The day of our second sessions was “Wacky Wig Wednesday” and some teachers surprised their students – and me – by showing up with zany tresses!😁 Nettelhorst 2nd graders got down to the business of comparing things, looking for similarities in color, sound, shape, size, movement or action, feeling, and idea. We examined and discussed comparisons such as “clouds are like flying ice cream” and played with the idea of going into an ice cream shop and asking for two scoops of vanilla clouds, or mashed potatoes! When it was time for students to create their own comparisons, we talked about stretching, or expanding our ideas to create a poem.
Ms. Thornborough/ Ms. Pescar
2nd Grade
Lia A.
The sun is like a bright pearl in the sky
and the wind is moving like
the earth spinning. All the feelings
that are spinning around
What do these feelings want?
Charlotte P.
The sun is lie a cheesy pizza
in the sky.
My smile is like a half moon
on my face.
Parker M.
The sun is like a big warm yellow ball
that someone bounced in the sky and got stuck there.
Water dripping is like someone playing drums
in a cave echoing through my world making a difference.
Sy D.
A banana is like a upside down bowl
and upside down bowls are as hard as rocks.
a upside down bowl is like a half moon
and a half moon is as dark as night.
a half moon is like a crater
and a crater is as big as the earth.
Lily C.
The sun is like a bright flashlight
My smile is like a boat to happy
My friends are like sprinkles on a cake
they both make me happy.
A lake is like a big water bottle.
Bullies are like flies on a cake
they both make me upset.
Mrs. Barbeau
2nd Grade
Ian J.
A hawk circling dead things is like a planet
circling the sun.
Space is like a shining
endless portal filled with balls of magic.
A smile is like a slide.
Emma R.
A fly is like a clock
because both fly,
time flies!
Jaxon A.
A mountain is like a triangle
A flower is like a ninja star
Clouds are like cotton candy
floating in the sky.
Teddy J.
The sun is like a giant firefly in the sky.
My smile is like a bending snake.
The ocean is like giant tear.
A mountain is like a skyscraper.
A cloud is like a cotton ball.
Kedem L.
Legs are like a bus
they both can take you places.
Pasta is like a snake
they are both long.
Ellie A.
Stars are like fireflies twinkling
in space.
The ocean is like the mind
floating to shore.
Ayman B.
A rocket ship blasting off upside down is like
a diver diving in a pool.
A boomerang when you throw it is like
a banana when you throw it.
Ms. Froman
2nd Grade
Early Bird
by Foster N.
Calder is like
a bird that
wakes up really
early. He
starts to
talk
a lot
now I’m up
and I can’t
go to sleep
I’m up.
Me
by Avery E.
I am like a plant
I grow.
I keep gorwing
soon I make others
soon I die.
But then the
others make and
die.
I am like a plant
I grow.
Gabriel W.
A torpedo is like a shark
diving down, down, down.
Yarn is like a snake
going into the woods.
Ms. Froman’s Mouth
by Bill W.
Ms. Froman’s mouth
is like a
volcano
spilling out
words! When
I hear Blah
Blah Blah it
is
annoying
me out
of sight!
Tearing me
apart just
waiting for
real words!
My feelings
are dying to
hear words
My body feels
weird,
mean
and sad!
Together
by Ayla S.
the sun is
like
the ocean
in waves they
shall stand.
fish are like
the pebbles
we throw.
Both different
but the same.
The water
is like
the sky shining
and reflecting
to give us light.
Cloud
by Maeve P.
a paintbrush
is like a cloud
because
it drips down.
a sad face is
like a cloud
because
tears
drip
down.
