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Creative Writing ...
1st Grade Style

We ended our year by writing stories and illustrating pages to make a book.  Everyone really enjoyed seeing their story develop. Just click on a student's name or scroll down the page to see what great writers we have become!

To see how we used writing process steps to create these stories go to this page:

How To: Write A Story Using Writing Process Steps

   Erin
Puppies and Kittens Meet Each Other

Patrick
Lost In Space

Sarah
A Day At the Beach

C.J.
Metal Dragon Adventure
Justin
Stinky Cheese

John
A Cute Dog Finds A Home

Steven
Shark Attack

Giana
The Lost Turtle

Joanna
Swan Lake

Sean
Out On The Prairie

Paige
Bunnies Have Fun
Connor
The Animal Parade
Victoria
Orca's Life

 

         

 

        John

A Cute Dog Finds A Home

john.jpg (4039 bytes)One Sunday, a little dog was all alone. On Monday, he got very wet because it rained.  He was hungry too.

On Tuesday, he saw two kids playing volleyball.  He followed John home.

John thought the dog was cute.  He always wanted a dog. He asked his mom if he could keep him.  Mom said yes. John played all the time with his new puppy. He named the dog Spot.

 

 


        Sean

sean.jpg (12707 bytes)Out On The Prairie

Once there was a good Indian named Thunder Cloud who had a horse. He was going very fast because he was trying to catch a bad Indian.

Thunder Cloud came to a river. He tried to stop the horse but he fell into the water. He used his rope and threw it on to a tree. He pulled on the rope and he got up. His horse came up with him.

When he was back on the road, he caught up to the bad guy and put him in jail.

 

 



        Joanna

joanna1.jpg (11761 bytes) Swan Lake

Once upon a time there was a swan named Snow.  She loved to dance.  Tomorrow is Monday, the day she goes on the stage.

Snow could not dance good because she did not have her dancing shoes.   Then a frog came over and brought her shoes. Snow danced good. She was happy and kissed the frog.

The frog turned into a handsome prince. They got married and lived in a magic castle for 160 years.

 

 



        Justin

justin.jpg (10086 bytes)Stinky Cheese

Once upon a time two aliens on Jupiter took a walk. Ed and Freddy went to the pit hole to play. The pit hole was deep and filled with cheese. Ed and Freddy liked to swim in the cheese. 

This time, they got stuck in the cheese and could not get out. Just then their mom came to find them. She heard them calling for help! Then she pulled them out of the pit hole and they all went home.

Ed and Freddy had to take a bath because of the stinky cheese.





        Giana

The Lost Turtle

giana.jpg (28683 bytes)Once upon a time I had a turtle named Jilly. She was dark and light green. She stayed in her cage.

One day, Jilly got out of the cage and went out the door.  All of a sudden she was lost in the yard.

I tried to find her but I could not. I thought she was behind a tree but she was not there. Oh, no! She probably fell in a hole.

She did! "There you are, " I said.  I gave her a bath and we went to bed.

 

 




        Erin

Puppies and Kittens Meet Each Other

erin.jpg (7138 bytes)Some puppies and kittens lived in the same neighborhood but they didn't know each other. Paige and Erin played ball in the yard.

Then the ball rolled in the road and the cats tried to get it. The dogs were out playing hockey in the road but they also wanted the ball.

The cats ran away with the ball and the dogs ran after them. The cats ran faster and the dogs ran even faster!

The puppies mother said, "Stop running after each other."  They said sorry to each other. Then they were friends and shared the ball. They were friends forever and ever!

 

 



        Sarah

A Day At the Beach

sarah.jpg (17920 bytes)One hot Sunday I went to the beach with my family. My mom and dad held their beach chairs. Justin and I held our snorkeling stuff and Matthew held our towels. We picked our spot. I went right in the ocean.

It was low tide. I saw a lot of pretty shells. I wanted to snorkel. I saw lots of different colored fish. They were blue, green, purple, orange and yellow. I went to tell my mom and dad about the pretty fish.

They were gone! I asked Matthew and Justin where they were. They said, " In the ocean."   But I was just there and didn't see them. I told Matthew I was going to look for them.

I started walking and saw big rocks, some more pretty shells, and a big building. There were more and more people in the ocean. There was a big sandcastle. I couldn't make one like that! I was getting very tired of walking.

Finally I found mom and dad. I was very happy! We walked back to our spot. We all went in the ocean and we had a lot of fun!


 



        Connor

connor.jpg (10337 bytes)The Animal Parade

Animals are marching around a castle in Spring Lake, New Jersey.

There is a flying pony, moose, bluebird, lion, tiger, crab, sheep, cat, dog, polar bear, dragon, dinosaur, owl, panda, koala, lizard, snake, snail, unicorn, deer, and a donkey.

Flying Pony wasn't looking where she was going and she fell in a hole.  She was crying. It was so cold. Tiger tried to pull her out. He couldn't do it.

Blue Bird grabbed Flying Pony's tail with her feet and pulled her out. All the animals cleaned her off and they started another parade.

 

 

 

        Steven

Shark Attack

steven.jpg (13596 bytes)Deep in the Atlantic Ocean there was a hungry shark. A school of fish was by some rocks.

The hungry shark swam to the rocks and saw the little fish. Some of the fish got away and found the Giant Octopus.

The fish asked the octopus to help get the shark away. He found the shark and squirted his black ink in his face.

The shark felt it wasn't safe to be there and he swam far away.

 

 

 

        Victoria

Orca's Life

victoria.jpg (13972 bytes)Near Alaska, an orca named Megan played in the wide ocean. She lived with other whales and they played a lot of fun things together.

One day, Megan was hurt by a boat. She didn't feel well and needed help. Someone came to help her. It was a person who was gentle. She still did not feel better.

After three days, the person saw Megan swimming fast. The orca was better! She had lots more fun in the cold ocean. She was happy again!

 

 



        C.J.

Metal Dragon Adventure

cj.jpg (15580 bytes)Two good metal dragons lived in the forest in Spring Lake, NJ. They went fishing and played lots of games.

One day another dragon who was mean and ice-breathing made an ice hole. One of the good dragons fell into the ice hole. The mean, ice-breathing metal dragon ran away and hid behind a tree.

The other good dragon found his friend in the ice hole. He helped him get out by melting the ice. The mean dragon was never seen again.  I wonder where he is?

 





    Paige

paige.jpg (13392 bytes)Bunnies Have Fun

One day three bunnies went to their favorite store to get some bunny toys. When they were there, all the toys fell off the shelf and made a big mess. Everyone helped clean up and it made the store look much better.

Then the three bunnies went home with their new bunny toys. When they got home. They ate lunch together with their friends.

After lunch, they had a candy sale and played basketball. Then they had to go home. It was a fun day!

 

 

 

 

        Patrick

Lost In Space

patrick.jpg (5982 bytes)One day my dad went to outer space in his rocket ship. He flew past the moon. He was going really fast!

The engine was not working right. He crashed on Mars. He was only hurt a little and he was sad because he was far away from his family.

Then some Martians came to help. They helped my dad fix the ship. He went back to Earth and he was happy to be home.

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