Second Grade Rules!

Yesterday, we read a book called "Second Grade Rules, Amber Brown" by Paula Danzinger.  This author visited our school many times, and actually wrote this book about the second grade teacher who is next door to us. She even dedicated the book to her!

In the book, there is a character named Deskarina. (Deskarina is a cousin to the Tooth Fairy who is really named Dentarina.) Deskarina comes into the room every so often to check and see if the children's desks are clean and neat. She leaves prizes for children who have clean desks!

We wrote our first journal piece about Deskarina. We described what she looked like and what she does for a living.
In the book, Deskarina sometimes left candy for the students. In our district, we cannot have candy. We decided we'd better leave a note out to let her know when she visited our room that she could not leave candy for us.
We learned the universal sign for "NO" as in "no candy".

Here are our first published pieces about "Deskarina":

Deskarina has black hair and green eyes. She leaves you candy if you have a clean desk at school. If you don't have a clean desk, she leaves a note and a bell that you push and it sprays goo at you. (IP)

Deskarina has brown hair and blue eyes. She leaves kids prizes. She leaves treats on kids' desks. (AG)

Deskarina has a flowing dress with pink and purple on it. The kind of prize she gives to the children is candy. Every year she stops by to see what they are doing. (BK)

Deskarina has red hair and blue eyes. Her hair is shaped like pencils. She goes to kids' desks and leaves invisible candy that makes them fly. (EM)

Deskarina is 3,000,000 feet tall. Her wings are pencils. She gives candy to children with clean desks. If you don't eat the candy in two seconds, she eats it. (CB)

Deskarina is a girl who gives presents to the boys and girls who have clean desks. She has red hair and blue eyes. She gives blue ribbons to the person who has the cleanest desk. (JM)

Deskarina gives awards to kids who have clean desks. She looks like a pencil that's green, but it is a costume. (RK)

Deskarina is a fairy. She has orange hair, a green shirt and a black dress. She goes to each class when she wants to . She brings candy to the children who have clean desks. (LC)

Deskarina has red hair and blue eyes. She looks at desk to see if they are clean. (LA)

Deskarina looks like an elf. She always cleans your desk. She gives your desk candy. (JF)

Deskarina has brown hair and blue eyes. She has a pink dress, blue shoes and yellow wings. She leaves prizes for girls and boys with clean desks. (GR)

Deskarina is an alien from Naboo. She gives treats. She checks in your desk. (EJ)

Deskarina is old with gray hair, and she is a monstrous creature that gives out rewards. She looks like a human, but it is a three headed dog. (CD)

Deskarina is a Desk Monster Fairy, I think. She is 100 inches tall. She wears a werewolf coat. She eats 80 foot tall trees. She lives in a volcano. (ER)

Deskarina is a blond haired girl with a white dress. She leaves a blue ribbon with goodies. She has wings like paper. (JA)

Deskarina has purple hair and wears a yellow dress. She gives you a reward if your desk is clean. She likes clean desks. (OC)

Deskarina looks in your desk and sometimes she leaves a present. She wears a sparkly blue dress. She has red hair, purple eyes and blue shoes. (EKM)

Deskarina doesn't have an accent. She has blue eyes, a flower on her, and a sparkly pink dress. She looks at people's desks and gives them a prize. (EH)

(It's the teacher again!) What you can't see is the excellent handwriting and illustrations on these pieces. The students remembered that:

• Sentences start with a capital letter.
• Sentences end with an end mark. (., !, ?)
• Sentences make sense.
• Second graders are careful spellers.

Well, check times four! We are off to a wonderful year of writing in the second grade.