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A House of Birds: Beautiful combinations at Darwin Elementary

We try a lot of different experiments with language as we get used to poetry–art class with words, is what we call it in the Darwin 2nd grade classrooms!   Ms. Tasior 2nd Grade […]

The World is like a Big Animal –– Comparison Poems @ ALS

Ms. Pease 3rd Grade Comparison Poem Adamaris S. The color yellow is like the sun The color red is like an apple A cat is like a pillow Reading is like the world opening […]

Into a Bird Tornado –– Dream Poems @ Darwin Elementary

Dreams make for great poetry material–they encourage us to make rich descriptors that will help our listeners envision the strange worlds we inhabit in our sleep.   Ms. Garcia 2nd Grade Dancing Animals Daniel […]

I Wish I Were a Marshmallow –– Wish Poems @ Avondale-Logandale

For our very first week together, the 3rd graders and I had a lot to accomplish. We discussed the residency (art class with words), what I expect from them (lots of imagination, playfulness, as […]

I Hear Time –– Sound Poems @ Darwin Elementary

This week at Darwin Elementary: Sound Poems! We’re working on building sensorily rich descriptors so we can make our poems vivid. These were lots of fun. Enjoy! Ms. Tasior 2nd Grade  School Sound Eric […]

A Worm is Like a Line––Comparison Poems @ Darwin

For our second poetry session: similes! For the time being, we’re calling them “comparisons,” and spending our time thinking through what value we can get by finding the commonalities in different things. We had […]

I Wish For a Very Soft Cat: 2nd Grade Poems From Darwin Elementary

What a fun first week we had! I have the pleasure of working with the second graders at Darwin Elementary–specifically Ms. Garcia and Ms. Tasior’s fabulous students. For our first week we spent a […]

I Used to Be an Idiom But Now I Am a Metaphor –– Poems @ Moos

For our final writing week, the students reflect on how they’ve changed: over their lives, this year, in writing, in silly ways, and just about everything else! Ms. Willis 3rd Grade Funny Abby A. […]

I’m From “I Love You” And “Piano Time!” –– Poems @Avondale Logandale

This week, we tour a magical library in our minds! We began by envisioning an enchanted and massive library, and then we read a poem that takes place inside the library. For the students […]

From Don’t Worry About It –– Poems @Moos

This week, we tour a magical library in our minds! We began by envisioning an enchanted and massive library, and then we read a poem that takes place inside the library. For the students […]

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