This is so cute.
We found a quick story of eleven kids who weighed in on what they thought about oceans. The assignment was to write something short about the ocean. They could write what ever came to mind.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF AN OCTOPUS. IT HAS EIGHT TESTICLES. (KELLY, AGE 6)
OYSTERS’ BALLS ARE CALLED PEARLS. (JERRY, AGE 6)
IF YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY OCEAN, YOU ARE AN ISLAND. IF YOU DON’T HAVE OCEAN ALL ROUND YOU, YOU ARE INCONTINENT. (MIKE, AGE 7)
SHARKS ARE UGLY AND MEAN, AND HAVE BIG TEETH, JUST LIKE EMILY RICHARDSON . SHE’S NOT MY FRIEND ANY MORE. (KYLIE, AGE 6)
A DOLPHIN BREATHES THROUGH AN A..HOLE ON THE TOP OF ITS HEAD. (BILLY, AGE 8)
MY UNCLE GOES OUT IN HIS BOAT WITH 2 OTHER MEN AND A WOMAN AND POTS AND COMES BACK WITH CRABS. (MILLIE, AGE 6)
WHEN SHIPS HAD SAILS, THEY USED TO USE THE TRADE WINDS TO CROSS THE OCEAN. SOMETIMES WHEN THE WIND DIDN’T BLOW THE SAILORS WOULD WHISTLE TO MAKE THE WIND COME. MY BROTHER SAID THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF EATING BEANS. (WILLIAM, AGE 7)
MERMAIDS LIVE IN THE OCEAN. I LIKE MERMAIDS. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL ANDI LIKE THEIR SHINY TAILS, BUT HOW ON EARTH DO MERMAIDS GET PREGNANT? LIKE, REALLY? (HELEN, AGE 6)
I’M NOT GOING TO WRITE ABOUT THE OCEAN. MY BABY BROTHER IS ALWAYS CRYING, MY DAD KEEPS YELLING AT MY MOM, AND MY BIG SISTER HAS JUST GOT PREGNANT, SO I CAN’T THINK WHAT TO WRITE. (AMY, AGE 6)
SOME FISH ARE DANGEROUS. JELLYFISH CAN STING. ELECTRIC EELS CAN GIVE YOU A SHOCK. THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN CAVES UNDER THE SEA WHERE I THINK THEY HAVE TO PLUG THEMSELVES IN TO CHARGERS. (CHRISTOPHER, AGE7)
WHEN YOU GO SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN, IT IS VERY COLD, AND IT MAKES MY WILLY SMALL. (KEVIN, AGE 6)
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