This is great. We’re going to play it this afternoon with the class. Popcorn, apple juice, and a movie to celebrate our work in poetry. Please watch the first minute, because the teacher, Lori Hickman, shares her genuine thoughts about teaching kindergarteners to write poetry. She begins by admitting she thought is was going to be a “big fast disaster” and then tells about her experience diving into this unit of study. On Friday she’s going to share a QR code in her newsletter so anyone with a smart phone will be able to access the celebration with ease. I used this QR Code generator for the code.
And one last thing…I’m sure her students will be checking in to read comments…so feel free to leave a note addressed to them and Mrs. Hickman. They are brave to share their work with the world.
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Thank you for listening to our poems and for all your nice words. We love reading our FAN MAIL! You make us feel happy. We are proud of our hard work.
Love,
Mrs. Hickman’s class
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This is a great way to celebrate all the wonderful poems you wrote! How did it make you feel when you shared your writing? There were certainly a lot of people who enjoyed hearing your work!
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Wow! In kindergarten you are already poets! I love your poetry. I especially loved that even when there were poems on the same topic, each poet had something different to say. I teach 8th graders and I wish they had started their school lives as poets like you are lucky enough to do.
The music of your poetic words is still playing in my head even though the video is over!
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Mrs. Hickman’s Poets 🙂
I know you can’t see me but I am clapping for you all! Bravo! Well done! Keep up the good work. I teach First grade and wish you were coming to my class next year. 🙂
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Dear Mrs. Hickman plus your writers,
I just wrote some poetry with some 5th graders and they would have loved hearing your poems and then sharing what they wrote too. I was impressed that you wrote about so many different topics and talked about the topics with your senses and feelings. It’s really great you made a video too. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, everyone for taking the time to leave a comment.
Mrs. Hickman + Writers —
Thanks for inviting me to join you for your celebration. It was great fun! You should be proud of the way you wrote one poem and then another and then another.
Love,
Mrs. Ayres
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Mrs. Hickman’s poets,
Wonderful writing! I loved your small details and the sounds of your words. Bravo!!
Love, A fourth grade teacher
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Dear Mrs. Hickman’s Class,
I saw a lot of hard work on your pages! Your drawings were colorful and your words were beautiful. I cannot wait to share your poems with my kindergarten students. We are putting together a poetry anthology of our favorite poems that we have written over the past two months and would love to share them with you! Keep writing and playing with words, you are doing wonderful work.
bets577@gmail.com
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Wow Mrs. Hickman’s Kindergartners!
What an inspiration you all are. I was so excited to hear you read the poems you wrote. What a great job you did. My class just started a poetry unit and I can’t wait to tell them about your poems. Thanks so much for sharing!
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This is just wonderful. Such enjoyment of learning….
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Dear Children of Mrs. Hickman’s Class,
I enjoyed listening to all your poems and the important things in your lives like dogs, moms, dads, sisters, blocks, playing, oranges, flags, music, and all about you! I hope you will keep writing about what is dear to you. Thanks for sharing your writing.
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I love your poems! Thank you so much for sharing them. I have been working on poetry with my kindergarteners too. It is my favorite writing unit each year. I can’t wait to show your poems to my class! Great writing, Mrs. Hickman’s class!
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Dear Mrs. Hickman’s Class,
You had big smiles when you read your poems. Hearing your poems made me smile, too. Thank you for sharing.
Mrs. Anderson
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Dear Mrs. Hickman’s Class,
Thank you for sharing your poetry with the world. You are wonderful poets! Keep noticing, playing with the sounds of words, and writing! A big clap for your teacher for helping you discover your poems!
Ms. Dana
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I LOVE, LOVE your poems! Your poems made me smile and when I think about them it makes me smile even bigger. I can tell you have learned so much about poetry. Keep writing!
Mrs. Hickman you have shown the world kindergarten kids have a lot to say and they can do it through poetry. What a fun unit this must have been for you. Thanks for sharing with the world.
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Dear Mrs. Hickman’s Class,
I watched your poetry video and I love it! I think you are so brave to share your poems with so many people. You should be very proud of yourselves for all the hard work you did. Your poems are wonderful and I can’t wait to show your video to my kindergarten class. We just wrote poems too! Ours are hanging on the wall outside our classroom for others to see.
From,
Robin
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Wonderful brave writers. I enjoyed their poems. Thanks for sharing.
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