Make a connection!
Our Students Respond:
"Because of
Winn Dixie" by Kate Dicamillo
The author said, " Don't lose your dogs. Keep you dog safe.
Pets can be scared of storms." The author said alot about dogs.
She also said that Gloria Dump wasn't a witch. Otis in the pet
store was a criminal. I have the same dog. My daddy is a
preacher. Dad is nice. If mom disappeared, it would be
sad. This book reminds me of other books about dogs. I read
another book about dogs, it was a chapter book. this book reminds
me that people aren't always what you think. -2nd Grade Class
response
3rd Graders Respond:
A Winn Dixie ran away and they found her. My dog ran away and we
found him. -Taylor
Opal found a stray dog. One time I found a dog. -Summer
She found Winn Dixie at a store When Cora and me were outside, we
found a dog. -Mica
Ople moved and found an abandoned dog. My dad is also a preacher,
and I found an abandoned dog. In the story the looked for
Winn-Dixie. "In 101 Dalmations",
they looked for dogs. In the end, Ople moved to Florida. I
might move to Florida. -Evan
Opal found Winn-dixie. Once, when my stepdad lived in a
subdivision, a yellow dog showed up on our porch. -Hannah
They could not find Winn-Dixie. I couldn't find my dog one time.
-John
The author said that she lost her dog. I've lost my dog before.
-Tiffany
Ople found a dog. I found a stray dog. -Dustin
Then there was a storm, they thought that Winn-Dixie ran away. I
have a dog and it ran away. -David
India Ople lost her dog outside. That happened to me. My
dog got lost. -Jessica
"Click, Clack, Moo Cows That
Type" by Doreen Cronin
Farmer Brown wrote a letter on his typewriter. This reminds me of
another book that I've read about Farmer Brown goind on vacation and
leaving a note for Duck. A guy threw 7 boxes of pizza away. -Leo
The author said that he wrote a note. I've read this book at the
library. -Jesse
The author said, "Give us blankets or no milk!" I told my sister
before, " Give me my toy or I will take your blankie!" - Mikie
Kindergarten students said:
The cows went on strike 'till they got electric blankets. Duck
was a neutral party in this story. This reminds us of another
story, "Duck for President." The author said that none of them
could understand, "Moo." -Class comments
I stopped acting like a baby until I got a kitty. -Zoee
I wouldn't clean my room until I got a puppy. -Matthew
Sometimes I don't understand other people when they talk. -Nicole
"Penguins"
by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
Penquins swim for fish call krill. I swim like penguins, but I
don't go look for fish. Penguins waddle acrss ice and snow on
their short legs. This book reminded me that snow bears walk
across the ice slowly. New penguins are ready for their
life! When babies are born, they are ready for the world. -Austin
"Shadows" by Carolyn B. Otto
Everytime you move your shadow comes with you. When I move, I see
my shadow, too. If the sun shines in front of you, your shadow
will be behing you. the artist drew a shadow behind a person when
they were facing the sun. When the moon is near the earth, it
makes a shadow on Earth. I'm in the shadow sometimes. -Austin
There are shadows everywhere. There are shadows all over the
world at different times. I have a shadow. -Tabitha
Shadows are always there. I'm not always where you might expect
me to be. -Steve
Your hand gets shined on not through. I'm not invisible.
You can make shadows big or small. The farther away from the sun
you are, the smaller the shadow is. -Dustin
"Spiders"
by Cariline Biotoe
The author said that spiders can live a house. I live in a house.
-Tabitha
Spiders live all over the world. My family is spread all over the
world. Spiders might live in your house. The spider caught
a grasshopper in her web. I got a mouse in a trap. -Megan
"Ocean Life" by Brenda Z. Gilberson
70 percent of the ocean is covered by water. When I grow up, I
want to be a marine biologist. Strange amazing fish live in the
ocean. Blue whales grow fast. Blue whales are the biggest
creature in the ocean. -Megan
"Skeletons" by Lily Wood
Newborns have 300 bones. I used to have 300 bones. Some of
your bones grow together. Last year we studied the skeleton in
our science book. You may fall and fracture something in your
skeleton. It's painful sometimes. -Dustin