My fever broke. So, as soon as I finish my cup of tea, with lots of honey in it, I'm headed out the door. My kids have the final day of their NECAP Science Test today. If the weather holds up, then I'm hoping to take them outside to do some Poetry Readings. However, I'm… Continue reading Yea! Back to Work Today! 🙂
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Poetry Walking Tour
We managed to duck the rain on today's Providence Poetry Walk. Ten of my twenty students showed up with their family members to do today's Poetry Walk. I think having 50% of my class present is a great turn-out for a Sunday afternoon! Four Writer's Notebooks from Today's Poetry Walk Trip of Providence: Taken as… Continue reading Poetry Walking Tour
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Poetry on all of my N&A Charts
My students are starting their poetry unit of study tomorrow. Hence, all of my News & Announcements Charts for the upcoming week have something poetry-related on them:
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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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TODAY: Word Up Submission
TODAY Originally uploaded by teachergal One Little Word is a great blog that pushes its readers to focus on the meaning of one word for them. I've been pondering the latest "Word Up" Call for Submissions, which is centered around the word "Today." This morning, as I was getting ready, I pushed myself to write… Continue reading TODAY: Word Up Submission
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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 Portfolio Guidelines
My colleagues and I met during our Common Planning Time today and solidified this year's Poetry Portfolio Guidelines, which is an adaptation of what my fifth graders did last year. We're going to have three sections: mentor poems/texts, original poetry writing, and responses to poems that the kids love. I'm pretty happy with it and… Continue reading Poetry Portfolio Guidelines
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Gearing Up for Poetry
Poetry Portfolio Originally uploaded by teachergal It's May. National Poetry Month is over. However, that means that I'm just three weeks away from the start of our final unit of study: POETRY! 🙂 I decided to take the eight poems I had done for the One-Week Poetry Challenge and put them into a binder. However,… Continue reading Gearing Up for Poetry
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Not exactly a deep SOLS, but it’s a slice of my day!
Major neck pain has found it's way to the forefront of my life yet again. I spent most of my night waiting for and having an MRI to determine why I'm having numbness in my hand. Hence, I couldn't write much tonight, but since I make it my business to write daily, I threw this… Continue reading Not exactly a deep SOLS, but it’s a slice of my day!
