Notebook 2012-2013

The Kids' Latest Writing Projects

I hope to keep this page up-to-date with the kids' latest writing projects for school. Currently Benj (1st grade) is focusing on longer projects and the creative process, including lots of picture drawing and building with Legos, so his contributions to this page may be less frequent. Talia (Kindergarten) loves to write little imaginative stories and poems on various topics. Enjoy!

Blue Spinach

by Talia

May 2, 2013

I do not like blue spinach.

It’s a food I can not finish.

I would not eat it in my class.

I would not eat it in the grass.

I will not eat it while I pass.

I will not eat it pumping gas.

I could not eat it fishing for bass.

I could not eat it cleaning glass.

“You should try it,” said my friend.

“I will try it in the end.”

I was brave. I took a bite.

It was so good I could eat it all night!

Please Try Nachos

by Talia

April 30, 2013

One of my favorite foods is nachos. They smell hot and crispy when Mommy slides them out of the oven. They are like a dome of chips with cheese melting and covering it. Nachos have a cheesy, warm, crispy, salty taste. YUM! When I pick them up from my plate they feel warm on my fingers. I put them in my mouth and my fingers are gooey and salty. I lick my fingers until they are clean. When I bite a nacho it makes a loud crunch. Please try them because they are so delicious!

Mommy/Daughter Date

a persuasive composition by Talia

April 26, 2013

Mommy, can we go on a Mommy/Daughter date on Saturday? I would like to go to Arby’s and have Sprite and curly fries and a treat. I really, really like Sprite and curly fries. They are so yummy! I started the morning well and I have been trying to help as much as I can because I know Channah is really fussy right now. You could spend some time away from Channah and it would be a special time with just me and you. I like spending time with you. If we get a game in a kid’s meal we could play the game together. We could also just talk about things. When we get home I could help you make dinner because it will probably be late. And you can pick the treat, Mommy. Can we please go? It would be so much fun!

The Story of Jonah
a narration by Talia

March 29, 2013

The people of Ninevah were mean and harsh. They did not obey God. God was going to send fire on the city if they did not repent. God told Jonah to go to Ninevah because He wanted the people to know about Him. Jonah sailed for Tarshish instead.

God was very angry with him. So he sent a storm. The storm made the sailors think they would sink! Jonah was in the bottom of the boat, sleeping. The sailors woke him up. “Get up and pray to your God,” they said.

Jonah said, “I am the reason this storm is here. I ran away from God. Throw me overboard and the storm will stop.”

Just as Jonah said, as soon as they threw him overboard the storm stopped. Then, God saved Jonah by sending a big fish to swallow him. He stayed in the fish for three days and three nights. God told the fish to spit Jonah out on dry land. As soon as he did, Jonah headed for Ninevah. He taught the people about God. They confessed their sin and obeyed God.

God forgave the people and Jonah was mad. Jonah said, “I knew that you would forgive them. I knew you were a kind God. I would rather die than live.” Jonah sat down and God sent a plant to grow for shade. The next day God sent a worm to attack the plant. The plant died. Jonah was angry.

God said, “Is it right for you to be angry?” God forgave Jonah so why shouldn’t he forgive Ninevah?

My 100 Book by Benj
If I had $100 I would buy Lego Star Wars.
I would never eat 100 apples.
I wish I had 100 toy cars.
I'm glad I don't have 100 sizzres (scissors).
I would eat 100 raisins.
In 100 years I will look like this.

My 100 Book by Talia
If I had $100 I would buy a $100 princess fishing pole.
I would never eat 100 cupcakes.
I wish I had 100 dresses.
I'm glad I don't have 100 dogs.
I would eat 100 raisins.
In 100 years I will look like this.

My 100 Book by Leila
If I had $100 I would buy a princess seat.
I would never eat 100 potatoes.
I wish I had 100 windows.
I'm glad I don't have 100 Legos.
I would eat 100 M&Ms.
In 100 years I will look like this.




Friends

by Talia
January 22, 2013

Macy, Macy, friend of Jacie,

Went out one day and met Stacy;
They went to church that day to learn
And there they met a friend named Fern.

My Beautiful, Colorful, Magical Unicornby Talia
December 11, 2012

My perfect pet would be a beautiful, colorful, magical unicorn. The unicorn would have a purple body and a colorful pastel mane and tail. The horn would be pastel colored too. It would be shiny and sparkly and have sparkles coming out of it because it is the most magical part of the unicorn. At first my unicorn would be as big as my foot, but it would grow taller and bigger each day because it was so magical. When it is full grown it would end up being a little bit taller than me.

If I had that unicorn it would be perfect for riding. At first I would have to train it. I would have an extra chore after breakfast because I would have to go out and train my unicorn. I would train it to run very fast and jump up in the sky and stay up in the sky and fly around. Then, when it was full grown, I would be able to get on it and ride it up in the sky. I would ride it up above the house and then I would fly around the back yard and come back down and walk to the front of the house with my unicorn and do it again.

My life would be really fantastic and very magical if I had a unicorn.

Blue

by Talia
November 28, 2012
 

Blue is the sky

Blue is the ocean
Blue is a ten block for math
Blue tastes like frosting on a cake
Blue smells like my Blueberry Muffin doll
Blue feels like Channah’s soft dog
Blue looks like my pretty comforter
Blue makes me feel happy

What I Do Each Day as a Vet
by Talia
October 18, 2012
(an assignment entitled "Imagination")

 

I am Talia the vet and I am going to tell you about my life.

Every morning I drive to my office, which is near the allergist where my brother used to go. I am usually the first one there. The first thing I do is get ready for the big day. I put my work stuff on, like my bag and my stethoscope. When the patients get there I am ready for animals.

First, I see what is wrong with them. Sometimes they have a fever, an ear infection, or a sore throat. Sometimes the owners don’t even know what is wrong but the other vets are able to help me. Sometimes I have dogs as patients and sometimes I have cats. I also see fish, birds, and snakes in a cage. The most unusual animal that has ever come into my office is a monkey.

When he came into the room I tried to keep him still. Finally, I got him to sit still. I asked what was wrong and he had a fever and he hadn’t been still for a long time. First, I gave him a shot and I told the people that owned him, “come back on October 20 at eleven sharp so I can give him medicine and help him.” I told them to come back on a different day because I wasn’t expecting this to happen and I didn’t have anything ready for a monkey.

On October 20 at eleven sharp the family and their monkey were back at the office. I told them to come in my room. I did an x-ray on the monkey and it looked like one of his bones was crooked. I looked down in his throat. There was a bunch of junk in there. I looked in his ears. His ears looked fine. I asked the owners what had happened again. They said he had got over the fever but now his heart wasn’t beating right and they said that they had seen the junk in his throat too. Also he had trouble breathing.

I put my stethoscope on and listened to his heart. I said his heart was going back to normal. I gave them a machine and medicine for a breathing treatment just for monkeys. I said to put on his favorite TV show and give him the treatments every night. I gave them medicine for his junky throat. I gave him a spoonful of the medicine right then. He looked like he was feeling so much better. The family said thank you and they went home.

At the end of the day at the office I take off all my work stuff and put it in its place. I drive home and get in my bed. I think about the good day I had and about the monkey. Then I fall asleep.

One, Two I Like Blue
by Talia

October 16, 2012

One, two       I like blue

Three, four   Dinosaurs roar
Five, six         My clock ticks
Seven, eight Let’s go on a date
Nine, ten       Do it again!

My Movie Alphabet Story
by Benjamin
October 10, 2012

At pizza/movie night we watch a movie.
Benj likes to pick Cars movies.
CDs of movies remind me of the music.
Daddy usually picks a very silly movie.
Each movie is fun to watch.
Follow That Bird is a good movie.
Girls like princess or Tinkerbell movies.
Have you watched Babe?
I love The Incredibles.
Just watching it makes me feel cool.
Keep watching Star Wars because it is awesome!
Leila loves Lady and the Tramp.
Muppets is a movie I haven't seen yet.
Nice moves are always fun.
Often we watch a movie we have seen before.
Pizza/movie night we watch a long movie.
Quiet voices help us hear the movie.
Races are in Cars and Cars 2.
Sometimes we watch Prince of Egypt.
Try watching 3-2-1 Penguins. It's a good movie.
Up is about a man's house flying by thousands of balloons.
Veggie Tales is about talking veggies!
WALL-E is about robots.
X-Men is a movie I have never seen. (Ed Note: ...or heard of until we needed an "X" sentence :) )
Yes, we sure love movies.
Zundapp and other villians don't scare us!

Benjamin: An Acrostic Poem
by Benjamin
September 7, 2012

Brother
Exercises
Net owner
Jumps
Acts like a super hero
Me
Ice cream lover
Needs Cars 2 lemons and Professor Z

Family Pizza/Movie Nights
by Talia
August 30, 2012

I like reading stories that other people wrote and I think you might enjoy listening to this story about my family.

On Friday nights we watch a movie and eat pizza. We call it Pizza/Movie Night. We take turns picking the movie: Daddy first, Mommy next, my brother Benjamin next, me next, and my sister Leila last. Daddy usually picks a silly movie. Mommy picks movies with music in them. Benj usually picks a Cars movie. I usually pick ones with princesses in them. Leila always picks ones that are not scary. My baby sister, Channah, sometimes cries while we watch the movie, but sometimes she sits in the swing.

On Pizza/Movie nights we move Leila’s desk and three chairs near the TV. We get out a picnic blanket and set Leila’s desk and the three chairs on the picnic blanket. Daddy brings the pizza and we all sit in front of the TV and watch the movie while we eat the pizza.

We do this so Friday nights can be special. It’s so much fun!