Vocabulary Made Simple with Rock, Paper, Scissors

Have you ever played Rock, Paper, Scissors? Did you ever wonder how in the world it ever got started? Now you can find out all about this age old game in a super fun book!
Context clues can be tricky, but they are made fun with this super fun book telling the story of Rock, Paper, Scissors.


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Kids (and adults) love to play Rock, Paper, Scissors. It is a favorite pastime for so many of us, and we always find time to play it. Drew Daywalt has written the legend for all of us in the Virginia Readers' Choice book The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors.

The truth is finally told about how the most popular game in the world came to be. The story begins when Rock goes out looking for someone to battle him. He comes across some foes, such as a peach and a clothespin, but he realizes very quickly that they are no match for him. Bored, he moves on to find someone he can beat.

Paper finds himself in the same situation as he battles a printer and trail mix, winning each time and feeling bored with it.

Finally Scissors wants to meet her match. She wins battles again tape and even dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets.

How will Rock, Paper, and Scissors find their way in a world where they always seem to win? When they finally all come together, each one feels success in losing. We all know how the story ends, right?!

When I read this book to a group of fifth graders, they laughed out loud at the silliness of it all, and it is truly impossible to read it without pretending you are announcing a WWE wrestling match.

But the beauty of this book lies in the vocabulary. Throughout the book, Drew uses words like foe, sought, and forged. I took advantage of this with my fifth graders.
Context clues can be tricky, but they are made fun with this super fun book telling the story of Rock, Paper, Scissors.

I gave each student a word from the book. During my second read of the book, they had to listen for their words and write a definition for it. Using the clues from the story, they were able to come up with on point definitions.

Reading the book The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors will not only have students laughing, but learning new vocabulary as well.

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Context clues can be tricky, but they are made fun with this super fun book telling the story of Rock, Paper, Scissors.

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