Each and every Sunday I create my News & Announcements Charts for the week (i.e., for Morning Meeting). I just created one that I really like for this-coming Friday. It looks like this: The #1 reason I like this chart is because of the geography tie-in. (Just thought of doing this since I recently purchased… Continue reading News & Announcements Chart
Category: friday poetry
Poetry Friday: Another Wedding One
Another wedding poem... an original (of course) list poem. Debacles (that really don't matter) In the end, who really cares that... My wedding ring got stuck on my finger the day before the wedding and therefore it had to be enlarged? I left my lip gloss in Rhode Island? My suite wasn't as bright as… Continue reading Poetry Friday: Another Wedding One
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Poetry Friday: The Day After
If you're a regular reader of this blog, then you're aware that poetry is not a genre in which my writing is strong. However, the day after my wedding, I felt compelled to write a couple of poems about the big day. This is one of them. The Day After Originally uploaded by teachergal This… Continue reading Poetry Friday: The Day After
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Poetry Friday: A Tribute to My Co-Blogger Ruth
Ruth: I found this poem and thought I'd post it... so glad you're my co-blogger AND my friend! Warmest wishes for the holidays! --Stacey Standing by, All the way. Here to help you through your day. Holding you up, When you are weak, Helping you find what it is you seek. Catching your tears, When… Continue reading Poetry Friday: A Tribute to My Co-Blogger Ruth
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Poetry Friday: T’was the Night Before Christmas
This is one of my favorites. I've been reading it daily for the past weeks. Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. The children were… Continue reading Poetry Friday: T’was the Night Before Christmas
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Poetry Friday: A Poem by Kate DiCamillo
Here's an excerpt from "Snow, Aldo," which is one of the most beautiful poems I've ever read. The imagery is amazing. But most of all, it warms my heart each and every time I read it. Snow, Aldo by Kate DiCamillo Once, I was in New York, in Central Park, and I saw an old… Continue reading Poetry Friday: A Poem by Kate DiCamillo
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Poetry Friday: Breathing-in Life
Yes, it's true. I'm submitting another Billy Collins Poem that's moved me for this week's Poetry Friday. It's entitled "Days" and it makes me feel that life is something that should be breathed-in, appreciated, and treasured. Here are the first two stanzas. The rest can be found in Sailing Alone Around the Room: Days Each… Continue reading Poetry Friday: Breathing-in Life
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Poetry Friday Roundup
Here we go folks! Shelf Elf: A wonderful little haiku and a book recommendation to boot! Jama Rattigan: Links us to a poem authored by Gregory Djanikian who is the Head of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Ruth: Rocks our vocabulary world via Billy Collins. Kelly Herold: Posts a review about… Continue reading Poetry Friday Roundup
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Poetry Friday Is Here! (Please scroll down to submit your poem using Mr. Linky.)
Billy Collins' Poetry continues to inspire me. The following Collins Poem, "Earthling" was published in The Apple That Astonished Paris. It resonated with me yesterday since I spent a great deal of time working with one of my colleagues to further plan out our Solar System Unit. It's definitely a teaching tool (i.e., when we… Continue reading Poetry Friday Is Here! (Please scroll down to submit your poem using Mr. Linky.)
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TGIPF — I Am…
I found some "I Am..." Poems that my two of my students wrote during my second year of teaching (within our Poetry Unit of Study) on my computer this morning when I was searching for what to post today. They're both beautiful poems. I've taken out their names, but their first names begin with K… Continue reading TGIPF — I Am…
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Poetry Friday is over at A Wrung Sponge this week.
There are lots of November birthdays in my class this year. In fact 25% of my class was born in the month of November. Therefore, this poem, by Christina Rossetti, kind of struck me today. A Birthday My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a water'd shoot; My heart is like… Continue reading Poetry Friday is over at A Wrung Sponge this week.
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Poetry Friday: When will I pull out the gloves?
I'm beginning to wonder why I haven't had to pull out my gloves, my hat, or my scarf yet. In the past, it's always been cold enough for those things (by now). However, it was around 65 degrees here in Providence yesterday. I walked around without my coat in the late afternoon. Hence, I think… Continue reading Poetry Friday: When will I pull out the gloves?
