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Working Together

Last week Swift 2nd graders had hybrid learning, with some students working from home while others worked in the classroom. We read a selection of poems aloud and discussed them, finally settling into writing […]

How to Write a Recipe Poem

Last week Shoesmith 4th grade discussed ingredients, instructions, and actions for things that they know how to do well, and foods they know how to prepare. We read and discussed a poem by Shoesmith […]

Do you know what I love?

After reading and discussing Eloise Greenfield’s poem, “Honey, I Love,” we talked about people and things that we love, including tastes, sights, sounds, smells, textures and feelings. Then Swift 2nd graders wrote their own […]

Bret Harte Love Poems

After reading and discussing Eloise Greenfield’s “Honey, I Love,” Bret Harte 2nd graders thought about the people and things they love, and why. Then, they wrote their own poems. Enjoy! Ms. Holman 2nd Grade […]

4th Grade Odes Part 2

For our 13th session, Shoesmith 4 graders were waiting to wow me with their understanding of figurative language, which they said is used to “spice up” and “add flavor” to poems and stories. They […]

Sharing and Collaborating

Last week Swift 2nd graders were feeling exuberant and so we had fun reading animal poems, making animal sounds, and getting physical by moving in slow-motion as if we were sloths in Ms. Popovic’s […]

“Portrait of a Grandmother”

Last week with Haines 4th grade after school poetry group, we talked about grandparents. Some of us live far away from our grand parents, some of us see one or both of our grandparents […]

4th graders Draft Odes

Three weeks ago, Shoesmith 4th graders had standardized testing. The following week I was involved with Chicago Poetry Center’s video-shoot for “Queen Zee’s Poetic Adventures;” and last week was spring break! So today was […]

Recipe for Spring

For our first sessions after spring break, Swift 2nd graders had to get physically and mentally warmed-up to return to poetry. In addition to stretching and jumping with their bodies, students also entertained some […]

“We Are from the World”

Fresh from spring break, Haines after-school poetry group met for a round table reading of Because You Matter by Tami Charles. From there, we returned to the “Who I Belong To” lesson created around […]

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