What’s Your Opinion?
Our First Grade Firecrackers sure are opinionated! In fact, they’ve been learning to express their opinions in writing. Read on to hear what they think on various important topics, and why…
Who Has the Harder Job — Santa or the Tooth Fairy?
| Santa | Tooth Fairy | ||
| “In my opinion, Santa has the hardest job because he has to be quiet and not wake us up. For example, he has to go all around the world in 12 hours!” (View Emilia’s paper)
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“In my opinion, the tooth fairy has the hardest job because she has to go under the pillow and take the tooth. She might wake up the girl or the boy up. She has to be careful. For example, she has to collect all the tooth. That is why the tooth fairy has the hardest job.” (View Abysinia’s paper) “In my opinion, the tooth fairy has the hardest job because she has to go under your door. For example, the tooth fairy has no helpers. She must do it herself. That’s why I think that the tooth fairy has the hardest job.” (View Mia’s paper) “I think the tooth fairy has the hardest job because she maybe has to take your tooth and give you something mostly every night and not wake you up. And the tooth fairy is so tiny and she has to carry a bunch of heavy stuff. Also, I think she has no helpers. And that’s why I think the tooth fairy has the hardest job.” (View Perri’s paper) “In my opinion, the tooth fairy has the hardest job because it has to carry everybody’s teeth, even elephant teeth, and she is up super late. She is so tiny to get to so many houses. She could get tired of flying so much, but she makes kids very happy though. She also gives good stuff like money or candy or toys. She is super cool and she is super duper nice. That’s why I think that she has a harder job.” (View Hailey’s paper) |
Which are Better — Fruits or Veggies?
| Veggies | Fruits | ||
| “Veggies are the best food. They are rich in minerals and they make you stronger and smarter. For example, you can grow a garden full of veggies and they are fresh and better and they taste good too. And that is why I like veggies.” (View Brooke’s paper) “Veggies are the best food ever because rich minerals and also the reason why I like them is because they are healthy for me. For example, they are protein and also they are good for you. And my opinion is that veggies get you smarter and a good brain and you grow big and sometimes you get good luck and your muscles grow really big. And I hope you learned a lot and that’s why I like veggies.” (View Bidane’s paper) |
“I like fruits because they are healthy. And I like the taste. And also I like apples. Fruits are good for you and me. And also we like the taste. That’s why I like fruits.” (View Luke’s paper) “In my opinion fruit is the best food because they are healthy and they are very tasty and colorful and very, very, very protein and good for your eyesight and it makes you stronger and smarter and fresh and better and very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, yummy. I hope you enjoy why I like fruits.” (View Sunyar’s paper) “In my opinion fruit is the best food because they have vitamins. Also they are really healthy. Animals can eat them too, but you can’t eat too much or else you will not feel good. They are rainbow food and that’s why I love fruit.” (View Lucca’s paper) “My favorite kind of food is fruit because it is healthy. I think healthy (and organic) food is better because organic food is fresh, and healthy food just tastes better to me. One kind of fruit is called a citrus. Citrus fruits include oranges, grapefruits, and kumquats. And you can grow all kinds of fruits right in your own backyard. If you have a small space, you can grow a garden with fruits like berries. But if you have a big space, like a whole field, it would be necessary to use part of it or the whole field as an orchard. This is why I think fruits are the best food.” (View Zara’s paper) |
Which is the Best Season?
| Winter | Spring | Summer | ||||
| “I prefer Winter is the best season because of Xmas because I get presents and I get to go on chair lift and then I get to ski down it and I am a Blue Squaw and I get to sled down a mountain and I can make a snowman and throw a snowball at him at his head and make his head off. Now I am done. (Yay, I’m done.)” (View Mateo’s paper) | “I think Spring is the best. Because you can go to the pool. And you can dive and splashing and canon balls. At the Beach I can find shells.” (View Hayden’s paper) “I think that Spring is the best season because it is my birthday. For example, I go skateboarding at park with my mom and dad. Thank you for listening to this story.” (View Sebastian’s paper) |
“Everyone should like Summer because it’s my birthday. And you could go to the pool. And there’s fireworks. And no school.” (View Austin’s paper) “Everyone should like Summer because you could go to the pool and why everyone should like summer is because you could go to the pool and what you could do at the pool is splash and dive and play in the pool and you can relax at the pool and that’s why everyone should like summer. The end.” (View Matilda’s paper) “Everyone should like Summer because you can go to the beach.” (View Aenia’s paper) |
What Do You See — a Duck or a Rabbit?
| Duck | Rabbit | ||
| “I think it is a duck because the duck can fly. Here ducky, ducky. The duck is eating a piece of bread. See, there is his bill. I heard duck sounds. That’s why I think it’s a duck.” (View Aidan’s paper) “It is a duck because bunnies have their ears on top of their head, not on the back of their head.” (View Leo’s paper) |
“I think it is a rabbit because it has a rabbit’s nose. Also, it is hiding in the grass. That’s why I think it is a rabbit.” (View Conrad’s paper)
“In my opinion it is a rabbit because it has big ears and it likes carrots. For example, is cooling off because it is hot. That is why it is a rabbit.” (View Kaitlynn’s paper) “I think it is a rabbit because of ears and the rabbit eats carrot.” (View David’s paper) “It’s a rabbit because it’s white. Ducks are green. Ducks don’t eat bread, but rabbits love carrots. It hops. A rabbit could. But have you seen a duck swimming in the grass? I bet you didn’t seen that silly thing. A rabbit could hop high, but a duck could not fly. That’s why it’s a rabbit.” (View Lukas’s paper) |