tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post5248255564245276482..comments2024-03-29T09:18:43.117-04:00Comments on my juicy little universe: what do kindergarten poets do?Heidi Mordhorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-77375984721645574322015-05-18T14:18:58.802-04:002015-05-18T14:18:58.802-04:00Heidi, these are all so precious! I am not sure I ...Heidi, these are all so precious! I am not sure I can pick a favorite! "Star Wars Legos" made me smile--my boys would have written a poem like that in kindergarten! It is wonderful how you are exposing these children to poetry in the classroom. Planting these kinds of seeds early leads to a lifelong love of language!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-32121538627107628192015-05-07T08:01:31.907-04:002015-05-07T08:01:31.907-04:00Each one has a beauty in it. I started to write m...Each one has a beauty in it. I started to write my favorite lines, but then decided not to, everyone knows already! Thanks for sharing these! What a joy!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-9097642154497712602015-05-03T08:13:50.114-04:002015-05-03T08:13:50.114-04:00Why, thank you, Margaret! Just making sure, thoug...Why, thank you, Margaret! Just making sure, though, that you realize that the frog poem is NOT by a kindergartener but by their teacher, striving to put all those things poets do into one curriculum-connected poem. : )Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-59537384913717585422015-05-03T07:48:55.951-04:002015-05-03T07:48:55.951-04:00I am in love with those cloud banks full of nickel...I am in love with those cloud banks full of nickels. I will never look at clouds the same! Ari seems to have a bit of ee cummings in her. I totally agree with that ! for the finding of nectar. And Edwin's would make any haiku master jealous. (I like the frog poem, too, especially considering the experience of the Kinder who wrote it!)Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-39832498711109050872015-05-03T06:41:42.271-04:002015-05-03T06:41:42.271-04:00These are terrific, Heidi! I love the exuberance o...These are terrific, Heidi! I love the exuberance of your kindergarten poets, especially Jack's line about space: "you make my brain tickle." So true!Catherinehttp://readingtothecore.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-40026648649328181862015-05-02T13:33:06.995-04:002015-05-02T13:33:06.995-04:00They are so wonderful! Thank you for sharing these...They are so wonderful! Thank you for sharing these poems. No way am I picking a favorite! But I do especially love that Amira thought to say her mirror is "alone and shiny" and the way Jack notes that space is "1,001,000 miles away" and it makes his "brain tickle." And that Aidan used the words "swiveling" and "slithering" plus more S words. Way to convey what poets do! They got it!<br /><br />(Your students' poems brought out the exclamation points in me!)Karin Fisher-Goltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180838581250572921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-64612343121013911352015-05-02T07:49:06.230-04:002015-05-02T07:49:06.230-04:00There is so much to love about these poems. My fa...There is so much to love about these poems. My favorite was the leaping frog. That one shows a clever sense of language and sound. I love that not one of them is like the other, no formulas here. Just kids loving words and playing with rolling them around on the page. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-21718301308424520082015-05-01T14:13:55.662-04:002015-05-01T14:13:55.662-04:00Jack and I wrote similar poems this week. About ho...Jack and I wrote similar poems this week. About how space is just too hard to think about. I think he put it so well with brain tickle. Yes, clearly all the kids are integrating deep knowledge of poetry. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-26332631115277817822015-05-01T10:08:59.185-04:002015-05-01T10:08:59.185-04:00I love every poem. They were all fun to read. My ...I love every poem. They were all fun to read. My favorite though was Thomas. I like how all that just lead to the death star. <br />Thanks for sharing, its lovely to see young kids get poetry. :)Gathering Bookshttp://www.gatheringbooks.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-85227589995535009082015-05-01T08:20:29.454-04:002015-05-01T08:20:29.454-04:00I like these informational, imaginative poems! Som...I like these informational, imaginative poems! Something about Edwin's direct approach appeals to me. Ameera tells a whole narrative in just a few words. I like Jack's brain tickle, Anthony's imagery, Aidan's alliteration, Jacob's dramatic storytelling, Jocelyn's enthusiasm -- I could go on and on! I haven't even gotten to yours yet. Good job, all! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com