on me. A big leaf would be ideal. I would love to evaporate calmly or be a refreshing drink to a squiril. (Age 11)