Ahh! Poetry Friday is here! My poem comes straight off of the Giggle Poetry Website, which my former students have always loved. I hope you enjoy today's selection AND will share the Giggle Poetry Site with your students as well. I Brought My Grandma's Teeth to School by Robert Pottle I brought my grandma’s teeth… Continue reading Poetry Friday Submission
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Poetry Friday
The sun is setting on another Rosh Hashanah. I've spent the past 48 hours with my family and my family-to-be. Hence, my Poetry Friday submission is a poem about the holiday that just passed. rosh hashanah by Alicia Ostricker the birthday of adam the innocent earthling and the day hagar and ishmael found water in… Continue reading Poetry Friday
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Pencils: A Poem by a Former Student
During the 2005 - 06 school year I had a student who needed a new pencil every day. We have communal supplies in my classroom, so I had more than enough to give him. HOWEVER, it got totally out of control. In April 2006, we did something I call Paper Bag Poetry, which is where… Continue reading Pencils: A Poem by a Former Student
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Modeling Our Writing
I had a really great first day of work. I learned a lot. The first thing I learned is that fourth graders are way different than fifth graders. Here's what I mean. My new students were a bit confused by the bio poems. In the past, my fifth graders never had trouble with completing a… Continue reading Modeling Our Writing
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First Day of School Poems
I'm up super-early today. Not because I live a gagillion miles from school, but because I'm so excited to meet my new class. Hence, in order to curb my nervous energy, I went searching for some poems for or about teachers. Just thought I'd post them here in honor of the first day of school.… Continue reading First Day of School Poems
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Bio Poems: A great way to introduce yourself
I decided to have my students write Bio Poems on the first day of school this year in order to help them introduce themselves to me and vice versa. Like a "Where I'm From" Poem, this type of poem gives kids a "template" to use as a guide, which will help struggling writers with form.… Continue reading Bio Poems: A great way to introduce yourself
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Twin Bubbles: Poetry Friday
As I was recopying some poems into my master writer's notebook, I came across this one, which I wrote alongside my students after doing some close observations of bubbles. TWIN BUBBLES An original poem by Me They float through the air like a passing cloud. Bobbing up and down -- twin bubbles joined together traveling… Continue reading Twin Bubbles: Poetry Friday
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My Writer’s Notebook: A Poem by Brod Bagert for Poetry Friday
I taped this poem into the inner front cover of each of my students' writer's notebooks this past year. I didn't think it meant anything to them until, as an end of the year gift in June, one of my students made me a collage of a bunch of the writing things she had collected… Continue reading My Writer’s Notebook: A Poem by Brod Bagert for Poetry Friday
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It’s almost the last Poetry Thursday. :(
Apple At the center, a dark star wrapped in white. When you bit, listen for the crunch of boots on snow, snow that has ripened. Over it stretches the red, starry sky. --Nan Fry I simply love the visual imagery this poem evokes. I think it's an excellent mentor for students who are trying to… Continue reading It’s almost the last Poetry Thursday. 😦
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T.G.I.P.F.
During my first year of teaching fifth grade, I introduced this poem to my students while preparing them for a trip called "Bridges and Boundaries: African-American and American-Jewish Relations" (at the Jewish Museum). We talked about what it meant to be equal in this country. A deep discussion ensued. I hope you become inspired to… Continue reading T.G.I.P.F.
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Poetry Thursday & Calling Out
I found this anonymously written poem at the TeacherHelpers Website. It's an interesting take on a child who is trying to do the write thing. Patience My teacher asked a question and I gave it lots of thought; Then I slowly raised my hand to do just as I'd been taught. Then someone yelled the… Continue reading Poetry Thursday & Calling Out
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Poetry Thursday
Ruth and I both know and love Poetry Friday. However, I was just perusing the internet and found a site called Poetry Thursday, which is "an online project that builds community by encouraging bloggers to read and enjoy poetry, as well as sharing it with others." Since I love teaching poetry (and reading it), I… Continue reading Poetry Thursday
