Flames crawl nearer and nearer to the water. There was no escape by land because of fire on each side of the water. Rabbits quickly hopped out of the brush towards the beach, but they didn’t move when a lynx ran past. Two does gallop past timber; a fox and…
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The Holy Ghost (or I think)
The following stories is about a time when The Holy Ghost (or I think) helped my family. I don’t remember why, but once we had a pipe going into the downstairs sink. Sometimes it moved and water spilled out onto the floor. I was playing with Caroline and I decided to…
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Summer came. Paddle was halfway up the Michigan coast and lots of things were happening. Cows and horses grazed in green meadows. Cool breezes ruffled the grain and slowly turned windmills. Wagons of hay creaked into old barns. Soon summer turned into autumn, and grapes, corn and apples needed to…
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But a lighthouse signaled that help coming! The tired-out men fought towards the new hope of land. A lifeboat slowly crawled towards them. A cord shot towards the boat and caught it. The lifeboat sailed away with the other end. The ship reared up and crashed down. The men ran…
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Paddle might had been caught in the marsh forever, except that one night no stars came out. Thunder cracked. Lighting split the night like fire. An owl searched for shelter in the forest, ducks gathered their tiny babies under mossy banks, and a muskrat plopped down in a hollow log…
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A couple weeks ago, I was in a play of “Two gentlemen of Verona” by William Shakespeare. Prep was two-week long. The Wednesday in the first week was the day I learned who I was going to be! I am Sir Eglamour. I memorized my lines at home and we practiced…
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Elephant and Piggy Book Report!
Today I am doing a book report on 3 Elephant and Piggie books. I am planning to post every book in the series, three books every week. Today I am starting with Order shown Title Author Book number Awards 1. Elephants cannot dance Mo Willems # 9 none 2. We are in…
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We met with homeschool friends at the library to read poems together.
Continue readingLooking for a new table
We needed a new table, so we went on a drive looking for one! Photos taken along Lake-Cook Road and U.S. Route 14 from Algonquin to Barrington. It kinda looks like the water tower is on the trees! Algonquin, Illinois I love the contrast between the building and the sky! Algonquin, Illinois The first place we went to didn’t have a table we liked, so we kept driving! Lake Barrington, Illinois Barrington, Illinois Then we went to a second store, and they had one! Barrington, Illinois We drove home, then Dad drove back to […]
Continue readingGIFT Stories: LEGO Class
For the last part of the year I did a LEGO class at our new co-op, GIFT. I made a LEGO book and on the last day we had a party for LEGO birthday! I can not wait to tell you about it! On my first day, I made Peter, Paula and…
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One day, we were eating breakfast, and we looked out the window and saw not one, but two ducks! Throughout their visit, we realized that they were molting, and therefore couldn’t fly. Since Woods Creek, the nearest body of water, is about a quarter-mile away, we were surprised they walked all the way over here! In any case, we went outside to (from a distance) observe them and take some pictures. Here are my favorites! When we got out, they were resting. We played outside until they woke up. They crossed the street (safely, good) and headed towards the creek. […]
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Dad and I went to the Boone Creek Conservation Area. First he taught me about shudder speed and how if I slow it down and take a picture of something moving really fast, the picture is not blurry. Then we went on a walk! To me, the footprint looks like it’s on the moon!
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Drive up Rt. 47
About a week after I got my first camera with changeable exposure, aperture, ect., we went for a drive and I took pictures!
Mom felt a little sick, so we had to pull over. I took this picture while we were waiting for her. Huntley, Illinois
I took a picture of Caroline, since there wasn’t much else to photograph! Huntley, Illinois
I took this picture of the gas station awning as we were driving under it! Woodstock, Illinois
I love the color on this one! Woodstock, Illinois
I thought it was weird to have a phone booth for anyone to use. Woodstock, Illinois
I seem to like vibrant colors. Woodstock, Illinois
This town has a basketball theme. They put basketball hoop backboards on all their light posts! Hebron, Illinois
Next, we went to a family favorite restaurant for ice cream!
I like how I captured the tree right in front of the silo. Woodstock, Illinois
Next, Dad went to Dollar General and bought Caroline and I a toy plane and a pinwheel each!
We went to a park to play with them. Emricson Park, Woodstock, Illinois
Pirate Emergency
A few weeks ago I made a stop motion video. I took some pictures of the different parts, and the link at the end of the post goes to my stop motion video called “Pirate Emergency”. The video is 17 seconds long. Here are the pictures and the video. Pirate Emergency!!!!!!!!!
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The Robot Book by Heather Brown. This book is a board book about robots. I like this book because it has some parts of a robot and it shows a little of the inside of a robot. It has one flap and moveable gears and arms and tools. It is…
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It snowed on 5/16/14. That’s today! I was reading and Caroline looked out the window. Mom came in. “Oh goodness! It’s snowing! ” she said. “It’s snowing?” came a voice. Dad came in next. I looked out the window too. Caroline and I were both looking out the window. The…
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Book Review: Daisy’s Big Night
I liked this book! (More information in this audio.)
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This Week’s Book Reviews: Bread, Growing, and Moving
Hooray for Bread by Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman. This book is about making and eating bread. The bread gets eaten by the baker and his family. Also, dogs and ducks and birds and a mouse eat some bread. The mouse eats a crumb. All of the animals say “Hooray…
Continue readingThe Hail Storm
Hail! Hail Hail! The hailstorm was on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Dad told me to clean up my room, and then Dad looked out the window. Dad it was going to rain. We could not work in the yard. While I was cleaning up my room, I heard thunder. I…
Continue readingThe Letter
Story the Letter Once upon a time, there was a letter sitting in the window. Then the train took the letter and put it in a box and the train put the box in a treasure chest full of bones. The train put the treasure chest in the caboose of the…
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I found most of these words in books by Dr. Seuss. Mom helped me think of the others. I am Paul the Rhyming Boy. Since I am a rhyming boy, I can think of rhymes too! I like to rhyme all of the time. give me a dime? -im words…
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Once upon a time, there were three “A”s. Mommy “A” said that Daddy was at work. Then Mommy “A” called Daddy “A.” After Mommy “A” called Daddy “A,” she said, “Baby A, you are going to see Daddy “A” soon.” That night, when all the “A”s were asleep, three…
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This Week’s Book Reviews: Vikings, Meatballs, Chocolate, and School
Viking Ships at Sunrise by Mary Pope Osborne. At the beginning of the book, it was 5 A.M. In this story, Jack and Annie went to ancient Ireland. In ancient Ireland, to make a book, they needed sheepskin, goose quills, earth and plants. They saw Vikings and monks. The Vikings came…
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary. Ralph is a mouse. Keith is a boy. Ralph and Keith meet in a hotel. Keith gives Ralph a motorcycle. It is a toy motorcycle. If Ralph makes a sound, it moves! I like this book because at the end of the book, Keith…
Continue readingCloudy with a Chance of Waffles
We read a silly story called Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Then I made my own silly story! Cloudy Booklet by Rebecca Reid
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Paul learned about Pompeii when he read a Magic Tree House book about it. We extended the learning by making a baking soda/vinegar volcano with a friend, Kaleb. Then Paul learned even more about Ancient Rome and Pompeii and he gave a report at Co-op. Source: Two Boys and a…
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Colors and shapes!!! This post is not about Colors and shapes!!!! Colors and shapes!!! This post is not about Colors and shapes!!!! If you want to say something about this post, please comment. (YAY!)
Continue readingSanta Claus Went to Paul’s House
Santa Claus went to Paul’s house and saw the Grinch near the tree. “Is that the Grinch,” he asked himself. “Yes, it is,” he answered himself. He started singing a song. “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch.” He finished the song before he finished giving the presents. The End Written…
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Nauvoo
We visited Nauvoo!
I sang a song called “There are many temples in many lands.” while Dad went in the temple.
Here are some pictures I took:
Mom took these of me:
Once we got home, I recounted all my experiences in this video:
Mercy Watson to the Rescue BoOk ReVieW!
I like Mercy Watson to the Rescue beause when the fire department comes, Mr. and Mrs. Watson think Mercy called the fire department! But she did not! Eugenia Lincoln called the fire department instead! Mercy is a pig. In Eugenia’s opinion, pigs belong on a farm. Mercy does not live on…
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I like Too Tall Houses, because there are two friends who keep building their houses bigger! They are not happy in the middle of the book. At the end of the book, they built their houses in to outer space and the houses fell down! Then they made one house for both of …
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I like Stuck because it is Silly. Stuck is Silly because a boy threw his shoes, a cat, a ladder,and lots of other things up in to a tree. He threw them because his kite got stuck in the tree. He finally got his kite down. But when the boy was sleeping, he…
Continue readingRaisin’s Review of Sideways Stories from Wayside School
I liked reading the book. It’s so silly! There was somebody named Paul in the book. I just love Mrs. Zarves! But there is no Mrs. Zarves! And there is no nineteenth story! Mrs. Zarves is on the nineteenth story. There is no Mr. Zarves.
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One day, a pineapple wanted to be a person and didn’t know how to be a person. He was just a face and he didn’t know what to do. One day, someone put him on a table and glued on eyes, ears, and a mouth. Pineapple was really happy to…
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by Mommy illustrated by Paul (Mommy is typing what Paul says.) The wigwam was made in the Northern Woodlands. The longhouse was built in the Northern Woodlands too. The teepees were built in plains (My favorite house that they made It is my favorite because when we say it, it sounds…
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Today we have a new school room! (I am looking at Paul’s Projects right now.) I like it. I like my new school table (desk). I like that we can watch Caroline in the playroom on the beanbag. She’s already crawling! I like this new room! (typed by Mommy just…
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Once upon a time, Paul decided to make the alphabet (by painting.) Mommy came down and got a glass of water. Paul painted the letters. here are of his letters: Abcs Now Paul started singing: My table is not my secret hide out and my secret hide out is inside…
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A Dog (A Story) by Paul Once upon a time, a dog wanted to write a story, and he didn’t know what words to write. The dog wrote words on different pieces of paper and put them on the grass. He wrote the things that he saw. He wrote the words that…
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Once upon a time, there were two “A”s. Mommy “A” said that Daddy was at work. Then Mommy “A” called Daddy “A.” After Mommy “A” called Daddy “A,” she said, “Baby A, you are going to see Daddy “A” soon.” That night, when all the “A”s were asleep, three more…
Continue readingA Review of the Wizard of Oz
Dorothy went through a cyclone! I liked the book because the flying monkeys were nice. I liked when Dorothy melted the witch. (It was so amazing!) Dorothy got on glasses at the Emerald City. Dorothy got attacked by the fighting trees and the Hammer-heads. At the end of the book,…
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The library let us take Rooty with us on our adventures. Rooty (Typed by Mom)
Continue readingMy Fourth of July with Cousins
I made a tall Marble works set (taller than me) ! I went swimming with my cousins and I went on a slip-n-slide. i held on to a sparkler on the Fourth of July and I threw something on the ground and it made a small fire.(it went out suddenly.)…
Continue readingPirate’s Cove
1. I went down a slide that was on top of a dragon 2. I went down another slide where I sat on a bag. I went down really fast! 4. The carousel was a really long ride and I like it. 5. I went on a Safari express and…
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We went to Palmyra. We went to church in Palmyra! We saw the temple in Kirtland. We saw the Sacred Grove. Joseph Smith prayed there. Joseph Smith lived a long time ago. We saw where The Book of Mormon was printed. I got pages of The Book of Mormon. I love…
Continue readingA Story of a Maze
Maze Story Once upon a time, there was a sea turtle named Sea Turtle and he wanted to see his friend Turtle. Sea Turtle went on a path and looked for his friends. He went one way and turned one way and he turned again and he turned again. But…
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Rain Story
Continue readingFirst Nothing, Then Something at the Farm
Once upon a time, there was nothing. Then, there were lots of animals. Then Paul decided it would be a farm. A farmer and more animals went to the farm. Then they went to the shop to buy some vehicles. But there were lots of cars and vehicles! The cow…
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