I'm teaching acrostic poetry to my students today. That fact, coupled with the present Word Up/One Little Word Challenge involving the word ONE, I decided to mesh the poetry and the OLW Challenge together. Word Up - One, originally uploaded by teachergal. This week Poetry Friday is being hosted at Sarah Reinhardt's Blog. However, if… Continue reading An Original Acrostic Poem for Poetry Friday
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Building a Living Poetry Anthology
Pat suggested that I work with my students to create a Living Poetry Anthology (I believe Georgia Heard first presented this idea in one of her books.) during my first year of teaching. As the overzealous person I was in my first year of teaching, I did it. My students each recopied three - five… Continue reading Building a Living Poetry Anthology
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The Round-Up
Poetry Friday Round-Up Here's the Round-Up for the 16th of May: 15 Words or Less Laura Salas Book Reviews were popular this week! Here are others who reviewed poetry books or excerpted poetry books: 6 Traits Bill at Literate Lives I just read 42 Miles to my class; they loved it! Cloudscome John Mutford Just… Continue reading The Round-Up
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Poetry Friday Is Here!
River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things is a new addition to my growing personal poetry collection. I wasn't sure what to expect from this text when I saw it listed on Amazon, but I ordered it anyway, hoping that the poetry the kids wrote for this book would be… Continue reading Poetry Friday Is Here!
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An e-mail I didn’t want to see at 4:15 a.m.
My body woke me up 45+ minutes early this morning. However, I felt awake, ready to face the day... until I saw an email from my cousin informing me that my great-aunt has taken a turn for the worse. She has had cancer for over a year now, but she's faced it head-on. She looked… Continue reading An e-mail I didn’t want to see at 4:15 a.m.
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We’re Doing Poetry at the Zoo
at the zoo Originally uploaded by teachergal I just booked a field trip to take my class (and Kate's) to the Zoo next month. I'm so excited since they'll be observing the animals and writing poetry. Hence, NEXT Friday, I'm going to give them this poem as a way of breaking the news to them.… Continue reading We’re Doing Poetry at the Zoo
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poetry friday: the dance.
Here's an original for Poetry Friday (held at Big A little a). Tonight we danced -- No music No dance floor No heels We danced through the ritual of bedtime Each knowing the moves Each adjusting to the ever-changing rhythm Catching a brief glance of him over a child's head And my heart swooned… Continue reading poetry friday: the dance.
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Poetry Friday: There Is A Time…
I was perusing Caroline Kennedy's poetry anthology for kids, WHICH I LOVE, with one of my students yesterday since she was looking for inspiration during our Writing Workshop. We came across Ecclesiastes 3, which I had noticed once or twice in there. I reread it today and was, of course, moved. Hence, that's what I'm… Continue reading Poetry Friday: There Is A Time…
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A One Week Poetry Challenge: Day 7 of 8
How often do you truly experience something with all five of your senses? Dew’s Poem Starters got me thinking about using all five of my senses to capture an emotion. Dew’s provides a simple template that can help you get started if you need poetic inspiration today. Be sure to come back later today to… Continue reading A One Week Poetry Challenge: Day 7 of 8
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Stacey’s Seventh of Eight Poems
Even if you're a few days behind, don't fret. C'mon in and join JOY: Five Senses Poem Originally uploaded by teachergal I chose to write a poem about the emotion joy. I'm not quite sure if I captured it. I think this poem is still a draft/a work in progress! As I near the end… Continue reading Stacey’s Seventh of Eight Poems
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Poetry Friday
It's springtime... ah! FINALLY!!! Yesterday we were blessed with a lovely 72-degree day. I rode home from work with my windows open and it was marvelous! That being said, here's the poem I'm considering sharing with my students today since I'm in the mood to share a spring poem with them during our Morning Meeting… Continue reading Poetry Friday
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Voice/Silence — Poetry Friday
Staying with the voice/silence theme my class has begun to think about during our Interactive Read Alouds, I give you this poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller on the first Poetry Friday of National Poetry Month. First They Came for the Jews First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I… Continue reading Voice/Silence — Poetry Friday
