We are in the third day of our poetry unit and this is what our students came up with when I asked them to write about nature. I was smiling ear to ear for how proud I was of them.
I taught my group of second graders that poetry is very abstract. There is no right or wrong way to do it. They have to put on their poet eyes and look at the world through a different, creative lens. We were specifically working on line breaks this day. Placing them in strategic areas where they want the reader to pause their voice. At the end of writing we have a poetry slam where they share their poems, practice reading, and making sure their line breaks fit. As you read their work you will see that they ran with this idea and did great! Proud, proud teacher!! :) Leaves By: Jaimeon Jumping in leaves orange and green pointy bottom and curly tops the middle of a leaf they have straight lines. Birds By: TJ The sound of chirps When I wake up. Hearing that Is not as annoying as the dogs next door. I wake up on my birthday Hearing chirps of birds I don’t know What a happy spring day Will be like If birds chirping Never existed. Clouds By: Anahli you make shapes and I make shapes. We’re just alike. Birds By: Jayden Trees. Nests. Tweet, Tweet. Meow... Gone. Sky By: Kayla The sky Is blue and refreshing It’s bright every day The Sky By: Jineen The sky is blue like an ocean for birds When the breeze comes the clouds move And you see the blue Sky. Trees By: Anthony Makes you breathe Makes you stay alive The Moon By: Valerie The moon is brighter Then a night light brighter than a Lamp A lamp is like a Moon a shining Star is like A moon. The Grass By: Evan The grass as green as glass. Like seaweed in the sea. What grass can be, is what we see. Animals By: Alonso Animals are important animals eat meat leaf and fish. Some animals have fur like a blanket some animals have scales. Moon By: Tony White black a big circle. Bigger then a tree and a big planet with astronauts In a rocket. Birds By: Sarah Tweet, tweet, tweet. The birds chirp. It is a song. The birds sing all morning long. The birds chirping a song. It is short, relaxing but sometimes it is long. Every morning the birds sing a song. Whenever I am walking I hear the birds chirping a song. My dad whistles back and and they whistle back. Playgrounds By: Jayla Playgrounds have shimmer In spring and winter kids play On the playgrounds to have fun On the playgrounds They can see the sun above them From the playgrounds Grass By: Jayden Grass is poky Green and sharp Messy Uncomfy and boring Dirty and weird Pencil By: Nathaniel A magical wand To a magical place A place that Is a dream That dream is imagination.
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Natash
6/5/2019 03:51:37 am
Those are really wonderful. Thank you for sharing; I loved reading the poems!!
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