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Showing posts with label MacArthur. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 1, 2014

Michael C. 1 M

Video Games

Table of Contents
1. What is Skylanders
2.  How to Play

What is Skylander
Skylanders swap force is a video game.

How to Play
There’s a lot of levels. There are 16 levels.
You have to get the iron fist of Arekis.
The first will destroy the robots.

Glumshanks rescues Kaos and the robot shuts down. You can get Skylanders at Game Stop.


Matthew S. 1 M

A Day as a Fish

Table of Contents
1. Clownfish
2. Deep sea
3. Sizes of different fish
4.Things fish can do
5. Salmon

Clownfish
The clownfish is one of the smallest fish. Clownfish are protected from sharks. They live in sea anemones. You do not want to step on a sea anemone because you can really get hurt.


Deep sea
There are lots of deep sea creatures. The scariest is a mega mouth, but don’t worry. He doesn’t bite. If you want to see something old, you will like a celcanthes because it is a dinosaur.

Sizes of Different Fish
Some fish are big, some tiny. A guppy is like a germ compared to a napoleon fish.

Things Fish Can Do
Some fish are really weird. Some fish can jump on land to get food. Other fish can spit for food.

Salmon
Most salmon die having babies, so when one dies it gets replaced.


There are so many kinds of fish it is hard to remember all of them.

Andrew W. 1 M

Walking with Dinosaurs

Table of Contents
1. How dinosaurs died
2. What dinosaurs eat
3. What was in the ocean
4. Creatures that are alive now and when the dinosaurs were

How dinosaurs died
Dinosaurs died because there are three reasons. Those three reasons are when a meteor hit the earth and volcanos erupted and no sunlight.

What dinosaurs eat
Some dinosaurs are meat eaters. One dinosaur is called terribleclaw. Some are plant eaters. A lot of them are big.
The biggest dinosaur is argertinasaurus. It is a plant eater. Some dinosaurs are omnivores so they eat plants and meat.

What was in the ocean
There were amazing ocean creatures in the water. They were big. They were scary. Some of them had really big fins.

Creatures that are alive now and when dinosaurs were

Some dinosaurs live in herds. There are some creatures that live today that lived around then dinosaurs did. Here are the animals that did: sharks, birds, turtles, bugs, crocodiles, fish. But in the Jurassic there were no flowers. But in the cretaceous there were flowers. But there was the same storms were around dinosaurs. Dinosaurs were amazing creatures. 

Colter O. 1 M

Minecraft

Table of Contents
1. How to play Minecraft
2. Try Minecraft
3. Minecraft is cool and fun

How to play Minecraft
Minecraft is fun and cool. There are cool things you can do. Minecraft is easy. Minecraft you can build, play with friends, climb mountains.

Try Minecraft
On Minecraft there are a lot of skins. My brother Aidan plays Minecraft. He said it is cool. Aidan watches videos of Minecraft players.
Aidan and I are good in Minecraft like if Aidan was playing and then I played on Aidan’s kindle it said Steve has joined the game. Aidan finds me and I find Aidan and then we have some fun shooting bows at each other. Then Aidan and I get lava from my inventory and get lava and I put lava on mountains.

Minecraft is cool and fun

It is fun. We play It a lot because for Aidan and me it is cool. Aidan told me a lot of people like Minecraft.

Griffin S. 1 M

Cool Frames

Table of Contents
1. Supplies
2. Wood
3. Hammering
4. Picture
5. Hanging up

Supplies
You will need 9 nails and hammer. Make sure the nails are sharp and not bent.

Wood
Wood looks like a rectangle. It can give you splinters.
Get some pieces of wood and nails. Put them on the basement floor.

Hammering
Hammer two pieces together on the side like the picture.
Hammer one more piece on the other side.
Hammer a piece on the top.

Picture
Then make a picture and put it in.

Hanging up
Get a nail and a hammer put it where you want it. Then hammer the nail in the wall.

That is your frame.



Ryan Scott H. 1 M

Soccer

Table of Contents
1. Practicing
2. Getting out of bounds
3. Scoring a goal
4. No fouls
5. Throw to open spaces
6. To pass and shoot
7. Moves
8. Teamwork

This is how to play soccer.


Practicing
Practice at home. Practice shooting at a goal. Run. Use a move called the L. To do the L you pull the ball back then kick if across.

Getting out of bounds
Don’t get out of bounds. Out of bounds is when the other team gets the ball. If you see a line don’t go out of the line.

Scoring a goal
Score some goals to get a lot of points. Dribble or pass to score goals.

No fouls
Don’t let the other team push you down. Try not to push or tackle. Then you get a foul.

Throw to open spaces
Throw as far as you can to get so many points.

To pass and shoot
Try to make more passes to win the game. To get a goal you need to kick the ball in the goal.

Moves
Try to make tons of moves. To score you can make a move up. A move is a thing you can do to score a goal.

Teamwork

Pass to your teammates to win the soccer game.

Henry T. 1 M

Animals Big and Small

Table of Contents
1. Big animals
2. Small animals

Big animals
Some animals can be big, for example a wolf and a moose.
Some animals can be really big like a squid and a bear.
But the biggest animal of all is a whale.



Little animals
Some animals can be little, for example a frog and a squirrel.


Now you know animals can be big and little.

Emma K. 1 M

Baking with Mom

Table of Contents
1. Getting the ingredients ready
2. Stirring
3. Putting the ingredients in the pan then the oven
4. Eating the cookies

Getting the ingredients ready
When you first start to bake with someone you always have to get the ingredients before you start to bake. For the ingredients you have to get out butter, cookie mix, milk, flour and sugar.

Stirring
After you get out the ingredients you can put the ingredients in the bowl then you stir the ingredients. Sometimes your brother or sister comes into the kitchen and asks If he or she could bake with you.

Putting the ingredients into the pan and the oven
After you stir the ingredients you can put ingredients in a pan. This part is important. You only put the dough into the holes of the pan. After you put the ingredients in the pan you can put them in the oven.
When the oven beeps the cookies are ready.

Eating the cookies

Last you can eat them and you might say These are so good!


Mary D. 1 M

All About Dogs

Table of Contents
1. Dogs at the vet
2.  Dogs that hunt
3.  Nice dogs and mean dogs
4. Soft and cute dogs
5. Soft and nice dogs

Dogs at the vet
Mommy dogs have baby dogs. But if the doctor gives a dog a shot then they do not have babies in their tummies.

Dogs that hunt
Hound dogs hunt a lot every where. They are nice dogs and they hunt for every thing.

Nice and mean dogs
Chihahuas are a little mean but they are a little nice too. And they are a little cute.

Soft and cute dogs
Golden retrievers are fluffy and soft and they are nice dogs. They are cute too.

Soft and nice dogs

Yellow labs are very nice and soft. They are yellow too. You have to love them too. Dogs are really wonderful animals.

Mikayla L. 1 M

Making Chocolate Cake

Table of Contents
1. Ingredients
2. Showing my brother where I am
3. Eating it

Ingredients
This is how you make chocolate cake. We need chocolate frosting. And chocolate chips. And chocolate bubbles.

Showing My Brother Where I Am
Then you pour the chocolate milk. And my sister keeps showing my brother where I am.

Eating

Now we can eat it. It tastes like chocolate. I will share. Here you go! Get your plates first. It tastes delicious!!


Erik S. 1 M

All About The Beach

Table of Contents
1.  How to make a sandcastle
2.  Water activities
3.  Four of the foods you can eat at the beach
4.  Sand activities

How to make a sandcastle
When you are making a sandcastle you will need wet sand, a bucket, and a shell. First you fill the bucket with wet sand. Next you take the bucket of wet sand and turn it over and put it down quickly. Then take it up gently.
Then if you want a door, take your finger and cut out a door. Then you take the shell and put it in front of the door. Now if you want windows, take your finger and make then however you want.



Water activities
There are two water activities. One of them if boogieboarding. The other one is surfboarding. They are very fun.

Four of the foods you can eat at the beach
There are four foods you can eat at the beach. You can eat fish and chicken.
You can also eat lobster and a hot dog.

Sand activities

There are two sand activities. One is digging. The other one is building a hill. The beach is a fun place to go.

Brooke B. 1 M

Making a Snowman

Table of Contents
1.  Making snowballs
2. Finish the snowman

Making snowballs
This is how you make a snowman. First you make a snowball. Then you make two more snowballs.

Finish the snowman
Next you add the eyes. After that add the carrot nose and the mouth. Then you add the hat and the buttons.


Then it starts snowing. And that’s how you make a snowman.


Olive H. 1 M

How to Take Care of a Puppy

Table of Contents
1. What you need to feed dogs
2. Exercise for dogs
3. How to train a dog
4. What a dog needs
5. Your dog also needs lots of love

What you need to feed your dog
Dogs need food morning and night. Dog need lots of water especially in the summer because it is very hot.

Exercise for dogs
Dogs need lots of exercise and you need a place for your dog to play. It can be a yard or a meadow.

How to train a dog
Some dogs need a lot of training. Some dogs need a little training. Some dogs need no training. Your dog needs to sit and roll over, come to you. Listen to you, to not run away.

What your dog needs
Dogs need toys and a bed so they have a place to sleep. The toys are so your dog does not chew your toys.

Your dog needs lots of love
Your dog needs lots of love! Thank you for reading my book.

Helena G. 1 M

Learning All About Horses

 If you have a horse, here are some tips!


Table of Contents
1. Feeding horses
2. How to put them In the paddock
3. Brushing them
4. Going riding and loving them

Feeding horses
First you feed them. Feed them oats and hay.

How to put them in the paddock
You have to put them in the paddock, so they can get some exercise.

Brushing them
You have to brush them, so they don’t get dirty. You stand up while you brush them. The hoof pick is when horses has dirt on their feet you can pick the dirt off.

Riding them and loving them
But be careful of the big bump. And it is called the frog. The frog looks like a Y. And it is in the middle of the horse’s foot. Horses are really fun to take care of.


Then you can go riding and get some exercise, too. Get to a canter then go towards the jump then they jump for you. That’s how you take care of horses and you have to love them. 

Fariha K. 1 M

Baking Cupcakes

Table of Contents
1. Get out the ingredients
2. Put it in the oven
3. Frost the cupcakes
4.Then eat the cupcakes

Get out the ingredients
First you get out the ingredients. There are three ingredients. The first ingredient Is flour. The next ingredient is eggs. The last ingredient is soda. Then you mix them up Then you put the dough in the pan.

Put it in the oven
Put it in the oven. Then take the cupcakes out.

Frost the cupcakes
Next you frost the cupcakes.

Then eat the cupcakes
Then you eat them.


That was good.

Annie G. 1 M

Let’s Go Snowboarding

Table of Contents
1. How you snowboard
2. Learning how to snowboard
3. Take a break
4. Little hill
5. Big mountain

How you snowboard
Snowboarding is a sport that my brother and I do in Vermont but I also like to ski like my family too.

Learning how to snowboard
Snowboarding has a lot of skills to learn before you go on a big mountain. Only big kids can. Learning how to snowboard is not easy. You can fall a lot or slip.

Take a break
After snowboarding you might want to take a little break and have a snack. There is popcorn and goldfish.

Little hill
Then you should go back outside to keep practicing so you can go on a big mountain but first you should go on a little hill.


Big mountain

Then you can go on a big mountain like we did, but you better be safe by going slow and steady. And now you know how to snowboard.

Catalina D. 1 M

Awesome Dancing

Table of Contents
1.  Leaping
2. Getting ready
3. Dancing on stage
4.  Being distracted
5. In the ending

Leaping
All about dancing. Dancing is fun and easy but some times it’s hard. Leaps are easy. All you have to do is you run run run and leap.



Getting ready
When it is time to warm up you have to practice dancing because you are going on stage after you are done.

Dancing on stage
When you are done practicing you go out on stage and dance the way your teacher said to dance.

Being distracted
If some people are distracting you, you should try to do your dance moves. But if they are really distracting you just ignore them.

In the ending

In the ending you curtsy and people give you flowers. And you go back stage and undress. And that is the end of the show.

Daphne D. 1 M

Adopting a Puppy

Table of Contents
1. Getting a puppy
2. Grooming
3. Exercise
4. Feeding a puppy
5. Sleep

Getting a puppy
Once you bring a puppy home you are lucky and loved.

Grooming
It is hard to groom a puppy, you have to get the water going before you add soap.

Exercise
Puppies are very energetic so play with yours a lot.

Feeding a puppy
The veterinarian will say if your puppy needs to eat wet food or dry food.

Sleep
Letting a puppy sleep is getting energy for your puppy. Let your puppy sleep for a while then you can play.


Now that I’ve taught you a lot about puppies you might want to get a puppy of your own.

McKenzie P. 1 M

Let’s Play Soccer

Table of Contents
1. Kicking the ball
2. What place you have to be
3. Dribbling
4. Scoring
5. Food and drink

Kicking the ball
Get ready to kick the ball make sure that you have 2 players or more. Dribble to the goal. Put your hair back, but not the boys.

What place you have to be
Then run as fast as you can. Play on a field or anywhere outside. What position is a diamond position. One on the side and one on the other side and one on the other side and one on the front and one on the back.

Dribbling
Dribble to the goal and run run. Oh and remember to dribble. How to dribble is left foot right foot keep it close.

Scoring
And kick the ball and score! You just kick it in the goal.

Food and drink

And be sure to drink some water because you are all sweaty. Have some food like goldfish. Soccer is a very good sport.