Yes, indeed--to celebrate National Poetry Monday today, we are stepping into my very own classroom here in Montgomery County, MD! This month the Mighty Minnows have once again considered the question What Do Poets Do? They learned that
1) Poets choose to write about one small thing.Then the Minnows tried doing some of those things themselves. Without further ado, here is the work of my 17 kindergarteners (signed with their aliases)....
2) Poets choose words that sound good together.
3) Poets choose where to put their words.
4) Poets create strong feelings.
The Sky
the
sky is a
beautiful
land
a
star in a
sky
at night
and
we
can
see a moon
by
Ananda
My
Family
I
love my family
They
love me too
My
mom cooks for me
My
dad helps me do
my
homework
I
like my mom
and
dad because
they
love me
too!
by
Julee
Hello
Buffalo
Can
I ride
on
you?
What
do you
sound
like?
Moooooooo!
by
Brendan
My
Sisters
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|
my sisters
play
with me
blocks
dolls
fairies
bikes
my
sisters
play
with me
by
Kailee
The
Sun
When
the sun wakes
up
it sprinkles
upon
my flowers!
byJunius
Tuna
Mouth
This
tuna
was
in a war with
three
naughty tunas.
This
tuna won!
by
Jaiden
My
Family
My
daddy is a clown
My
mommy is a butterfly
My
sister is a flower
My
brother is a playground
My
self is a blanket
My
cat is a dog!
by
Nellie
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Transformer
Cars
Two
trillion
2,000,000,000,000
transformer
cars
Giant
transformers
have
guns
They
fight the
bad
guys!
by
Antonio
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My
Mommy
I
love my mommy
I
love my family
too.
But no one
is
better
than
you!
by
Julio
My
Family
my
mom is a rose
my
daddy
is
a button
I
am a flower
by
Valoria
I Like the Sun
so
bright
can
I go
outside
to-
night?
by
Nate
The
Turtle with Eggs
the
turtle walks
so
slow.
eggs
of
the
turtle.
by
Wilmer
The
World
I
like the world
the
world has lots
of
things it has
flowers
and trees and
lots
of clouds I like
the
world do you
like
it too
by
Jazmyn
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Skylanders
Skylanders is a
video game
I
play it a lot
I make the Skylanders
move
I make them fight the
bad guys
It’s exciting when I win!
by Alex Andrew
Rides
We
go on rides
I
like rides that go
up
and down
I
like rides that go
around
I
go with my mommy
and with my daddy
by Leeah
Green
Water
the
green water
is
going to explode
nobody
is going
to
jump in
the
water has to get cooked
then
we can pour the water in
by
Robbie
Colors
I
color a snowman
I
color a flower
I
color a rainbow
I
color a leaf
by
Sofie
As always, my favorite thing about these is that each child had an idea, something to say in a poem and an idea of how to say it best. Enjoy more National Poetry Month goodness today at The Opposite of Indifference with Tabatha!
I love the freshness of these poems, Heidi! Hugs to all your students for letting us read these. I'm smiling about Junius' sunshine, Nellie's blanket-self, and Robbie's physics-defying water :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful, creative minds! Congratulations, poets.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these Heidi- a perfect way to start the day. My favorite title is "Hello Buffalo."
Go, Mighty Minnows!
What fun! I love the repetition of "my sisters / play with me" in "My Sisters," the image of the sun that "sprinkles upon my flowers," and the surprisingly original metaphors: "My brother is a playground / My self is a blanket" (!), "my daddy / is a button." You must love working with these kids!
ReplyDeleteDo these Mighty Minnows get it, or what?!! Next time I wake with the sun, I must remember to go outside and get sprinkled on!
ReplyDeleteI like the world, too--especially knowing these mighty minnows are in it! Thanks for the joy.
ReplyDeleteJust what you said, "...each child had an idea, something to say in a poem and an idea of how to say it best."
ReplyDelete(I need a name for my fifth graders that is as wonderful as "Mighty Minnows.")
I love these. Such new ways of seeing. How do they know where to break the lines?
ReplyDeleteThe World caught my eye - so inclusive, so all-encompassing. Thank you for sharing these treasures.
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