A Whoosh Happens and other sounds at Darwin Elementary

This week we’re exploring sound poems. Some sounds already have words, but others don’t, and I encouraged the students to invite sound words where needed. Students considered the sounds at home, at school, and in Chicago.

3rd Grade

Whoosh! Bang! Tap! by Jacinda F.

A whoosh happens when
someone runs down the halls
A bang happens when
someone hits their rock carton
A tap! sound happens when
someone hits their pencil against their desk

Sounds In The City by Christian D.

The heart sounds like dup-dup-dup
The train sounds like sherh-sherh
The snake sounds like si-si-si-si
The kitchen sounds like a ZOO
The TV sounds like the forest
The cows sound like muu-muu
The ocean sounds like the wind

Sound Poem by Ashley A.

I heard my friend saying sh-sh-sh
I heard my sister crying waaa
I heard water from my house
splash-splash

2nd & 3rd Grade

Spring by Layna S.

I hear the birds cherp cherp cherp
I hear my grandma spray the hose shsh shsh
I hear the bees go buzz buzz
I hear the bees go wush wush
I hear the rain go pater pater pater
I hear jumping in puddles
splush splush splush

Untitled by Nicole E.

In the city the cars honk
and beeeep beeeep
In the school the bell
goes ding ding ding
If you stop then you hear
stop stop stop
The cars go vroom
Old ladies hobble
Dobeep from a big truck
When dogs bark they
go Wolf! Wolf!
Monsters go roar
Lions go roooooar

Untitled by Armando

I hear santa going ho ho ho
I hear birds going chirp chirp
I hear water going splash splash
I hear owls going hoot hoot

2nd Grade

Funny Sounds by Cynthia H.

I hear the crunch of an apple
I hear my brother cry waaa
I hear the mouse click
I hear my mom saying sh-sh-sh

The Noises of My Family by Maria V.

I hear my little sister screaming
I hear my mom saying Go To Bed!
I her my little sister saying waaa
I hear my mom talking to my dad

City by Michelle E.

I hear the noise beep
I hear the noise vroom
I hear the noise honk
I hear the noise screech
I hear the noise whoosh

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