Students in first grade are beginning writers. The work on this page is student-perfect, a term used to describe the developmental level of learners as they grapple with spelling and grammatical conventions in their creative writing. Unless noted, all work is student-perfect.
My Family Treasures
by Sophia
When my family goes on vacation, we usually go to the wildurness and collect rocks. When we collect the rocks we put them under my mickrescope. It's usually me and my dad, the rocks look realy big. It is a very nice family treasure.
The Mystery of the Missing Hockey Card
by Matthew
One cold winter day, I Shane the Pain was sorting my hockey cards in alphabetical order from Avalanch to Minnesota. I did not finish. Sudintly I realised that Ed Belfour was missing!
I Shane the Pain just had to find the missing card. I think best when I eat a plate of my mom's homemade boneles ribs.
Kaleb was holding the stack of cards. He must of dropped one wile he was holding the cards.
Just then I remembered that Kaleb was handing me the cards as I put them in order. He was calling somone. He dropped it and flew under the bed. I found it. It was under my bed.
In response to writing about dreams...
I had a dream
by Sophia
I had a dream
I was green
With purple spots and pokeidots.
I had a dream
I was orange
With all these corns.
I couldn't believe it
My ears were blue
I think the clowns drew!
School Buses are good
by Matt
I love school buses
I want to drive a school bus
Round and the weels go
Lights flash around town
The stop sign goes out,
So cars don't hit kids.
In response to reading the story, EEK! There's a Mouse in the House by Wong Herbert Lee, the students wrote letters to convince the mouse to leave the house.
March 7, 2013
Dear Mouse,
Dear mouse, can you please com to St. Josephs school please. thase a lot of srish [Swiss] chese in the cafuterea.
Love,
Matt
Dear Mrs. Mouse,
You better come get your suitcase, pack some cheese and GET OUT OF THIS KRAZY STATE!
From,
Sophia
Dear Mouse,
I want you to go to Mexico with a HOLLE lot of cheese. go to the store, unpac your bag, and eat all the cheese and it was delicious.
From,
Kaleb
Dear Mrs. Mouse,
You better come to St. Joseph or you won't get your cheese with your suit with your suitcase.
From,
Jaedyn
Dear Mr. Mouse,
Pack your little bag and follow the cheese smell. When you get to the cheese palace I hope your enjoy your vacation.
Love,
Matthew L.
The Day the Snail Tripped
by Matthew
One warm day, a snail slithered and tripped and he got hurt. After he tripped he said, "I will look where I go slithering next time." He never tripped again. Later that night, he slept in his shell because he was very, very, very tired.
Lizard's Home
by Sophia
On a very hot day, Lizard searched for a place to call home. He looked at the beach - it was too crowded. He looked at the pond - it was too noisy. He looked at the ocean - it was too scary. Then he looked at the desert. It was the perfect place for him.
Have You Seen Me?
by Matt
Have you seen me?
No I did not.
How many legs do I have?
I have 100 legs.
Where can you find me?
on the floor.
Did you find me?
Squawk! Squawk!
by Jovan
One icey morning a bird went outside. The bird went to ice skate on the lake. The bird ran on the ice. He saw a rock. The rock was small. He tride to go around the rock. He Squawked and Squawked and Squawked until he broke his beek!
The Snakes Were Hungry
by Kaleb
One warm day the snakes were hunting for food and they saw a mouse. They chased the mouse he ran off. The sakes slithered to the mouse. Run little mouse. Run away.
Ladybug and Ant
by Jaedyn
One warm sunny day Ladybug was picking flowers in her backyard. She picked 1 flower, 2 flowers, 3 flowers, pop! went an ant out of the ground. "Good morning ant do you want to be my friend?" "Yes" said ant and they played flowers all day long.
Weather Changes
by Kaleb
January 2013
Rain, snow, sun, clowdy...
Weather changes.
Cool, humid, partly cloudy...
Weather changes.
Stormy, windy, cold...
Weather changes.
Weather changes a lot!
The following is poem. Try snapping your fingers ~ you'll feel the rhythm.
My Halloween
by Jovan
October 2012
Halloween Ha Ha
So many things to do
And Halloween Ha Ha.
I Love Halloween.
Trick or treet!