Cooking Poems & Illustrations

Today, Brennemann 2nd Graders in Ms. Richter‘s class worked collaboratively to create a recipe for how to cook a poem:

2nd graders in Ms. Okones‘ class chose a line or stanza from one of the poems they have written as inspiration for a drawing:

Ms. Richter 2nd Grade

"How to Cook a Wonderful Poem" the Class

First: get pencils, papers, and erasers
from your supply caddy
get help with a pot for pouring
an ocean’s worth of ideas
with fire, feathers, and air.
sprinkle some sadness or happiness
maybe some anger, even anxiety
bring to a boil with oil
make some chimes and rhymes

Season with
some imagery,
comparisons, wishes,
and clouds.
pour into
rocket ship bowls
to eat like soup
or cereal.