tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post5733618919236021366..comments2024-03-24T21:33:34.140-04:00Comments on my juicy little universe: writing from research: 2nd grade poemsHeidi Mordhorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-72921434659029007722018-01-30T19:27:39.375-05:002018-01-30T19:27:39.375-05:00These are wonderful. We are working on some owl r...These are wonderful. We are working on some owl research and will use this as an inspiration for our writing pieces! Kim Oldenburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02520559362363111123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-2634325806741416942018-01-29T00:57:52.020-05:002018-01-29T00:57:52.020-05:00What a rich collection of art and poems Heidi. The...What a rich collection of art and poems Heidi. These poems remind me of Douglas Florian's book of art and poetry "in the swim," I think some of your students would really enjoy it. Thanks for sharing them with us!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-11756146154495138572018-01-28T21:08:35.465-05:002018-01-28T21:08:35.465-05:00These are delightful! I can tell I used to teach m...These are delightful! I can tell I used to teach middle school by my favorite--bats eat fruit and bats poop seeds! Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-43516815296798110732018-01-28T15:26:01.008-05:002018-01-28T15:26:01.008-05:00What a wonderful gallery! Kudos to all the budding...What a wonderful gallery! Kudos to all the budding poets and artists.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-49785814732088685812018-01-28T14:54:30.454-05:002018-01-28T14:54:30.454-05:00Love how well your students took what they learned...Love how well your students took what they learned and re-imagined new ways of telling it...great use of imagery and form for these kids!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-11512050854695227902018-01-28T10:41:56.966-05:002018-01-28T10:41:56.966-05:00Heidi, your young researchers did an amazing job o...Heidi, your young researchers did an amazing job of creating hand-illustrated image poems. They used their imagination and word play skills to create vibrant, highly visual poems that are a delight. If the children have poems about their habitat in winter, I would love to have them showcase their work at my upcoming Winter Wonderland Gallery. Thanks for sharing #stuvoice.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-70709177218982111322018-01-27T21:59:07.103-05:002018-01-27T21:59:07.103-05:00Bravo! Bravo! (Throws flowers by the score...) ...Bravo! Bravo! (Throws flowers by the score...) Congrats to these talented creators and to their awesome teacher, too. Thanks for sharing!Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-61935416931575156272018-01-27T21:34:19.349-05:002018-01-27T21:34:19.349-05:00You have a group of amazing poets, Heidi! I am gre...You have a group of amazing poets, Heidi! I am greatly inspired from this post and your students' work as I begin planning my animal research project with my kinders. This will be a bookmarked post to return to for sure!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03614784478517920789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-15512296343102022402018-01-27T17:28:08.209-05:002018-01-27T17:28:08.209-05:00Wowza! Look out for those shark teeth and sharp an...Wowza! Look out for those shark teeth and sharp animals. YIKES! How fabulously delicious are these poems? Bravo to your uber talented students. Love, love, love!Christie Wymanhttps://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-45044784478849034942018-01-27T16:46:45.474-05:002018-01-27T16:46:45.474-05:00These are so amazing! I would love to meet your l...These are so amazing! I would love to meet your little poets. They have a sense of line breaks and spaces and word choice and all that goes into a good poem. The illustrations are great, too. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-72745794822336382752018-01-27T09:59:29.689-05:002018-01-27T09:59:29.689-05:00These are so great. What a wonderful teacher you ...These are so great. What a wonderful teacher you are!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-53540296141979411102018-01-27T09:16:35.544-05:002018-01-27T09:16:35.544-05:00Love x 2. I'm especially taken with Eric's...Love x 2. I'm especially taken with Eric's pencil drawing, Elena's anaconda and Patrick's Tree. So much kid in these the seeds to some pretty terrific adults.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-7604850767898796492018-01-27T06:24:24.298-05:002018-01-27T06:24:24.298-05:00I don't know what made me smile more - those b...I don't know what made me smile more - those bursting with aliveness poems - or those gorgeous gorgeous art!!!! I love the kids' images! :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-18522917395240607882018-01-26T13:40:24.665-05:002018-01-26T13:40:24.665-05:00Wow. Those are wonderful. Good for all of you. Wha...Wow. Those are wonderful. Good for all of you. What incredible bonding.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-5079964960176991152018-01-26T08:58:41.335-05:002018-01-26T08:58:41.335-05:00These poems are fierce and alive! I love them all....These poems are fierce and alive! I love them all. I also love your definition of success, Heidi -- these empowered writers striking out on their own paths. LOVE IT. Thank you for inspiring me today. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-55904266239947093302018-01-16T18:05:21.665-05:002018-01-16T18:05:21.665-05:00Oh my gosh wow. These are wonderful. Your studen...Oh my gosh wow. These are wonderful. Your students' poems are full of the sounds and songs and rhythms of poetry. So wisely and perfectly did they repeat and play with shape and metaphor. I am going to share this post in the sidebar of my blog...to send more readers over. And I will be saving this post for me to read and reread too. Thank you, young poets. I am honored that our poems are friends. xxoo, AmyAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-63409596636172167552018-01-16T00:54:47.133-05:002018-01-16T00:54:47.133-05:00Fun and lively collection of critter inspired poet...Fun and lively collection of critter inspired poetry by your students Heidi, thanks for sharing them!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-8501287400436900612018-01-15T16:50:45.619-05:002018-01-15T16:50:45.619-05:00Adorable. I love those tree men, with the picture....Adorable. I love those tree men, with the picture.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-34361555664503421882018-01-14T13:45:39.904-05:002018-01-14T13:45:39.904-05:00Oh, these are wonderful!! I always love reading th...Oh, these are wonderful!! I always love reading the poems your students create, Heidi. Congrats to each poet! (I particularly enjoyed how Caleb combines imagery from two ecosystems in "Rainforest is Sea".)Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-44747441555247873962018-01-13T18:15:15.525-05:002018-01-13T18:15:15.525-05:00What a report card on you, Heidi! I love their use...What a report card on you, Heidi! I love their use of action words and precision. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-29946713759754623012018-01-13T12:30:50.261-05:002018-01-13T12:30:50.261-05:00Wow, indeed! These students have learned so much--...Wow, indeed! These students have learned so much--fascinating information and so many craft moves to express themselves. Thank you for sharing!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-33865144474006625282018-01-13T09:39:02.115-05:002018-01-13T09:39:02.115-05:00Beautiful to read and imagine how much they learne...Beautiful to read and imagine how much they learned about rainforests and coral reefs, those different and wonderful things nature gives us. I read 'wonder' in the poems, Heidi. Thanks for sharing that 2nd graders can write poetry!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-965296901467059032018-01-13T07:39:45.604-05:002018-01-13T07:39:45.604-05:00Wowza! Are you sure these are 2nd graders? What a...Wowza! Are you sure these are 2nd graders? What an impressive bunch of poems, so varied and full of poetic elements. You have every right to be proud. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-6920446087531746472018-01-12T22:39:23.723-05:002018-01-12T22:39:23.723-05:00I share your wonder over this collection. They mus...I share your wonder over this collection. They must have an amazing teacher! :) Beautiful messages, much needed, especially today. :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-34139924243485851582018-01-12T20:53:25.440-05:002018-01-12T20:53:25.440-05:00Wonderful! Activities like this are proof that the...Wonderful! Activities like this are proof that there is hope for this planet, that the next generation is full of intelligent, creative young people who are so full of love for the special places in our natural world. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.com