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Rewrite to make your poem stronger

I can’t believe this past Tuesday was 4th graders 9th poetry week of our 10-week residency! Lucky week 9, was all about rewriting and editing. Together read and discussed the poem “Dear Poet,” by […]

“If kindness was a creature…”

This week Twain 3rd graders considered many kinds of emotions such as embarrassment, shyness, sadness, and anger. We looked at the poem “J is for Jealousy” and talked about what it feels like to […]

If I Were in Charge of the World

What does it mean to be in charge of something? What are things you wish you were in charge of? These are the questions Twain 4th graders pondered over for our 8th week of […]

“EL Mundo Para Niños”

Back from the break for Thanksgiving, Twain 3rd graders sat with me and thought of whimsical and serious ideas for the kind of world they would like to live in. We read and discussed […]

“a bright sound of a nice lime jingle”

This week Twain 3rd graders read and discussed “What is Brown?” by Mary O’Neill; then worked to combine sensory details, similes, and metaphors to describe color. Ms. Lee3rd Grade Liam E. Bright lime is […]

Poetry Mailbox

For their 7th week of poetry, Twain 4th graders thought about different ways they communicate with others. A few students mentioned learning sign language and even signed words for me with their hands. Other […]

“a cake filled with planets”

After not meeting last week because of Parent-Teacher Conferences and Election Day, it was good to return to Twain 3rd grade classrooms this week! The key term this week was imagery, which many students […]

Things To Do If You Are a Poet

For their sixth week of poetry Twain 4th graders learned about making a “To Do” list. This type of list helps someone keep track of all the tasks they have to complete. I asked […]

“The ball spins round and round the rim until… Swish!”

Things got louder and noisier for Twain 4th graders during their fifth week of poetry. Students discovered Onomatopoeia, when poets use words that imitate sounds from everyday life. I had shown examples of onomatopoeia […]

“My dream is as fluffy as a cloud”

Week 4 of our 3rd grade residency was during the final week of October, and many students were looking forward to overflows of Halloween treats! We warmed up by verbally creating similes that were […]

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