Interviewing Kindergartners
by Katherine (type 2)

Today we were able to watch Mrs. Eldridge interview Hanna and Anna. Anna thought that she would be on the nice list because she helped her friend when she was hurt. Anna was very talkative. She said she had to help her mom with a lot of work. Anna had not yet gotten a Christmas tree at her mom's house, but she had one at her Step Mom's. Anna wants just what she had before, not something big and new.

Anna also liked to make snowmen. She said she rolled a big ball of snow for the head, uses sticks for the arms and grapes for the eyes. She said once when she made a really nice snowman Derek smushed it. Then Mrs. Eldridge asked her if she wanted Ashley to tell on Derek. She said, "Na, forget about it."

Interviewing Anna
by Jordon (type 2)

Anna has a black sled. When she was sledding she went over a jump. She helps her dad shovel. She said her dad does most of the shoveling and she does a little bit. When a friend was hurt she helped that friend. Anna gave her friend a hug to makee her feel better.

She wants to get a stuffed animall from Santa. I think when Santa checks his list he will be very very proud of her, so I think Santa will get her a lizzard stuffed animal.

More Interviews page 2 and page 3

FCA's for 5th Grade Dec. 13, 2002

Using questions you have prepared, interview a young child. Use the child's responses to write 2 or 3 paragraphs being sure each paragraph is well written. 60 points
Include one appositive sentence.15 points
Correct grammar, sentence structure, capitals, punctuation 25 points

Christmas Thoughts of a Kindergartner
by Jake (type 2)

Anna, a kindergartner, thinks she's on the good list this year because she helped a hurt girl, and gave her a hug. What she wants for Christmas are two toys that are like her old broken toys.

She also likes to build snowmen. When she builds snowmen she uses grapes for the eyes and mouth. She uses carrots for the nose. One time she said her cousin Derek broke her snowman which made her feel bad.

Note on this assignment:
We spent two class period preparing questions. The teacher modeled "interviewing" young children, while the fifth grade students took notes and wrote paragraphs (type 2). Some of the paragraphs are shown on this page. Interviews fifth graders conducted with Kindergartners are on page 2 and page 3

Christmas Thoughts of Hanna
by Danny (type 2)

Hanna likes to build and play with snowmen. She uses sticks for the arms. She also likes sledding on the school hill. She has a birthday tree in her house. She decorated it with purple ornaments and an angel.

Christmas Thoughts of Hanna
by Jon (type 2)

Hanna likes to make snowmen in the snow. She uses grapes and carrots for the nose and eyes and sticks for the arms. She also likes going sledding on the Onekama School Hill at recess.

She has a birthday tree she keeps at her house. She decorated it with an angel and purple ornaments. For Christmas she is going to give Santa cookies and milk. She said she just wants Santa to give her a present and is not going to ask for anything. That is the Christmas thoughts of Hanna.

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