Week of October 3rd

They took a few weeks off from spelling stories, but for now, they're back.

Theme "Bad Baseball Game" - - - Appropriate, sort of, as our Texas Rangers just started in the playoffs.

1. I brought a bad bat, and it broke.
2. My coach embarassed us when he wore turquoise.
3. I thought I would die of thirst.
4. The pitcher tripped on carrot sprouts.
5. Our batter barely dawdled to first base.
6. A scrawny toddler whacked me in the head.
7. He also spat a mouthful of crackers at me.
8. We got three fouls in the first inning.
9. A cracked a joint while running.
10. The soda from the fountain spilled all over my hair.
11. Then my hair stuck to the counter.
12. I was officialized as an unrenowned little league player.
13. The pircher tripped again - on a coil of wire.
14. My body's so numb, I can barely squirm.
15. I'm not playing on that team for at least another year.

Week 2

Theme - Bad Luck


1. When I woke up, I stepped on my toothpaste and it squirted all over me.
2. In the kitchen, I slipped on an egg yolk and landed in my buttered toast.
3. When I got to school, it rained and my clothes were damp.
4. After I dried off, a bully stuffed my shirt in the sink.
5. The theme in school today was "Animal Habitats" and I got all of them.
6. My coach was in a good mood and we had to do 1,000 push ups.
7. The bully grabbed my lunch like it was prey.
8. When my teacher saw my math she grinded her teeth.
9. My dinner tonight delayed my growth.
10. I just want one good thing to happen...that isn't greed, is it?


Spelling Words: paste, yolk, damp, stuff, theme, coach, prey, grind, growth, greed

Week 1

Theme - Love Gone Silly

1. I was jutting through the park...
2. When I saw a beautiful blonde whip her hair.
3. She made my heart gush out love.
4. I could see her 6th sense, "cute."
5. I'd marry her in a tenth-second
6. I need to show her I'm tough.
7. This will be a cinch.
8. I walk up to her and say, "You're as hot as a batch of cookies."
9. Then she scolded at me, "Sit on a tree stump, pal!"
10. As she walks away, love was in the past.


Spelling words used: jut, blonde, gush, sense, tenth, tough, cinch, batch, stump, past

Introduction to Spelling Stories

My son is a 5th grader this year. His weekly homework assignment is to take his spelling word list, and use ten of the 25 words to create a ten sentence themed story. Being my child, they are creative, intelligent, and hilarious to read.

The plan is to try to post them weekly, so that others can share a good laugh with my wonderful 5th grade writer. Enjoy!