My class enjoyed reading and discussing the story
Chocolatina by
Erik Craft. After revisiting the book, the students decided to
write their own favorite food story based on a pattern found on
the resource page for this particular project (Pizzadylan).
After the students selected their favorite food to write about,
I gave them a copy of the pattern story. Next, they looked at
the pattern story and substituted their own names and foods in
order to make the story more reflective of themselves. Students
were required to write their story by hand first before they
would be allowed to use the software program.
We went to the PC
lab where students typed and illustrated their stories using
Scholastic Keys Max Write. Writing the pattern story based on a Chocolatina activity was the students’ first access to Max
Write. I demonstrated how to navigate through the toolbar and
how to save their document to a specific location. After the
demonstration, students worked independently typing and
illustrating their stories. The stories were student edited, and
will be bound and placed in the classroom library. Reading and
writing the pattern stories was a very entertaining way to
practice fluency!
Here are a few of their stories.
Story one, written by: Bailey
Story two written by: Brennan
Story three written by: Cole
Story four written by: Victoria
CHOCOLABAI
Bailey
loved chocolate more than anything in the world. He loved it
more than pizza, more than licorice, and definitely more than
milk. Everyone called him Chockolabai. When Grayson asked "What
will you have for lunch today?” Bailey always said, "Salad
covered with chocolate." One morning Bailey looked in the
mirror. He saw he turned into chocolate. He didn't want to go
school. He was afraid his friends would make fun of him. When he
got on the bus he was lonely and sad. He started to cry
chocolate syrup tears. He started to drip chocolate all over the
place. He looked so good that the principal wanted to take a
bite out of him. He was so afraid that he ran all the way home.
When Bailey got home he made a wish. His wish was to turn into
a normal person again. His wish came true and Bailey was happy
again! This is a picture of Chockolabai on the bus!
COOKIEBRENNAN
Brennan loved
chocolate chip cookies more than anything in the world. He loved
them more than shopping, more than water, and definitely more
than pizza. Every one called him Cookiebrennan. When Jordan
asked,” What will you have for lunch today?” Brennan always
said, "Jello with cookies on top.” His favorite kind of cookie
was chocolate chip with chocolate fudge on the inside. One
morning Brennan looked in the mirror. He saw that he turned into
a cookie. He didn't want to go to school. He was afraid his
friends would make fun of him. When he got on the bus he was
lonley and sad. He started to cry fudge tears. In school he
started to drip chocolate chips all over the place. He looked so
delicious that the principal wanted to take a bite out of him.
He was so afraid he ran all the way home. When Brennan got home
he made a wish. His wish was to turn back into a person. His
wish came true and Brennan was happy again.
HAMBURGER-COLE
Cole loved
hamburgers more than anything in the world. He loved it more
than milk, more than shopping, and definitely more than candy.
Everyone called him Hamburger-Cole. When Grayson asked, "What
will you have for lunch today?" Cole always said "An apple and a
hamburger." One morning Cole looked in the mirro. He saw that
he turned into a hamburger. He didn't want to go to school that
morning because he was afraid his friends would make fun of him.
When he got on the bus he started to cry mustard tears. In
school he dripped ketchup all over the place. He looked so good
that the principal wanted to take a bite out of him. He was so
afraid that he ran all the way home. When Cole got home he made
a wish. His wish was to turn back into a person. His wish came
true and Cole was happy again.
THE END
Our next step is to integrate this story into our Health Unit
FOOD FOR FITNESS We will use the food guide pyramid to
understand the importance of choosing healthy foods in
appropriate amounts.
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