Thursday, May 14, 2009

Alex's writing

I am going to treat you to a couple samples of Alex's writing. He brings them home most nights from school and it's my nightly challenge to decipher these amazing tales from a kindergartner. You can try your skills at getting into the mind of a 6 year-old, too! I will type them exactly as written:

the lost leisrd

Hie im GieGo I whus lust born.
But when I whoK uP my Parens
whr gon. I lookt urawhnd
My ParenS whrnt thar. So I whent
to looking for them. U SnaK PoPt out of
Nohar I uy out the Get uwha Plan.
I Got uwha frum the SnaK.


How did you do? Did you catch the tragic beginning to the story? How about the exciting action and the amazing problem solving abilities of the main character? Or do you need a little help with the translation?

The Lost Lizard

Hi. I'm a Gecko. I was just born.
But when I woke up my parents
were gone! I looked around.
My parents weren't there. So I went
looking for them. A snake popped out of
nowhere! I used out the get-away plan!
I got away from the snake.


I definitely prefer Alex's version. Want to try again? Here's another favorite written a couple months after the leisrd story so it may be a little clearer:

I get wet in the ran.
ran is wotr that falls
from the claws. do you
want to here a funy
story yes. oun day
lo cus cam ove to my haws
we wint outsid we
thot is whus raning
but it whus halling
we ranto the tramplen.
wii fellt the hall we
ran rit insid. Sum times
hall looks like ran.
Ran helps pans gro.


Again, lots of excitement with a few educational points added. Need help with any of it? Here is goes:

I get wet in the rain.
Rain is water that falls
from the clouds. Do you
want to hear a funny
story? Yes! One day
Lucas came over to my house.
We went outside. We
thought is was raining
but it was hailing!
We ran to the trampoline.
We felt the hail. We
ran right inside. Sometimes
hail looks like rain.
Rain helps plants grow.


Hope you enjoyed this kindergarten challenge as much as I did!

1 comment:

  1. Oh my goodness!!! Happy Birthday pretty girl!!! She is even more beautiful if that is possible. You guys are doing such a fantastic job.

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