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**Who do you think should be the character in our collaborative story?** Our character wants to help others have healthy bodies. Remember Ms. Wilde's rules... 1. No stealing characters. 2. No violence 3. Nothing disgusting. 4. Create a character that will make us wonder and care.

To share your ideas.. __Character Ideas from 4th and 5th Grades__ A cow who pogo-sticks to the moon and gets a magical seed that makes healthy food A cow who eats secret seeds then shares them with others A mole that digs underground and finds magical seeds that make people healthy A unicorn that gets special seeds from space that have healthy effects, but taste like candy. A pig that shoots magical healthy seeds out of his hooves. A cow who goes around the world and brings gives milk to others 5 times a day. A Pig who runs around the USA every day. Magical Miss Peanut butter crackers. A worm that goes in the dirt, plants seeds and veggies and fruits grow. A bear that sheds fur and shares it with kids who make warm things for the homeless. A cat that captures clouds and brings their healthy water to those who need it. A chicken that lays a golden egg that hatches into food and water for the world. A horse that runs around the world sharing his magical manure to make healthy crops. A rescue dog that saves other dogs in trouble. Broccoli that wants to teach people how to eat better. A shooting star that wants to help people get healthy by running. A hamster who wants to plan healthy vegetables. A dancing robot that’s convinced that dancing is the way to health. A toothy orange monster who wants to host a vegetable show on TV A bee that has the buzz on health A carrot that knows the secret power of veggies A swing looking for a rider A green bean who wants to move more. A Rainforest talking frog who promises tropical fruits and veggies to those who stop cutting down trees. A hamster who can hypnotize people into planting trees and healthy foods into candy-tasting. Mr. Carrot who teaches kids to grow healthy veggies. A dog named Mr. Woof who leaves baskets of fruits and seeds on people’s doorsteps as he goes around the world planting trees. Pink Pearl, an oil drinking whale who can communicate with oil producers in a way that helps make change. A famous veggie sandwich who’s a personal trainer for Lady Gaga. A magical orange that rolls around the earth delivering special fluid that grows trees. A dollar bill that jogs the earth to encourage people to exercise. A piece of cheese that floats the currents of the wind telling people how to stay fit. A pencil that builds houses from recycled materials. A Cyclops who has an “eye for health”. A shoe that runs into the future to see what he can fix in the world. A kid who starts a solar power company. A kite that carries healthy foods to people who don’t have them. Leader of “team veggie” that provides healthy food choices to the world. A magical book from the Underwood library that has all the secrets of saving the earth and ways to make them come true. A person that gives out seeds for healthy food on Halloween. A man who goes around the earth destroying polluting stuff. A tree that grows foods that seem unhealthy but aren’t. A baby porcupine that changes junk food into energy A monster that eats polluting stuff from junk yards and spits out playgrounds A magical milk jug that dances around the world, spilling milk that feeds and helps growth. A ghost that can send people forward in time to see the results of their healthy/unhealthy actions. Someone who can break pieces off the sky that provide healthy nutrition. Someone who has the power to vanish trash. A giant apple that rolls around the earth spitting seeds that grow a healthier planet. A man who goes to the center of the earth and discovers diamonds that are a healthy food source, but taste like whatever you want. A boy who wears a recycling bin as pants and picks up trash on the ground. A kitty who eats recycling and its body turns it into trees. Two birds that fly a recycle video around the world. Puppies that pass out recycling flyers. A flying cucumber that goes around the world dropping seeds that can be planted. A famous basket ball player who gives all the money he makes to people who need it. The leader of a group of space squids who plant seeds to save the earth. A butterfly that carries magical seeds of healthy foods around the world. A watermelon that feeds people and also recycles their trash. Fruit Man, has an unlimited supply of magical fruit seeds he gives to people. Captain Health who grows fruit for the poor. Tomato Woman gives fruits and veggies to people who eat junk. A green leprechaun who plants lucky horseshoes around the earth. A green recycle monster who picks p trash eats healthy and gives good luck A unicorn that plants seeds and picks up trash. A golden ant that saves animals. A purple pig who warns people about eating unhealthy foods. Green Man helps make the planet healthy. Vegetable Man grows vegetables fast. Thomas the tomato boy helps you see in the dark and saves energy. Energy lady who helps your body be strong. Apple Lady eats right and stays healthy. Smith, a beetle, who recycles and teaches basketball. A kid who eats carrots and jumps up and down on the bed for exercise. A centipede that plays volley ball with his legs. An Ant that teaches football with a piece of celery in his mouth. Barri, the healthy vegetable eater. A carrot that wants to reduce, reuse, recycle and teach gym. An elephant that wants to lose weight by playing sports. He plants a new tree for every one cut down. An asparagus who wants to be eaten A tomato that sings about health and how he’s a fruit, not a veggie. A faucet that wants to teach the world that water’s the way to go. A hamster that does the moon walk around the planet planting trees. A karate-teaching dog that chops soil and plants. A water bottle that teaches people to recycle. A pumpkin that wants to be carved into health. A lizard that gets a special seed for health from space. A turtle who keeps veggies in its shell. A bird-wizard that makes plants A fish that drinks water
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I think it would be cool to have a character who is completely made up of fruits and vegetables (and other foods in the food pyramid, perhaps), in place of a skeleton. "YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT" is the concept! "Health Maniac" could be his name! I picture this character having a great sense of humor. He could even have broccoli coming out of his ears! Silly, "Health Maniac"! In comparison to his friend "Junk Food Maniac", "Health Maniac" is so much brighter in color. He overall looks so much healthier, happier, energetic and pleasing to the eye. He exercises regularly, bounces around and hardly ever misses a beat! He loves to jump on trampolines, jump rope and hula hoop, and has lots of brain power to READ, READ and then READ some more!

Though chocolate and donuts can taste quite wonderful, "Junk Food Maniac" (who in place of a skeleton is made up of chocolate, donuts, cookies, potato chips, etc.), unfortunately, is much duller in color :-( and doesn't appear very vibrant at all in comparison to his friend "Health Maniac". His head hangs low to the ground because he is tired and lacking energy. He wishes he could skip and dance and read his favorite books but he just doesn't have the energy to do much of anything. He wishes he had as much energy as his friend "Health Maniac".

Another idea: "Health Maniac" and "Junk Food Maniac" could also both be kid aliens. They maybe land on earth looking for fun things to do? "Health Maniac" has the energy and brain power to do lots of fun things but "Junk Food Maniac" just doesn't have the energy to do very much at all. :-( So, who will have more fun? That's right, "Health Maniac"!

It is a NO BRAINER who I would rather be! It just wouldn't be as much fun being "Junk Food Maniac"! Ok, all this talk about food, now I am hungry. I am going to the refrigerator now to eat a snack, a healthy snack of course. :-) "Thanks, Health Maniac!"

Gina Loricchio (Mom of Pax Loricchio, Kindergarten)

Our ideas....  A school bus on a field trip magically turns into an amazing space shuttle and lands the fourth graders into moon. One little fourthgrader Ripit strays away from the group and .......... A lizard who makes people healthy. He shares healthy fruits from the rainforest. by Henry, grade 2

A baby bird who goes around dropping eggs for people to eat. by Josiah, grade 1 - ﻿﻿A crab who teaches people to eat seafood and to swim for exercise. by David, grade 1 - A playground swing who lives in a neighborhood where the children spend their time playing video games. He begs for the children to play with him and his friends (a slide and monkey bars) instead of playing video games all of the time. - A lonely brussel sprout who realizes that he has healthy powers. - A special ball is able to transform itself into different shapes. A misfit student who can't discover his/her gifts and talents and tries to "claim" other students' gifts as his own, is sitting alone and notices the ball changing one day; they become friends, but no one believes him when he tries to tell about the ball. The misfit then notices situtations in which the ball could be helpful. For example, he sees a student with a physical disability unable to participate in a game that involves a hard ball, difficult to catch. So he suggests the special ball change into a squishy ball with texture, and then the student is able to play, too. He notices other situations, too. The special ball can also turn into round foods but has to figure out how to not get eaten. . . - a little round man that lives in a shabby house in the back of the woods that learns how to make friends with the birds,trees and animals around him.Caroline g. grade 5 - A small green monster with the power to eat junkyards and spit out playgrounds were the junkyards were. Jonathan grade 5.
 * A character who just cannot seem to be able to get motivated to move. Maybe he/she has moved to a new school and is having a hard time making friends. So instead of going out and playing, he/she retreats into the world of video and computer games. The story could be about something grand happening that finally inspires this student to make friends and move.