As the teacher I often get both the first and the last word, but today I'll go first and let Anthony have the last word. You'll see why.
Frog
Song
tadpole
polliwog
tadpole
polliwog
(gills gills)
back
legs shrinky tail
front legs shorty
tail
(change change)
frogpole frolliwog
frogpole
frolliwog
(lungs
lungs)
LEAP!
by
Ms. Mordhorst
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Ameera’s Mirror
my
mirror
was
gone at
recess
it
was alone
and
shiny
by
Ameera
Planes
and Trains
airplane
train
the airplanes
are flying
the trains
are rolling
by Cristian
A Ballerina Dancing
a girl put on her
shoes
blue dress
blue shoes
then the girl
performed
then she took a bow
by Charm
Star Wars Legos
black
green
circles and squares
I made the
Death Star
by Thomas
Ice Cream
I love to eat
ice cream and
eat other colors
of ice cream!
oreo!!!
strawberry!!!
vanilla!!!
by Catherine
Space
Space oh space
how I love you
you are 1,001,000
miles away
oh
how you make
my brain tickle
by Jack
Maniac
The maniac
gets you and
he steals money
he sneaks in your
house he steals
treasure he steals
food he steals all
by Jacob
The
Butterfly
the butterfly
is in the
meadow
finding
nectar!
in the flowers
by Ari
Snake
swiveling snake
shedding its skin
slithering away from
a roadrunner
by Aidan
Fish
fish
live in
streams
and oceans
too fish eat
plants
and insects
too
by
Michelle
Cake
I have a
birthday party
I make a cake
and to have
my cake
come here
I like
my cake and
I like my cake
forever
by Jocelyn
Tiger
tiger eating
zebra
meat
by Edwin
My House
my toys are
behind my chimney
my kitchen
is in order
my room is
organized
my house looks
pretty
by Victor
My Egg Hatched
Look at my
egg it hatched
there is a chick
this chick is
so cute that
I keep it
oh
wow!
by Hannah
Lions
lions are the
king
of the
jungle
lions are
fierce
by Nadia
Ice Cream
I eat ice cream
at my home and
my brother eats ice cream
in a cone
We like
rainbow
ice
cream.
by Victoria
The Clouds Are Nickels
the first part of it:
nickels are the right size
for a cloud
the next part of it:
clouds are soft
clouds are like
rice and mashed potatoes.
I will drink lemonade wow!
I am holding a cloud bank
of nickels wow!
a lot of nickels outside
by Anthony
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When illustrating, Anthony took a nickel out of his pocket and used it for tracing the round fluffy shapes of clouds. And truly, he knew--or created--the cloud bank image. So much goodness wow! Which kindergarten poems are your favorite?
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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!
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, its lovely to see young kids get poetry. :)
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.
ReplyDeleteThere 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.
ReplyDeleteWhy, 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. : )
DeleteThey 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!
ReplyDelete(Your students' poems brought out the exclamation points in me!)
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!
ReplyDeleteI 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!)
ReplyDeleteEach 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!
ReplyDeleteHeidi, 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!
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