Our Collectors' Collections!

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Mrs. Yollis' third graders read The Talking Cloth, by Rhonda Michell. The main character, Aunt Phoebe, is a collector of life. Her home is filled with souvenirs from her travels around the world. In class, we started talking about collections. It turns out many people have collections of their own. Some people arranged their collection in a mathmatical array! 

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 Mrs. Yollis' Rock Collection

Photo by Mrs. Yollis

     
 

Like Aunt Phoebe, I like to bring home a souvenir from my travels. Wherever I go, I search for rocks. Not just any rock will be included in my collection, the rock has to be heart-shaped! I discovered my first rock about fifteen years ago. At first I thought it would be difficult to locate heart-shaped rocks, but with a keen eye, it has been easy to do. My favorite rock is one that I got at Zion National Park. When I look at one of the rocks in my collection, it takes me back to the location where I found it, and that fills me with happy memories.  

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Collin's Coins

Photo by Collin 

My collection of coins is  precious to me. I have made an array with my collection, and they are in order from quarters, to nickels, to dimes, and to pennies. I have been collecting them since I was 2, but these are not all of my coins. Some of the pennies are even from 2012! Some are from the early 1900s and 1800s! My favorite coins are my dimes because I have the most of them. Below the neon yellow flashcard are some of my coins from foreign countries. My favorite coins out of those ones is my peso and euro (year-o). My parents also keep some African money in a scrap book. If you look closely at the top there is a large coin. Does anyone know how much the coin is worth or who is on it?

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Abbey's Animals

Photo by Abbey

I treasure my collection is stuffed animals.  As you can see, I have large ones and small ones. Some of you might recognize five of them in the front. They're the Sausage Racers for the Milwaukee Brewers. The sausages are from different parts of the world: Bratwurst, Polish, Itailan, Hot Dog, and Chorizo. (tree . see. oh) Have you heard of them? Out of the large animals, I cherish Mrs. Sparkles the best. I love her because she is as white and soft as a cloud. In conclusion, I fancy my collection more than anything in the world. 

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Photo by Jenna

     I collect dolls and I just love to play with them! I have all sorts of different kinds of dolls. I started collecting when I was really little. I started this main collection because when I was really little and I got my first doll I played with it a lot. Then after each year, I would keep on getting dolls on my birthdays or on holidays. Now, I can’t even keep track of them all. The ones in the picture aren’t all of them because I can’t keep track of them all. I got the dolls mostly on my birthdays or on holidays from friends and relatives. I can, however, name a couple of locations where I got some of them from: the purple doll is from Olivia’s Dollhouse and the two dolls that look kind of old are from my grandma who passed away. My two favorites are the ones I got from my grandma. They are my favorites because they help me remember her when I was really little. That is how I remember, cherish and get my dolls.

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Photo by Mallory's dad

Mallory's Doll Collection From Around the World

My collection of dolls from around the world is special to me.  I have this collection because of my great-grandmother, Elayne.  She was a travel agent and traveled all over the world. Every time she visited a foreign country, she brought an immigrant doll back for me.  I have dolls from Russia, Israel, Ireland, India, and Spain. When she visited the fiftieth state, Hawaii, she brought  a hula dancer for me.  I cherish all of them because they have traditional clothes and beautiful colors. However,  my favorite doll is the nesting doll from Russia.  I like it the best because it was my first one so I've had it the longest.  This doll collection will always be very important to me.

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Photo by Savannah's mom

      I love to collect coins from our country and from foreign countries.  When I went to Europe I was fascinated by all the different coins.  I started saving coins from all the countries I visited.  The coins in my collection are from:  Switzerland, London, Fiji, France and the United States.  My favorite coin is a silver dollar from the United States because it the biggest and shiniest coin.  I love collecting coins.  I wonder where my next coin will come from?

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Photo by Bennett

     My Skylander collection is very special to me. Skylanders is an adventure video game. Anyone can collect Skylander figures and put them on a portal. A portal is a pedestal that lights up. Once they're on the portal you become that character and can compete as them and defeat Lord Caos (kay • ohs). I collect Skylanders because I like to  defeat Lord Caos. I started to collect Skylanders when I went to my friend, Lucas' house. He had the game, and it was really incredible, so I started collecting them. Some Skylanders I've saved my allowance for and others I got as gifts. My favorite Skylander is Chop Chop  because he has a decorative sword and a magical shield. I cherish my Skylander collection.

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Photo by Kiernan's mom

     I collect colorful rocks, sea shells, foreign coins, poker chips, and Taiwanese dollars. I collect these small, medium, and large items because I like unique and shiny treasures.  I started collecting when my dad gave me some coins from Taiwan. My favorite is the 100 dollar bill from Taiwan because it is red with Chinese writing on it and an enormous temple.  I got these items from different countries, places (like the beach), and my family. I can't wait to add new treasures to my collection.
 

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Photo by Sean's mom

Sean's Priceless Pennies

I treasure my collection of souvenir pennies. My family and I started collecting souvenir pennies when we went on vacation to Las Vegas and Hearst Castle. A souvenir penny is a penny that has been pressed flat and stamped with a design from the tourist attraction. I was really little when I started collecting, but I always liked looking at them and decided to continue to collect them whenever we visited a new place. I look for penny machines everywhere we go now. It is a great way of creating memories of our trips and vacations to a lot of fun and great places. I have pennies from:  Grand Canyon, Disneyland, Sea World, Universal Studios, Morro Bay, Knott’s Berry Farm, Santa Barbara and my favorite is from Sedona, Arizona. The penny has a rattlesnake on it and they call it “The Arizona Guard Dog”. I store my penny collection in a souvenir coin album. So far I have collected 108 pennies, and I hope to collect  more on our future family trips.

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