PEAC Paragraphs

 What is a PEAC paragraph? Those letters stand for:

P- Point (main idea)

E- Evidence (proof of what you just said)

A- Analysis (deeper thought, perhaps an example)

C- Conclusion- a great wrap-up!

My 3rd and 4th graders wrote PEAC paragraphs about a very inspirational topic: Their Moms! Just in time for Mother's Day, these are sure to bring a smile to Mom's face and maybe even a tear to her eye!

        My mom is the most amazing mom in the history of the world. She cooks me some of the best food I've ever tasted. She also encourages me when I get stuck on a problem. Once when I was struggling on a problem, my mom showed me another way to look at it and I finished the problem in no time. Clearly, my mom brightens the dark with her awesomeness!     

 By Max (3rd grade)

        My mom is the best mom in the world. She plays with me and helps me practice my English. My mom, dad, and my brother always play board games with me when my homework is finished. Clearly, my mom is the nicest and most fun mom ever.             

By Ava (3rd grade)

        My mom is the brightest mom in space. She lights up the room with joy and makes the boring things sparkle. My mom always walks into the room and we all crowd and hug her. Then the room lights up with warmth. Clearly, when the room blooms with light, you know my mom is near.        

By Rhys (4th grade)

My Garden Book Imitation

 We read the story My Garden by Kevin Henkes, and imitated his pages with our own ideas of what would make the most creative and fun garden imaginable! I was so impressed with how original my students were. (And I also got to learn what they did NOT like as far as vegetables and bugs go!!)

My Garden, by Kylie (4th grade)

        My mother has a garden. It's very nice. There are vegetables, fruits, and flowers. But if I had a garden...

        There would be no dying plants, no weeds, and no annoying visitors so I would not have to remove dead things and weeds. I could make annoying visitors (besides approved people) disappear or I could kick them out.

        In my garden, the flowers could grow tea leaves, or even catnip instead of petals, or have any kind of seed within them. And if you picked a flower, it would regrow without needing any sun or water.

        In my garden, the bugs would never creep me out because the plants could pollinate themselves, so the bugs wouldn't be there.

        If I planted money, I'd grow a money tree. If I planted doughnuts, I'd grow a great big doughnut bush.

        Sometimes in my garden, "anything trees" would pop out of nowhere, filled with anything I wanted, just by thinking about it.

        In my garden, there would be a lot of friendly cats helping to keep the rats in check.

        The potatoes would be as big as me, and the spinach would be invisible, because I don't like spinach!

        At night, the cats would throw a disco party to appease the plants!

        It is night now. Before bed, I take one penny and poke it in the ground. I cover it up with dirt and pat down the dirt with my foot. Who knows what might happen?

My Garden, by Mina (4th grade)

        I have a garden with lots of lavender bushes. But if I had a garden of my own....

    

        There would be no evil bunnies or squirrels eating all the plants, no weeds, and NO BUGS.

        In my garden, the flowers could generate dogs whenever I wanted. And if you picked a flower, it would turn into a "Calvin and Hobbes" comic.

        In my garden, there would be hamsters, bunnies, and a horse to ride through the garden.

        If I planted raspberry sorbet, I'd grow a raspberry sorbet tree. If I planted pasta, I'd grow a great big pasta bush.

    

        Sometimes in my garden, chocolate coins would pop up next to the flowers if I was good.

        In my garden, there would be tall money trees, chrysanthemums, and more!

        The cauliflowers would be as big as trees, and the onions would be invisible because I don't like onions.

    

        At night, the trees would grow faces so you could talk to them, and blueberry bushes would pop up.

        It's night now. Before bed, I take one Harry Potter book and poke it into the ground. I cover it up with dirt, and pat down the dirt with my foot. 

        Who knows what might happen?

My Garden, by Cora (4th grade)

        When I see people gardening, I feel bad because my garden would be way better.

        In my garden, there would be no weeds, because then I would have to spend time weeding, which is only for ordinary gardens, and mine would NOT be ordinary.

        In my garden, flowers would glow in the dark, and if I looked out my window before bed, the flowers would look like a hundred yellow stars in the sky. And if you dared to pick a flower, not only would a new one grow back, but the flower would either turn into a beautiful bouquet or disappear, depending on if you got my permission to pick one.

        In my garden, squirrels and rabbits would feast on strawberries and I wouldn't worry because new ones would grow back, of course! The bees would only come when I'm gone, and they would make delicious honey just for me!

        If I was craving ice cream, I could go outside and there would be a huge tree full of cold, fresh ice cream cones waiting for me. If I planted pretzels, I'd grow a big, green pretzel bush. Already salted!

        In my garden, any strawberry I planted would grow into a perfectly ripe, red strawberry twice the size of a common one.

        Sometimes, there would be a lot of sprinkles falling from the trees, especially in the spring time.

        The oranges would be extra sweet, and the arugula wouldn't exist because I think arugula tastes like soap.

        At night, the long sparkling river I forgot to mention before would glow and trickle along to put me to sleep.

        It's night now, and I'm fast asleep. I dream of delicious ice cream. Who knows what might happen?

My Garden, by Aubrey (6th grade)

        My grandpa has a garden. There are vegetables and flowers. I plant. I cut. And I make sure the dirt is in the pot. It's colorful and dazzling. But if I had a garden...

        There would be no moles digging roots out. No flies that buzz around my head while I work. And no dirt or mess that would ever be out of place.

        In my garden, the flowers could grow into a beanstalk, and then I would climb up its leaves and doze in the soft center for hours. And if you picked a flower, it would change into rhinestone decorations, or anything wished for.

        In my garden, the moles wouldn't dig up the roots but instead would run around underground, sprinkling vitamins where I can't reach.

        If I planted money, I'd grow a money tree. If I planted candies, I'd grow a great big colorful sugar bush.

        Sometimes in my garden, the clouds in the sky would drift down and water my beautiful flowers with a gentle sprinkle.

        In my garden, there would be thousands of books stacked one on top of the other, telling intriguing stories of history and myths.

        The red chilis would be as big as a canoe, and the eggplants would be invisible, because I don't like purple vegetables.

        At night, the sky would be heavy with fluffy snow falling in the garden, so I could make snow cones in the morning.

        It's night now. Before bed, I take one drawing of something I want this time-- some jewelry for my mom-- and poke it into the ground. I cover it up with dirt, and pat down the dirt with my foot. Who knows what might happen?

        

       

St. Patrick's Day Luck

 My older students were given a few different prompts right around St. Patrick's Day. 

If you had all the luck in the world, what would you do? You can't get hurt, you can't get in trouble, and you can't lose. What would your day look like?

or

Tell a story about a leprechaun's day on March 14th. Have a clear beginning, middle, and end, and describe what happens vividly!

or

Write a St. Patrick's Day story from the perspective of a leprechaun!

Enjoy these stories from across the grades.

My Very Lucky Day, by Pauline (4th grade)

One Sunday on St. Patrick’s day, I woke up and found a four leaf clover on the edge of my shelf. I picked it up, and wondered, “Is this a fake one?” But then something happened that never would have happened on any ordinary day. I put down the clover on my drawer and went down to breakfast, and instead of seeing healthy Cheerios, there were Froot Loops on the table. 

I wondered if this was some sort of trick, but then I remembered the four leaf clover that was lying on my drawer. I picked it up and thought that it was really real after all. My mom called me down for breakfast, and I got to eat the delicious Froot Loops that I had only had once in my life. 

Then, my mom said that she would drive me to my friend Ellie’s house. Then another friend of mine named Lola came! I had never felt so lucky.

 Things just got better soon! After we played hide and seek, catch-the-sheep, tag, find-the-duck, and ate snacks, her parents  bought us tickets to Great America. While we were there, we got to go on all the rides that we love, and we even got to eat dippin’ dots! It was a really yummy type of ice cream. 

After we got exhausted and went home, I got to play Kirby and the Forgotten Land on Nintendo Switch with my dad. After about 30 minutes of playing, I ate pizza, salad, and coke! I played board games with my parents and won every time, and then in the middle of the 5th game, my dad’s phone rang. He went out of the room to answer it. When he came back, he was beaming. He told us that he got a promotion at work and that we now had a few billion dollars! As a celebration, he let me invite Ela over for a sleepover and let us stay up late playing with each other.

The next morning, I woke up and went downstairs, expecting Froot Loops again. But then I realized that the four leaf clover was gone. And there was my bowl of Cheerios!

Bad Luck by Chloe (5th grade)

Everyone knows that leprechauns love pranking people, especially on St. Patrick’s Day. But this year, the leprechaun company recruited a new worker, Bob. This year a poor little girl will have to deal with Bob’s-annoying tricks and pranks. 

Anya is peacefully sleeping on March 16, but at midnight the cute little new leprechaun, Bob starts his pranking off with a big bang. When Anya wakes up she slowly makes her way to the restroom, and when she looks in the mirror she screams, “AHHH, I’m GREEN!” Anya quickly turns on the faucet and tries to rinse it off, but even with all the soap and scrubbing, it doesn't come off!

 After she puts on tons of scarves and ski masks, she starts to walk down the stairs. But the stairs had mouse traps on each step! 

When she finally gets to the kitchen, she opens the cereal and sees snakes! She screams, but quickly realizes that they are just fake and rubber. 

As Anya is walking to school, she sees a pretty little butter-yellow colored bird flying in the sky. Just a few moments later, that same pretty little bird poops and it lands on her hair! 

At school, Anya quickly runs into the locker room and tries to get the bird poop off her hair, but no matter what she did it wouldn't come off! 

It’s English class, and Anya is getting bored out of her mind! Before she falls asleep, she asks the teacher if she can use the restroom. The teacher, mrs. L, approves and as she stands up, and stands up, and stands up………. SHE IS STUCK TO THE CHAIR! The entire class stares as she tries and tries, again and again to get up. But she just couldn’t pull herself away from the chair. Eventually, Mrs. L calls the janitor, and he doesn't seem incredibly happy to pull a little girl off her chair.

When the Janitor finally pulls her off the chair with a screwdriver, Anya starts walking back home. On the way home she was SUPER paranoid. But nothing happens. At dinner, Anya is scared out of her mind! But nothing happens..

But right as she starts to make herself comfortable in bed, she hears a small noise from the floor. “Helloooooo! Down here!!” Anya looks down and sees a little green leprechaun. She is about to start screaming at the little green leprechaun, but once she sees the HUGE pot of gold behind him she becomes quiet. “Hi Anya. I am here to congratulate you for being such a good sport with a pot of gold,” says the leprechaun. Anya replies. “Thank you so much.” But the leprechaun was gone, and when Anya gets a closer look at her new fortune, she realizes it’s FAKE! 

A Day in the Life of a Leprechaun, by Sara (6th grade)

        I wake up to buttery sunlight spilling through my window, covering my small room in a feeling that seems to melt across my sheets. My alarm clock buzzes and jumps as it repeats over and over.

        "Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up!" in a voice of my annoying little sister Saoirse.

        I rub my eyes as they adjust to the blinding light. Suddenly, my younger brother Cillian comes sprinting into my room and leaps onto my shamrock decorated blankets.

        "Rowan! Get out of bed! Don't you know what day it is? It's Saint Patrick's Day!"

        My mind immediately wakes up from its sleep as I remember today is the day I have been preparing for for the past eight years! Today is the day that will make history as my first day of being a leprechaun on Saint Patrick's Day.

        "Thanks for reminding me, buddy," I say to Cillian as I scoop him off of my bed and on to the ground.

        Sorry. I may have been going too fast. First things first: I am a leprechaun. Well, almost. Each year, ten 12-year olds get chosen to be a leprechaun on this special day. Thankfully, I got chosen! Since I was four, I have been training for this day. Today I will be going through traps, pinching people, utting coins at the end of the rainbow, eating some delicious food in Ireland for dinner, and then coming home. 

        I start off my day by skipping to the kitchen, reaching into the cabinet, and pulling out... Honey Nut Cheerios! Everyone says we like Lucky Charms, but all leprechauns agree they taste like cardboard. I walk over to the fridge and grab the orange juice to put on my cereal. I know it sounds gross, but it is actually amazing.

        After finishing my breakfast, I go back to my room and put on my traditional leprechaun outfit. As I reach to get my hat, I see a piece of paper with a checklist. The first point on the list is going through traps. From my years of school, I know that the traps people make are as easy as pie.

        As I get ready to leave, I sprinkle some Lucky Charm dust on myself (even though it is gross), so I can fly. When I reach the first house, I go inside to see a tiny little cardboard box with a slide. How pathetic! After I jig through that trap, I reach my second house, which is basically teh same situation. Through the rest of the morming, I go through traps. Then, on my last one, I see a whole room filled with advanced technology. Must have been some engineer who made that one.

        Finally after practically walking through traps, I pull out my piece of paper to check off the first task. My eyes scroll down the list to see the second task: Pinch people.

        Using the dust, I fly all the way to New York City, where there are surely people not wearing green. As soon as I arrive in the huge city, I glide through the air, pinching everyone I see NOT wearing green.

        After hours of pinching people, I take out my list to check off the second task. When I look down, I see that the next job is to put gold at the end of the rainbow. From my lessons at school, I know that the best place to get gold is in New York City, so I make a quick stop at a couple places to collect some gold. Along the way, water starts drizzling from the clouds, soaking me and everyone else. Just as I'm about to go to another place to find a rainbow, the sun starts peeking through the clouds, forming a large semi-circle of colors.

        "Yaaaayy!" I exclaim, excited that the rainbow is so close.

        With my gold, I leap onto the rainbow and slide down until I fly off at the end. With my gold, I reach the bottom and gently place the sparkly, precious metal at the tip.

        "Third task done!" I say out loud, checking off the third box.

        As I look at the sky, hues of orange, pink, red, yellow, and purple come together, forming a perfect sunset.

        Next on my list reads: Eat a delicious dinner in Ireland.

        "OK!" I announce, and fly to my favorite restaurant, called "Chapter One." After gobbling down my apple tart, my stomach is full and I pull out mu list to check off task number four. Last on the list says to go back home.

        When I arrive home, the sun has already fallen asleep, and the moon has woken up.

        After getting in my shamrock pajamas on, I hope into bed thinking about the amazing day I had. After going through the events in my head, I realize I will lose my magic tonight and have to go back to school tomorrow. Awwww, man!!

        

Squiggle Stories!

 This is always a favorite project! I give the students a variety of computer-generated squiggle lines for them to envision a picture and a story. After turning the pages this way and that, a picture comes to mind, and a story follows soon after that! For this project, we learn the 5 W's and an H of good writing:

Who is in my picture

What is happening

Where the story takes place (setting)

When the story takes place (setting)

Why (more storyline)

How it ends

I love seeing the same squiggles get used year after year, but no two squiggles are ever the same! Enjoy these stories!

Snakey and the Mouse, by Bella (4th grade)

        In the busy streets of Tokyo, Snakey was in front of 7-11 looking for snake food. He went inside and took a peek of of what food was inside. He checked the aisles, but all he found was candy and snacks. No snake food. On the sides and in the front, there was hot, reheatable, and cold food, plus drinks. He couldn't see any snake food in sight!

        Then suddenly, something scurried under the aisles. It was gray and furry. Snakey wondered what it was.

        He thought, "Hmmmm, I wonder if it is a mouse. Maybe I will go check."

        He scurried around teh store in a circle. Snakey cried, "This mouse is too fast!" After a while of chasing, he gave up. Snakey sighed. "I guess I will eat some disgusting 7-11 food...."

Same squiggle line, totally different story by Meera (3rd grade)

        Hi! My name is Josephine and right now I am sulking in my bed, hoping a magician will come into my room and make me disappear. But first, let me tell you how it all started.

        I need to tell you the facts. Number 1: Moms are bad at hair cuts. Number 2: Bad luck is real! Number 3: I need to move to Florida. (Don't ask).

        It all started when Mom decided to give me a hair cut. She gave me a rat tail smack in the middle of the top of my head, but the worst part is tomorrow is picture day! So now you know what happened, and that's why I am sulking.

Squiggle Story by Marlo (5th grade)

        "I dare you to dive into the water," a young kingfisher cried.

        "No thanks," his brother responded.

        "I'll do it!" a bird with strange feathers named Blossom called from a nearby branch.

        "Prove it!" both brothers eagerly yelled.

        "OK," she responded calmly, and she hopped off the ledge.

        Blossom plummeted toward the water at rapid speed. The wind rushed against her feathers and she had to squint her eyes. She was heading for the water and fast! Closer and closer. The birds above squacked and screeched in fear; there was no way a little bird could survive such a large drop. 

        Then, with a big splash, Blossom hit the water. 10 seconds. 20 seconds. Blossom had still not resurfaced!

        Until.... with another splash, she came up for air.

        All the birds cheered, and Blossom settled back on her perch.

Leaf (The Lonely Snail) Under the Leaf

By Elena (6th grade)

Once upon a time, there was a cute but lonely snail. She lived in a beautiful forest where a lot of chunky but beautiful animals and plants lived. Except Leaf.  She was skinny, her body was vomit-colored, and her shell was blue and violet. Totally not normal. 

  Anyway, one day, Leaf was scavenging for miniature mushrooms, her favorite food. Then, suddenly she felt a big drop of water flop onto her head. Leaf continued to feel more and more drops. Soon, the air was full of falling water droplets. Since Leaf was smart, she knew that she had to hide. 

Quickly (well, quickly for a snail, but really slow like 0.1 mph for a human), Leaf started looking for a good leaf to hide under. But every leaf was already taken.  Groups of normal snails gathered under every leaf. Every single leaf. Every leaf. Each one. Leaf searched and searched for a spot.

Leaf felt hopeless!!!

But then, magically, right before the worst part of the storm started, Leaf found a spot. A cozy, small leaf, the perfect size for a skinny and weird snail. With a hugely smile of relief on her face, Leaf raced to the dry spot under the leaf. This feels amazing! thought Leaf. 

Leaf sat under her leaf for hours, listening to the rain. At last, Leaf fell asleep to the rhythmic drip drop of the rain. 

Let's Create a Cereal!

 My youngest class got to create a fun end-of-the-session project by inventing their own cereal. They brainstormed ingredients, designed incredible front and back sides to their boxes, and even included an "About the Maker" section! On a separate piece of paper, they wrote a short advertisement meant to sell their cereal. Would you give these products a try??

        

        I invented a delicious, colorful, special cereal called "Tiny Little Fruitie Cuties Smallest Size Ever!" Everything about it is magical, including the look, smells, and taste. The taste is like a magical, fruity flavor, but it does not have any artificial colors or flavors. The best thing about it is that each bite you take lets you make one wish that comes true, no matter what. The special things about it come from a special, guarded, magical land called The Forest of Magic and Secrets. In the middle, there is a magical secret tree. That tree produces the powder of magic, and the cutie powder. That is why you should buy my cereal.

                                                                    By Ella (2nd grade)

    

        Ultimate Cereal, by Dongju (3rd grade)

        I invented a cereal named "Space Eats." It has the sun, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, and chunks of every planet inside. It tastes really good and solid. You should buy it because it removes cavities!

    

New Olympic Sports!

 Every Olympic year, I present the students with the challenge of inventing a new sport that combines two real sports from either the Summer or Winter Games. The creativity always amazes me, as the students are challenged to come up with visual aids, rules, scoring systems, and even uniforms! Paragraphs are organized by Introduction, Details, and Conclusions, with an emphasis on painting a picture in the readers' mind of what this new sport would look like. My older students were challenged to get creative with hooks and intentional fragments. Enjoy these samples from across the grades!

Hit Soccer, by Eleanor (2nd grade)

        I have created a hard new sport for the next Olympic games. It is called "Hit Soccer." This challenging sport combines golf and soccer, and will make you happy to watch.

        Let me explain how to play. One player kicks the golf ball with his feet. The other player hits the soccer ball with the golf club. Winners are first to get the golf ball in the hole, and the soccer ball in the net.

        The uniforms are t-shirts with the number on the front, and a hat. It's play on the largest field, and there's a referee, people cheering, and points.

        In conclusion, my new sport is the hardest new game!

Volleyskating, by Maya (4th grade)

        I have created a fabulous new sport for the next Olympic games. It is called "Volleyskating." This amazing new sport combines volleyball and figure skating, and will be very exciting to watch.

        The Winter Sport of Volleyskating will have the same aspects of a volleyball game. Teams get one point if they make a serve, and they get three hits on a side. The game is to 25 points, but you get two extra points in a serve if you do a figure skating trick! The players would need all their gear (including butt cushions), of course. However, to look stylish, they would wear a cute customized outfit that the players would choose for themselves. The team colors have to be light blue, white, and light purple.

        With all the stylish outfits and the cool moves, my sport is to be considered awesome!

Ice-Tennis

By Roselyn (4th grade)

You love the speed of ice hockey, but your friend likes the finesse of tennis. You and your friend are going outside to have fun, but you only have time for one sport to do. I have a solution! It is called “Ice-Tennis.”  Now  both of you can have fun.

Let me tell you how to play. Both teams hold a tennis racket while wearing hockey or tennis uniforms. Players try to hit a tennis ball into a hockey net and they can use the racket to block the shots if they are a goalie. The goalie uniforms are just ordinary uniforms, but athletes have to wear a tu-tu on top of their  pants. If a player scores in the hockey net, then it’s two points. if the shot misses the net but players passed it the whole way, that's worth one point.

To choose the outfit that the team would wear during the game, the head coaches would have to arm wrestle, and whoever wins will get to choose either hockey uniforms or tennis uniforms. The winners will get $2,000 and second place will get $100. IF athletes fall then they will get a penalty of 10 minutes where they will have to sit out of the game.

A tennis racket instead of a hockey stick? A tu-tu for the goalie? The best tennis player wearing a hockey uniform? Well…this game is far more interesting then you thought? Wouldn’t you love to see this sport in the next Olympics?

The Amazing Sport of CURCKEY                                   

by Aletheia (5th grade)

Fighting. Stones. Defense. Tutus! Welcome to the world of Curckey, a mix of curling and hockey! 

Here’s how to play. Hockey sticks are used instead of brooms to curl the stone into the goal, however there are little fibers lining the edges of the sticks, and there will be 5 curling stones out on the ice. When the game starts, the winning team of rock-paper-scissors gets to go first. To start, you curl the stones, and aim for the hockey goal. Sounds simple, right? Nope. Instead of being able to curl in peace, as you’re releasing the stone, people from the other team can push you and break your concentration. To stop your opponents from doing that, though, your teammates can defend the other team by either a: actually grabbing onto your opponents and making sure they don’t go anywhere near the person who’s curling the stone, or b: forming a little circle around you and defending your opponents inside out. When you score a goal, you gain 1 point.

The uniforms, unlike the aggressive sport that the players that are wearing them play, are very cutesy and sparkly! It is mandatory to wear both your team’s hockey uniform and your favorite color tutu on top! The game will finish after 45 minutes of gameplay, absolutely no overtime, and if there’s a tie? FIGHT!!! The rules for the fighting are that you take off your tutus and throw them at each other; however, get ready players to do a lot of laundry because before the fight, players line their tutus with their team’s color paint. Now, if you didn’t know, tutus are quite hard to throw at people, so the rules are that the first team to have all of their players stained with paint, loses, as fighting while throwing tutus is quite difficult. (The fight does not count as overtime.)

Paint splatters everywhere! Tackling players! Fun for everyone! Just imagine all the joy Curckey could create!

        Skatesurfing, by Grayson (6th grade)

        Hello, and welcome to Skatesurfing! This sport is a combination of skateboarding and surfing. Now, let's get to the rules.

        

        First, you start off by putting your surfboard right in front of you, then paddling out into the ocean. When you catch a wave, the height of the wave measured in feet is added to your score, but however long it takes you to stand up on the board in seconds is subtracted from your score. Then, when your wave reaches the skate park, you jump off the surfboard and onto the skateboard.

    

        When you get on the skateboard, you start going through the skate park. there are ramps, rails, curbs, and more! Also for each trick you do, you get more points. When you get to the end of the skate park, the amount of time you took, rounded to the nearest minute, is multiplied by three, then subtracted from your final score.

        Also, there are so many tricks! Kick flips, rail grinds, rock-and-roll! Plus you get points for all of them! For example, a kick flip is ten points, a rail grind is five points per second, a rock-and-roll would be 25 points! 

        Would you try my sport? I know I would!

Feel free to comment if you would try any of these sports! I know some are a few too life-threatening for this teacher!! But I sure love the creativity.

Snowman Draw Game!

 My returning students were very excited to play this On Demand Writing Game (think Monster Draw a few months back!) where they get instant feedback on the importance of descriptive language and adjectives!  Here's how you play:

Step #1: Draw a snowman, complete with background and plenty of colors.

Step #2: Describe your snowman and scenery with adjectives that tell size, shape, color, and number.  Make sure your writing can be read!  Don't leave out a single detail, because....

Step #3: Trade papers, and draw your partner's snowman as they try to draw yours!

Winners were voted on by the class.  Enjoy this set of amazing artwork and writing!

Marlo's Snowbird (5th grade)

        My snowbird has a round white belly with a light cloudy blue head that slowly fades into white. On its belly, it has 20 short thin lines about as long as the nail on your pinky finger. The lines are dark blue.

        My snowbird has a long, dark green, thin leaf for a wing, with lots of thin veins. 

        It has a little orange carrot for a beak and a tiny sesame seed that is brown for the eye. On the back of the head, there are three ovals poking out of the head. The ovals are horizontal and the middle oval is longer than the others.  They are light green and a tiny yellow flower is poking out of the top of the middle oval.

        The tail is a long-stemmed flower with two leaves, one on each side. The stem and leaves are light green with a tiny white flower on the end. 

        There is a wiggly light blue line behind the bird at the height of the neck. There are two more short light blue lines in front of the bird. In the sky, there are eight dark blue snowflakes evenly distributed.

    * It's facing your left.

    * The whole thing is outlined in black.

    * The whole bird is about the size of your hand.

I love how Marlo wrote so carefully, and then when she reread her work, she added in details with * to help Aria (6th grade), get it just right!

Jilly's Snowman (5th grade)

        Body- My snowman is in the middle but is more near the left side. He has a circle head on top of a bigger circle body. Like the rest of the body, it is outlined in black. It has three buttons about a thumb nail away from the head. He has two little legs sticking out underneath him. (He's sitting down). He has two arm triangle hands on his hip. Everything on the body is outlined in black. Yes, the arms are black.

        Face and Head- His face is like the snowman version of the angry emoji face. He has two eyebrows pointing down, and black eyes. He has a yellow-orange nose with four lines. The hat is at the top of the head and is leaning toward the left.  The hat is a normal top hat outlined in black.

        Background- The background has dark green grass a pinky from the bottom of the page. There are two flowers. The one on the right side is pink with five petals and no center. It has the same dark green stem with two petals not colored in. The one on the left has the same stem but five red petals. The flowers are small. There is a dark light blue as Crayola calls it sky, but it is pretty medium. Shade lightly. The sun is a circle in the upper right corner. It has 19 lines coming out that are black. The sun is outlined in black, but colored yellow. The shading goes a whole pinky below the top of the paper. The sky does not go tightly to the sun. Do not color the space between the lines. Good luck!

Wow! Jilly got her partner Diba (5th grade) to draw this snowman twin! I love the grumpy faces!

Vianna's Snowman (3rd grade)

        My snowman is very cute. It looks like a cat and is colorful. My snowman only has two snowballs. The bottom snowball is round on the top, but ends like a square. The two corners at the end are found. The top snowball is smaller than the bottom one, but it is a normal kid-drawn circle. Her eyes are black colored. Just draw an oval, then a little circle a little far away. The nose is triangle shaped with the mouth in an upside down V. The ears are a triangle shape with a little triangle inside.

        My snowman has a rainbow-colored scarf and two mittens with cat shaped paws. There is a happy sun. Sorry I am out of time!

Vianna took a little longer than she wanted to to write her description, so Ina (2nd grade) ran out of time. But the class STILL voted them the winners because they were so close with so much potential!

                                                            Cora's Snowman (4th grade)

        My snowman is really simple. Start by drawing two circles: the bottom one is big and the top one is small. Then, add three circular buttons on the top one, about the size of a pinky nail, so really small. This 2/3 of a snowman is kind a on the RIGHT side of the paper. It has two stick arms coming from the middle (top) circle. Do not fill in! Two twigs are coming from the sticks at the ends. Add a line for the ground right under your big snowball. 

        Next, draw the poor head on the ground about an inch away fro the 2/3 snowman. The head is an inch around. It has two eyes, same shape and size as the buttons. Add a small frown in the appropriate place. Add seven circles in the sky, same shape and size (scattered). Now, trace everything in black pencil. Add shadows on everything on the right side. Color the buttons red, the arms brown. Add six PINK snowflakes like this * in between the circles in the sky.

Wow! Cora gave very explicit "how to" directions! Kylie (4th grade) was a great reader and produced this match!

                                                        Annabelle's Snowman (5th grade)

        Draw a small-medium circle at the top of your page, but leave enough space for the Santa hat. Draw the Santa hat curving the "right" way in a red color. Next, connect the fist-sized medium circle with the upper one. Leave enough space for the base, big circle. Draw the big circle connected to the medium circle. Below that, draw two elf shoes pointing sideways. Color them dark green, and add one little yellow circle on both the shoes.

        Now, draw a scarf connected between the most top circle with the Santa hat and the medium circle. Make two parts of the scarf hanging down on the right side. Color the sarf in the pattern of a peppermint candy cane. Red, white, red, white. Draw two little circles on the second circle for the buttons and then two more on the third. Now, draw two brown sticks poking out of the middle circle. Add three fingers on each stick in brown. In the left and right hands, draw a candy cane, white, red, white, red. For the face, draw two cutie eyes only 1-2 inches apart from each other. An orange carrot nose with three lines sticks out in the middle. Draw eight dots in gray for the mouth (smile)! For the background, draw eight sky blue snowflakes around the page. Finally, outline the snowman in sky blue. You're done!

How cute!! Annabelle gave such clear drawing directions that Aubrey (6th grade) drew a very festive twin! Both girls are such talented artists!

Congratulations to our winners! These students have really improved in their adjective use, and are becoming very thorough writers. I'm proud of them!