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Collaborative Creativity

Last week Shoesmith 4th graders read Kwame Alexander’s How to Write a Poem, and then worked collaboratively to create poems inspired by our discussions. Ms. Lehner 4th Grade – Group 1 Roaring into Poetry […]

Mixing it Up

As our poetry residency for the school year draws to a close, enjoy these Recipe Poems by Shoesmith 4th graders! Ms. Lehner4th Grade – Group 1 How to be a Good Gymnastby Khadijah D. […]

Remember with 5th & 6th graders

For their 13th and last week of poetry this year, 5th and 6th graders explored their past memories. We discussed happy memories such as birthday parties, embarrassing memories we wish we could forget, sad […]

Snaps for Student Success!

Last Friday fourth graders were filled with fire, fun, and fabulous poetry because Shoesmith held a school- wide Poetry Slam! Organized by Ms. Lane, the Poetry Slam theme was “The Future We Want, The […]

“Where Red is From, Where I Am From”

For our 9th sessions Shoemsith 4th graders returned to writing their color poems. The first group had a visitor who came to talk to them about HBCUs, but before that, students had an opportunity […]

5th & 6th graders create imaginary places

For their 12th week of poetry Shoesmith 5 & 6th graders explored the idea of imaginary places. But first Students discussed places in reality that they love to visit such as The Great Wolf […]

Growing Up With 5th & 6th Graders

Last Thursday was not only 5th and 6th graders eleventh week of poetry but also my birthday. It was great to celebrate my special day with students. I even shared a video reel with […]

Mystical Myths From 5th & 6th Graders

Shoesmith 5th and 6th graders made it to their tenth week of poetry! Our lesson for that session was all about myths. Before the concept of science, in ancient times people used myths, stories […]

Coloring in and out of the lines

Between testing dates and spring break, it felt like an eternity since I had spent time with Shoemsith 4th graders! It felt good to return to Ms. Lehner’s classroom for our eighth sessions. Students […]

Rewriting & Freewriting with 5th & 6th Graders

For their 9th week of poetry, 5h & 6th graders were excited to revise, complete, and share their past poems. For inspiration we read the poem “The Blank Page” by Chetana Kamath. In her […]

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