Menu Board Day at Gramma's Diner
Jake comes to Gramma's Diner every Tuesday to help describe the daily special on the menu board. Help him fill in the missing words so Gramma's food sounds amazing.
Jake is waiting at the board. He'll chalk in your words when you press.
Your story is ready. Here is what Jake read.
Tap or hover over any red word to see what kind of word you chose.
Tuesday morning at Gramma's Diner. Jake was at the menu board with his chalk. Every Tuesday was Menu Board Day.
Gramma brought out the daily special. Tomato soup. Jake squinted at the bowl. "What KIND of red?" he asked. He chalked on the board.
Next came the broth. Jake sipped. "Hmm. It is..." he paused. "." The platypus, who was visiting from Nelson's, agreed.
The meatballs went on the menu. Jake wrote in big letters. Gramma raised an eyebrow. "Bigger than yesterday's?" Jake nodded. "Yesterday's were ."
Then bread. Jake wrote and chalked " crackers" on the side. The platypus stole one.
For dessert, Gramma rolled out a cake. "What shape?" Jake asked. The cake was , filled with -flavored cream.
The door opened. The food critic walked in. He read the menu board. "Hmm," he said. "Sounds ."
Jake held his breath. The critic tasted everything.
"It's the special I've ever had," the critic announced. His face was .
Color, size, shape, taste, texture, quantity, comparative, superlative. Jake had filled the whole board with describing words. The world wasn't dull or gray today.
"Get out your brushes, people," Jake said. "Tomorrow, we describe the soup again."
Other kids have filled in this story too.