The Kids First Attempt at Blogging

We have recently talked a lot about different forms of writing and ways to express ourselves through writing. Of course, blogging came up. Over the past week or so, I've let the first graders look at some different blogs and see how these people use writing in what seemed to be a fun way. The kids absolutely fell in love with looking at blogs. They loved reading my sister-in-laws blog, The Moose Chronicles, they ask to read it almost everyday now! Their love for the blogging world is what somewhat inspired me to start. I thought it would be really neat for them to express themselves on a blog and a great way to expose them to technology.

Today was our first blogging attempt. Let me start to saying that it was rough! It was amazing to me that in a technology-filled world, these kids didn't know where to find a period, space bar, or how to make a capital letter on a keyboard. We simply take these things for granted. I think blogging should be writing what you want, but to help them get started today...I gave them a topic. To celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday, we did a little "blogging" about him. Below are the sweet firsties exact blog entries. Keep in mind: we are still working--I promise these kids don't write quite like they type! Ha!

Enjoy their posts--(Bonus points if you can read some of these words.)

• Martin Luther king jr. separated the white and black people. He also gave speeches and his birthday is January the 15th. 
• Dr Mar tin Luther king. Preacher. 
• He gave speeches. And he got erstide.
• martin Luther King, jr. got shot. and wit to jail.
• Got shot and went to jail. He told speech to
• dr martin luther king jr wos a good prestint to peple blak and wit pepl did not go to the same skool.
• TODAYs martin Luther king; jr. birthday hes is 85 years old. 
• He got sot. He wet to jel. 
• Martin Luther king jr was a good man. HE WINTED BLACK AND WHITE PEPLE TO BE TGETHRE. 
• Martin Luther king jr got shot one day and he did win sum boty shot him all of the pypl it blyv him woos sad et sum boty cild him.
• Dr martin luther king jr. he helped pepel. he gav speckisz. He was nics to plepil. He ckast the world. he help cat and dog. He was a preckr. 
• Martin luther king, jr got shot. and got tooke to jel. 
• He help people with jobs. He was nice. We will saelbrat his birthday and he is 85. 
• I miss you, Martin Luther King. I love you.
• he was a good man and he help people to. He is vary nice. 

Well, there you have it- Martin Luther King's life (or something like it!) straight from the mouths' of babes! Hope you enjoyed!