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First you start out with the ball in the middle of the center.  Who ever has the ball has to kick it to the left wing or right wring. (you choose) If the other team kicks the ball out, that means it’s our throw in. You want to throw it to your team mate. If you want to have a big throw you should try backing up and running and throwing, your feet must be on the ground all time when your throwing a ball, and when your throwing, your feet can not pass the white line.

The most important one is receiving the ball by using the inside of your foot. Try to control the ball by kicking it close to you so the other team wont get it. You need to have a good aim so you can aim it to the player you want. If you don’t have a good aim just practice with your friend back and forth so you can get use to it. I think you will get the hang of it if you just practice.

The second important part is trapping. If someone kick the soccer ball in the air you should use your chest, head, knees,and feet. If you are using your head you should use your forehead because it is the strongest part of your head.  There are seven different types of soccer kicks. These are: the free kick, the indirect kick, the penalty kick, the goal kick, the corner kick, and the bicycle/overhead kick. The most acrobatic and dangerous kick of all mentioned above is the bicycle or over head kick. I recommend that you shouldn’t do the bicycle/ over head kick if you don’t have a clue what your doing.  Being a goalie is a sort of hard. Goalies can use their hands and feet. You can punt, kick,or throw. I would prefer using One hand when your throwing because you have more power than two hands.

As you already know, in order to score goals you will need to know how to shoot.  If you don’t know how to fire an accurate and powerful shot you will not be able to score many goals. How do you shoot hard? Well…… You should back up 4 steps or more to have a hard aim. If you kick it with your shoe lace, toes down. It will give you power to go high in the air.

In conclusion, soccer is an aggressive game so you might want to play hard or the other team will win. Never use your hands, steal the ball, and be aggressive. You will be fine. One thing you should keep in mind is to work hard and do your best no matter what even if it’s a game.

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The Deadly Eye

It’s the deadly eye of Poogley-pie.
Look away, look away, as you walk by,
’cause whoever looks right at it
Surely will die.
It’s a good thing you didn’t…
You did?……….
Good-bye.

SnowBall

I made myself a snowball
As perfect as could be.
I thought I’d keep it as a pet
And let it sleep with me.
i made it some Pajamas
And a pillow for its head.
Then last night it ran away,
But first—– it wet the bed.

I must Remember

I must remember….
Turkey on Thanksgiving,
Pudding on Christmas,
Eggs on Easter,
Chicken on Friday,
leftovers, Monday.
But ah, me— I’m such a dunce.
I went and ate them all at once.

Flag

One star is for Alaska…..
One star is for Nebraska…..
One star is North Dakota…..
One star is Minnesota…..
There are lots of other stars,
But I forget which ones they are.

For Sale

One sister for sale!
One sister for sale!
One crying and spying young sister for sale!
I’m really not kidding,So who’ll start the bidding?
Do I hear a dollar?
A nickel?
A penny?
Oh, isn’t there, isn’t there, isn’t there any One kid who will buy this old sister for sale, This crying and spying young sister for sale?

Jumping Rope

This started out as a
jumping rope
You prob’ly think that
I’m a dope
But this started out as a
jumping rope
And now I fear there is
no hope
But I started out as a
jumping rope.

Warning

Inside everybody’s nose
There lives a sharp-toothed snail.
So if you stick you finger in,
He may bite off your nail.
Stick it farther up inside,
And he may bite your ring off.
Stick it all the way, and he
may bite the whole darn thing off.

Tree House

A tree house, a free house,
A secret you and me house,
A high up in the leafy branches
Cozy as can be house.

A street house, a neat house,
Be sure and wipe your feet house
Is not my kind of house at all—
Let’s go live in a tree house.

Magical Eraser

She wouldn’t believe
This pencil has
A magical eraser.
She said I was a silly moo,
She said I was a lier too,
She dared me prove that it was true.
And so what could I do—
I erased her!

by Shel Silverstein

Crafty’s Pet Goose “Tasha”

Perhaps, Crafty, you would like to write a paragraph about how the goose came to be your pet???

If I were the firefighter and I found $300,000 in a bag on the ground,I would be very generous and truthful to give the money to the police. I think the firefighter was a great person who’s brave to give all $300,000 away to the police. If he was poor he should keep it and run away with it with out a word to say. My beliefs are that its also nice to bring the money home to his poor family to have a nice house, good job, and pay for school. I would want his wife and kids to be happy.

By: Crafty

If my parents say “would you like to earn some money to do some chores and If you do the chores we will give you $100?

If I wanted to earn money, I had to make everything perfect and organized. It was hard and tiring but I never gave up.

I just kept going and going.  One of the worst chores I didn’t like was doing the toilet. Cleaning the toilet was no fun at all

cause it smells, and cleaning inside with a sponge is nasty.  My favorite chore is wiping the window. It’s easy and no problem at all.

When I was finished all of my chores my mom paid me $100.  I spent the $100 all in Greece. I bought my self headbands,shirts,and

postcards so I can show them to my kids when I grow up and Greece was a beautiful place to visit.

You have to write 3 yes/no question and 3 long answer questions.

Write a paragraph about about when you earned money for doing something.

My Thanksgiving was great I actually loved it. We had 9 people including me so it’s 10 at my house. I didn’t eat a lot I just ate some turkey,rice and for drink I had sparkling cider. Thats it. On Friday my family and I went to Washington D.C. to stay in a hotel for a day. We went to a lot of museum. The museum we went to was art. (Georgia O’ Keefe) She was a famous artist. I  loved her painting because it was colorful and the texture amazing. There were some good ones that I loved that were my favorite. For dinner we went out to eat some where that I do not know but it was delicious. When we were done eating  we went back to the hotel. My dad and my brother watched O’ Welly don’t know how to spell that. My sister,mom, and I went to the pool for a swim. When it was almost time to leave the pool my sister and I went in the hot tub to warm up so we don’t get cold when we get out. In the morning we a breakfast downstairs in the lobby. I adored it.  It was wonderful. I enjoyed eating breakfast. They had a lot of good breakfast to eat. I had eggs,toast,fruits,bagels,and more. For drink I had hot chocolate. I love my Thanksgiving and my weekend.

My favorite vacation place is Philadelphia. It’s a city in Pennsylvania. We saw the Liberty Bell. We stayed in a brown cabin. It looks like a house inside, but the outside has wood around it. My family and I went to history museum. We saw people made out of wax and I signed the Declaration of Independence. After that we went to the Franklin Institute. It’s a science museum. Another thing we saw was the art exhibit of a famous artist named Frida Kahlo. The paintings were colorful. She drew about her life and her feelings. I had a very fun time with my family.

Your assignment was to write about the book “The Tiger Rising”.  More specifically, I asked you to write about your ideas on one of the characters.  The assignment was “What would you do differently if you were the tiger’s owner”  Here’s what you wrote…

I would do good things because the owner in the book did bad things to the tiger. One thing I would do is put the tiger in the zoo so it won’t eat the people. I will feed the tiger every day and every night. Another thing is I wouldn’t harm the tiger. Also, I would be a nice person to the tiger. Sistine would let the tiger go out of his cage. I agree because letting animals lock up in a cage and be in the woods by themselves won’t be fun to the animals.

Great job, Crafty!