We put tired words to bed!

Tired words want to go to sleep.

Let them rest!  Don't make a peep!

Try to use a synonym instead

Let those tired words stay in bed.

We're learning that there are some words in our writing that make Mrs. Eckhardt *yawn*!  Words like nice, like, funny, big, and said are words that are used over and over and over again, and they've gotten tired.  Instead of using those tired words, we use synonyms instead-words that mean the same thing, but aren't tired! 

Ask your first grader what tired words they've been putting to bed, and what synonyms they've been using instead. :)