'Lilac/ Dreams': Making Poems from a Game!

‘Lilac/ Dreams’: Making Poems from a Game!

Students made the old-school paper game called a ‘Cootie Catcher,’, which is a form of origami used in children’s games. Parts of the catcher are labeled with words that serve as options for a player to choose from, and on the inside are eight flaps, each concealing a message. To create these poems, the students opened each flap and considered and then chose options to write on their page to make this poem.

Lesson Note: Games are fantastic for learning at any age, but are particularly important for young learners. Research has shown that games are essential for healthy development in early childhood and beyond. -Cambridge University English Language Assessment, Article: ‘Why Games Are Important’.

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Lilac
Dreams
Vanishes the trees
Golden
Hour
Of the moon knowing
what it knows
Milkwhite
Phantom
Days
And
Days
And
Days
Blue Black
Waver
You emerged from,
changed
Golden
Shadow
A seam
of light,
briefly

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Lilac
SHADOW
A seam of light briefly
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2
MilkWhite
HOUR
Of the moon knowing what it knows
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3
Golden
Storm
You emerge from, changed
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4
Blue Black
Phantom
Days and Days and Days
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5
MilkWhite
Wave
Your hip in first light
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Blueblack

Storm
Wave
Shatters into diamonds
Wave
Sadness
Of the moon knowing what it knows
Shadow
Hour
Vanishes the trees
Phantom
Sadness
Days and days and days
Hour
Dream
You emerge from, change
Dream
Storm
A seam of light, briefly

Sadness
Days and days and days
Hour
Dream
You emerge from, change
Dream
Storm
A seam of light, briefly

Storm Wave

A seam of light, briefly
of the moon knowing what it knows
you emerge from, changed
days and days and days
through the window, spring