The children that I am working with “have” to learn how to write acrostic poems (so they can have one in their portfolio). So I decided to write a few myself to show them how to do it! Since I have two boys…I wrote a poem about both of them…here goes:
Jumping
On the court
Shooting the ball [...]
Posts Tagged ‘poetry’
Day #8…Final Day of the Poetry Challenge
Posted in poetry, writers notebook, writing, tagged acrostic poems, poetry, writing on April 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Nature Walk
Posted in poetry, writers notebook, writing, tagged nature walk, poetry, writers notebook, writing, writing workshop on April 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
YEAH! …we got to go on the nature walk…or should I say nature writing walk? My friends were so excited. Our mini-lesson was about poets observing the world around them…they take notes, or sketch what they see and then they write poems about the “seeds” they found. I have done this a lot with my [...]
Day #6…Poetry Challenge
Posted in poetry, writers notebook, writing, tagged nature walk, poetry, poets, writers notebook, writing on April 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today our focus in writing will be that poets observe the world around them. They write poems about things in nature. I wrote this poem yesterday morning in my notebook. I am going to use it as part of my mini-lesson today. Hopefully it will be warm up enough for my first grade poets to [...]
Day #5…Poetry Challenge
Posted in poetry, writers notebook, writing, tagged books, knowledge, poetry, writing on April 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We have continued to observe objects in our classroom…today I focused on the books in our library corner…
Books by Marie
Open up a book
and feel the
energy
surround you.
All the wonder and
adventure
will fill your
head with enjoyment
and empower you
with knowledge.
Open up a book
and feel the
energy
surround you
Day #4…Poetry Challenge
Posted in poetry, writers notebook, writing, tagged mini-lesson, observing, poetry, poetry challenge, poetry month, scientists, writing on April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today my mini-lesson was “Poets are like scientists…they observe the world around them. I shared my Old Oak Tree poem from my nature walk on Saturday with the first graders that I am doing a poetry unit with. It was raining outside so we couldn’t go on a nature walk…so we went on a “classroom” [...]
April is for…Poetry Lovers
Posted in coaching, poetry, teacher resource, writing, tagged poetry, Katie Wood Ray, poetry month, Georgia Heard, poem, Lester Laminack on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since it is April…National Poetry Month…and since I am in the Poetry Challenge this week at Two Writing Teachers … I decided that for this resource Monday I would round up some of my favorite poetry resources….just a thought…Katie Wood Ray says…”to write a poem, you have to read 100 poems first” I agree with her [...]
Day #3…Poetry Challenge
Posted in poetry, writers notebook, writing, tagged haiku, poetry, poetry challenge, writing on April 14, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I noticed that several of the other poets in this week long challenge have written Haiku’s…I have never really enjoyed them…mostly because I have a hard time writing them…so here is my first!
Imagination
by Marie
imagination
such an immense, wondrous thing
takes you anywhere
Day #2… Poetry Challenge
Posted in poetry, writers notebook, writing, tagged grandma, poetry, poetry challenge, poetry month, writing on April 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Blue China Egg by Marie
It was a sad day in September
Everyone at Grandma’s house
after a long tearful funeral—
Voices humming in the other room
swapping stories
And me,
Rummaging through Grandma’s bedroom
trying to find that perfect
thing that would keep her alive
Finally…
I found it.
The blue china egg
I plopped onto her bed
and looked inside
It [...]
Day #1…Poetry Challenge
Posted in poetry, writers notebook, writing, tagged nature walk, poetry, poetry challenge, poetry month, sketching, writers notebook, writing on April 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This morning my two boys and I went on a nature walk on the path in the woods by our house. We took our writer’s notebooks…yes my boys also have writer’s notebooks…and we were sketching and writing as we walked. I sat for about 20 minutes sketching a wonderfully beautiful…majestically tall tree. I believe it [...]
Poetry Friday #2
Posted in poetry, writing, tagged daffodils, Heaven, poetry, poetry friday, spring, writing on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spring
By Marie Lee
Spring is
the
daffodils
growing
towards
Heaven
and a
windy
breeze
filling the air
with
delicious
smells
of
blooming
flowers.
This week, Poetry Friday is being hosted by A Wrung Sponge.
