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| LCE Second Grade Annual Apple Week |
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| Johnny Appleseed |
| Students were challenged to write their first biography! We read several books about John Chapman, a man who would be come known to generations as Johnny Appleseed. Visit our classroom to see our beautiful apple poems. The biographies will soon be posted below. |
| Each year in honor of Johnny Appleseed's birthday, the Second Grade at LCE pays tribute to an amazing fruit...the apple! The children will visit four classes and participate in different apple related activities. The children, with help from our gracious volunteer parents, will move room room to room for plenty of apple fun. |
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| Rachael - Johnny Appleseed John Chapman was born on September 26, 1774 right in the middle of apple season. His mom died of milk sickness and his brother died too. Also his Dad was at war. So his big sister took care of him. The his dad got re-married to Lucy Cooley 3 years after his first wife died. Johnny had ten children follow along. If he wanted to have some peace he would go in the woods. When John left home he traveled west and planted apple trees in Pennsylvania. Then he traveled west to Ohio to plant more apple trees for pioneer families. He was friends with the animals and Indians. Johnny got his nickname for liking apples so much. There are many tales about Johnny. My favorite is that Johnny can speak to animals. He continued to travel and told stories to children. He would do anything for a pie. When he got to Indiana he got sick for the first time and then he died. Baz - Johnny John Chapman was born on September 26, 1774 right in the middle of apple season. His mom and brother because of milk sickness and Johnny was only two and he only had his sister, Elizabeth while his dad was at war. His dad got re-married to this girl named Lucy Cooley. They had ten children. And when it was too noisy in the house Johnny went to the woods for peace and quiet. When Johnny grew up he left home and started on a new adventure. He traveled to Ohio to plant apple trees for pioneed families. Johnny loved animals and he was friends with Indians. He got his nickname by planting apple trees. There were many tall tales of Johnny. My favorite is when Johnny got bit by a snake. Johnny continued west. On the way he told stories. Johnny made it to Indiana and then he died. Jessica - Johnny Appleseed Johnny Chapman was born on September 26, 1774. When he was two his mom and brother died. He was alone with his sister Elizbeth. John's dad was off fighting in the war. Three years later John's dad got re-married to Lucy Cooley. They had ten children together. John went to the woods for peace and quiet. John moved out of his house and he traveled west. Johnny got a nickname. His nickname was Johnny Appleseed. He was called this because he planted seeds everywhere. He got sick in winter. He died on March 10, 1845. Kylan - Johnny Appleseed John Chapman was born on September 26,1774 right in the middle of apple season. His mom died and his brother when he was only two and his dad was off to war. So his big sister took care of him. Three years later his dad got re-married so they had ten more kids in ten years. So his house was really noisy so he went to the woods to have quiet and peace. When Johnny left home he went west and started planting apple trees in Pennsylvania. Then he went west to Ohio and planted more apple trees for the pioneer families. He liked animals and he was friends with the Indians. The pioneers started to call him Johnny Appleseed. My favorite tale about Johnny is about him wreslting a wolf. Johnny continued west and told more stories. He made it to Indiana and died in a snow storm. He died in 1845. Aram - John The Great John Chapman was born on September 26, 1774 right in the middle of apple season. He was only two when his mom and brother died. His dad left in the Revolutionary War. When his dad returned, John Chapman's dad got re-married and had 10 children. John was a great story teller. He always traveled west. He walked only on foot. He had a talent for talking to animals. He also slept with a wolf. He could play with bears. He found a lost horse. He also lived to a ripe age. Johnny died in Indiana on March 10, 1845. Gabby - Johnny Appleseed John Chapman was born on September 26, 1774 right in the middle ofapple season. When John was two years old his mother died from milk poisoning and his brother died too. His father was off at war so he was left all alone with his six year old sister Elizabeth. Three years later his dad got remarried to Lucy Cooely and John got ten more brothers and sisters. But when Johnny wanted some peace and quiet he went to the woods. When John grew up he left home and started a new life out in the wilderness and started planting apple seeds in Pennsylvania. Then he walked all the way to Ohio to plant trees for pioneer families. John was friends with the animals and the Indians. Johnny loved apples so much they gave him a nick name Johnny Appleseed. There are many tall tales about Johnny Appleseed but my favorite is when he lived with the bear family. John kept traveling west and ended up in Indiana. He got sick then died from a snowstorm in March 1845. Nicole - The Adventures Of Johnny Appleseed Johnny Chapman was born on September 26, 1774 right in the middle of apple season. When he was two and his mother and brother died of milk sicknes. His dad was at war so his four year older sister took care of him. Three years later his dad got married to another girl named Lucy Cooley. In ten years they had ten children. When Jonh was older he started moving west to start planting apple trees. He started in Pennsylvania and kept going west to plant apple trees. Then he kept traveling and came to Ohio. He loved animals and was friends with the Indians. His nickname was Jonnny Appleseed. There are many tall tales my favorite is when he would talk to animals and they would talk back. He continued west to plant trees and told stories to families. He got older was a snow storm and he stayed at someone's house. A few days later he died. Kathryn - Johnny Appleseed John Chapmad was born on September 26, 1774 right in the middle of apple season. When Johnny was two his mom and brother died of milk sickness. He was staying with his older sister Elizabeth. His dad got re-married to Lucy Cooley and they had ten more children. John went to the woods for peach and quiet. John left home and he traveled west and he planted seeds in Pennsylvania. He loved animals friends with Indians. He got his nickname Johnny Appleseed. Once when he was sleeping a snake bit him and nothing happened. He continued west. He told stories along the way. He went to Indiana. He died in the cold weather. He stayed in a cabin and he died. Emma - Johnny Apples John Chapman was born on September 26, 1774 right in the middle of apple season. When John was two years old his mom and his brother died. He and his sister waited for his dad to come back from war. Three years after his first wife died he got married again. They had ten children. To have some quiet, John went into the woods. When John left home he went west. He planted apple seeds where ever he went. He loved animals and made friends with Indians. The Indians nicknamed him Johnny Appleseed. He got that nickname because he loved apple trees. There are many tall tales about Johnny. Johnny continues west and told stories to kids. He made it to Indiana and died. Spencer - Johnny Appleseed John Chapman was born on September 26, 1774. Johnny Chapman's mom and brother died. When Johnny was 5 his older sister Elizabeth was 9. Their father was in the Revolutionary War fighting with George Washington's army. Johnny Appleseed left home because his home was too noisy. Johnny traveled west to Pennsylvanis to plant apple seeds. Johnny Appleseed planted apple trees all around the forest. Johnny Appleseed traveled to Ohio. Johnny Appleseed loved animals because they are cute. I liked that Johnny Chapman's skin was too thick that a snake couldn't bite through. Johnny always and slept with bears. I liked that Johnny Chapman could speak to animals. Aren - John Chapman John Chapman was born on September 26, 1774 right in the middle of apple season. Johnny was two years old when his mom and brother died. His father later got re-married to Lucy Cooley. John was left alone with his sister. Over the next ten years they had ten children. John Chapman went to the woods for peace and quiet. John left his home and started to move to Pennsylvania and grew apple trees. John traveled for a long time and went to Ohio to plant more apple trees for the pioneers. John loved animals a lot. He was friends with the Indians. His nickname was Johnny Appleseed. I liked the tall take that told of Johnny sleeping with the bears. John Chapman continued to move west and plant apple trees. John Chapman made up stories. John made it to Indiana. He was old and died. Mimi - Johnny Appleseed John Chapman was born on September 26, 1774. When John was two his mom and brother died and his older sister watched over him when his dad was at war. When his dad came home, he got re-married to Lucy Cooley. Then she had ten kids. When she had the babies, John went outside for peace and quiet. He went west. When he was in Pennsylvania he planted more and more apple seeds. Then he went west again to Ohio to plant more trees. He made friends with the Indians and along the way he made friends with the animals. He got his nick name Johnny Appleseed because everywhere he went he planted apple seeds. There are many tall tales. I like the one when he got bit by a snake. Then he went west and told stories to kids. He made it to Indiana and there was a snow storm. John died on March 10, 1845. Thomas - The Big Man John Chapman was born on September 26, 1774 right in the middle of apple season. Johnny's mom and brother died because of milk sickness. Johnny's dad was off to war. John's sister Elizabeth took care of John until his dad came back. His dad got re-married to Lucy Cooley three years later. They had ten more children so John went to the woods for peace and quiet. John went off to travel west. Johnny planted apple seeds in Pennsylvania. John traveled to Ohio to plant apple trees for pioneer families. John had animals for friends. Johnny was friends with the Indians. John had a nickname of Johnny Appleseed. There were many tall tales about Johnny Appleseed. My favorite was when John was friends with bears. John would always go west to plant apple seeds. Johnny always told kids stories. Johnny made it to Indiana and he died. Henry - Mr. A John Chapman was born on September 26, 1774 right in the middle of apple season. When he was a baby his mother and brother died. He only had his big sister with him. His dad was at war. When Johnny's dad got home from war, three years later he got re-married. Johnny had 10 more brothers and sisters. When it got noisy in the house, John went into the woods for peace and quiet. When John got older he went out and always traveled west. He traveled to Pennsylvania and planted apple trees. Then he traveled to Ohio to plant apple trees for pioneer families. He made friends with the Indians and loved the animals that lived in the forest. Over the years he had gotten the nick name Johnny Appleseed. There were many tall tales. My favorite one was when a snake bit his leg but it didn't sink in. But no matter what, he always traveled west and along the way he told stories. He made it all the way to Indiana. In a snow storm he got sick and died. Shalini - The Life of Johnny Appleseed John Chapman was born in Leominster, Masachusetts on September 26,1774 right in the middle of apple season. When John was only two years old his mother and brother died from milk sickness. John was left alone with only his sister to comfort him. His dad was off to fighting in the Revolutionary War. John's father got re-married to Lucy Cooley three years after his wife died. Lucy Cooley had ten more children who stuffed up the house. So John went to the wood to get some peace and quiet. John left home and traveled west to plant apple seeds in Pennsylvania. John traveled to Ohio to plant apple seeds for the pioneer families. John loved animals and made friends with the Indians. The Indians loved John so much that they gave him a nickname. His nickname is Johnny Appleseed. There are many tall tales about Johnny Appleseed. My favorite tall tale is when a rattlesnake bit his foot but his skin was so tough that the rattlesnake couldn't bite through it. Johnny Appleseed continued west. Old folks told stories about that wonderful man. Finally he made it to Indiana but he died of old age. Joshua - Johnny The Nice Man John Chapman born on September 26,1774 right in the middle of apple season. At the age of two Johnny's mother and brother died from milk sickness. And after they died only Johnnys' sister was there to protect him. His family was waiting for their father. Three years later his dad got re-married to Lucy Cooley. Ten years later they had ten children. It was so loud Johnny went to the woods for peace and quiet. And one day Johnny left home. And when Johnny left home he started walking west. He planted apple trees in Pennsylvania. Then he traveled to Ohio to plant some apple trees for pioneer families. Johny loved animals, and he was friends with Indians. And later on he got a nick name which was Johnny Appleseed. There were many tall tales about Johnny and my favorite was that he had been bitten by a snake and it didn't even poke through his skin. He continued west and he was so brave. And while he was heading west people were telling stories about him. So Johnny finally made it to Indiana and when he was in Indiana he died and went to Heaven. Emma - Johnny Apples John Chapman was born on September 26, 1774 right in the middle of apple season. When John was two years old his mom and his brother died. He and his sister waited for his dad to come back war. Three years after his first wife died, he got married again. They had ten children. To have some peace and quiet, John went into the woods. Went John left home he went west. He planted apple seeds where ever he went. He loved animals and made friends with Indians. The Indians nicknamed him Johnny Appleseed. He got that nickname because he loved apple trees. There are many tall tales about Johnny. Johnny continued west and told stories to kids. He made it to Indiana and died. |
| With every writing assignment, we will become more fluent as writers. I have objectives in mind for each piece of writing. This time I was looking for: The ability to use a time line to help keep Johnny's life in order Creating a title Include a tall tale about Johnny Writing complete sentences Indenting and using paragraphs to organize our material Capitalization of proper nouns Neatness....always! |
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