A Special Art Day
Dear Mrs. Lopez,
I love art time in our room. Art is my favorite part of the day.
Can we please have a choice day on Friday? We could pick drawing or collage.
Some kids love to draw with markers. They like to make quiet lines and bright pictures.
Other kids love to glue paper scraps. They want to cut and build colorful collages.
If we have two choices, everyone will be happy. Nobody will feel bored.
We will work very hard. We will also clean up every scrap of paper and put the glue sticks away.
Thank you for being our teacher. Can we try this plan?
Your student, Sam
- favorite:
- The person or thing that is liked best of all.
- choice:
- The act of picking between two or more things.
- collage:
- Artwork made by pasting different pieces of paper onto a surface.
- scraps:
- Small leftover bits or pieces of something, like paper.
- bored:
- Feeling tired and restless because there is nothing fun to do.
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“A Special Art Day” is a persuasive letter reading passage about choosing art activities, written for 1st Grade. It takes about 1 minute to read (111 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.