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What’s On Your Plate?

Kozminski students had a mouth-watering writing session last week, with help from fellow Poets In Residence Isaac Miller and Chasity Gunn. Students started off with a fun emoji guessing game to get their brains […]

Editing Greatness

Hello again, readers! It’s hard to believe, but we are near the end of our time together at Kozminski. Last week was a relaxed one. We spent our time together editing past poems, polishing […]

The Colors of Kozminski

Last week, Kozminski students dabbled in personification. Together, we practiced giving human-like qualities to non-living things then had a great conversation about our favorite colors. We then tried personification by brainstorming as many yellow […]

Spaceship Rhymes

Hello readers! This week, Kozminski’s 4th and 5th graders took a trip to outer space. We were inspired by fellow Poet-In-Residence Joy Young’s space exploration lesson and started off our session with some good […]

Little Works of Art

Hello again, readers. Kozminski’s 4th and 5th graders jumped into our lesson this week with their artistic skills shining. We borrowed fellow Poet-In-Residence Joy Young’s lesson on art-inspired poetry, also known as ekphrastic poetry. […]

Opposites Attract

Last week, we welcomed spring break’s embrace with a fun poetry session. We started with a game where students each received a new identity. Each student asked silly questions (Are you yellow? Do you […]

We Can Be Heroes

Happy Monday, dear readers! Last week, Kozminski’s 4-5th graders spent some time dreaming up our favorite heroes or role models. Some students admired well-known superheroes like Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk, while others named […]

Springtime Brilliance

This week, Kozminski’s 4th and 5th graders entered spring with a new energy. Students were excited to celebrate their published classmates, and gave great suggestions during our group brainstorm. Together, we made a huge […]

Poems Don’t Frighten Me

This week, Kozminski students turned their bodies into walking lines of poetry. Before writing their own poems, they first read Maya Angelou’s “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” and imagined what some the lines might look […]

Chicago In Two Words

Kozminski students are from vibrant Chicago and have had their own unique experiences living in the city. This week, we took some pen to paper (and keyboard to Chromebook) to share some of our […]

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