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How to write a fantastic poem

I’m excited to return back to Twain Elementary this Fall to teach poetry to 4th graders. During our first session of poetry this past Wednesday, we read a delicious poem by Eve Merriam, titled […]

“The Reason I Like Chocolate”

Wednesday I was reunited with Mrs. Murphy and got to meet new-to-me 3rd graders at Twain Elementary. It was great meeting Ms. O’Reilly who is covering for Ms. Isaacs while she is on leave. […]

What I Like Poems

This was the first poetry session for Ms. Licea’s third-grade classroom at Mark Twain Elementary School. Many of the students were excited to write about what they like and their feelings. After we got […]

The Shape of Poetry

This week was the 10th and final poetry session for Twain 5th graders for the school year. Since, I know the 5th graders are fantastic artists, to celebrate our last day we explored concrete […]

Paint Chip Party

This week for our 10th and last day of our residency, we celebrated with color. Together we read and discussed the poem “What You Need for Painting,” by Raymond Carter, based on a letter […]

The Blank Page

For their 9th week of poetry, Twain 6th graders revised and completed their past poems from our residency. Together we read the poem “The Blank Page” by Chetana Kamath. In her poem Kamath is […]

Ready… Set… Rewrite!

Twain 5th graders are so close to the end of our poetry residency. For week nine, students prepared to reach the finish line. Together we read the poem ” “The Finish Line,” by Laura […]

Poets can see into the future

For their 8th week, Twain 6th graders used poetry as a crystal ball to see into their futures. I asked students “What do you wish to do in the future? How can you achieve […]

Write A Poem for Someone

We only have a few weeks left in our residency, so for their 8th week of poetry Twain 5th graders thought about writing poems for someone else. Together we read and discussed the poem, […]

Myths from long ago . . .

Things became mythical for Twain 6th graders for our 7th week of poetry. A myth is an ancient story or legend explaining the early history of a group of people or about a natural […]

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