Poems for TWO!

This has been SO MUCH FUN!  Kids were given a partner (selected by the cool app I have!) and working together, they wrote a poem that they will perform in front of the class.  Based on the book Joyful Noise – Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman, they wrote poems that followed a few simple rules.  1.  Each person must say things alone.  2.  Partners must say the same word at the same time.  3.  Partners must say different words at the same time.  They had a great time figuring out what they were going to write about and everyone worked really well with one another.  It was glorious.  Seeing them excited about composing a poem is a wonderful thing to see.  Who is YOUR favorite poet?  Share a poem with your child!  I still vividly remember memorizing the poem Sick by Shel Silverstein when I was in the fourth grade.  I can still recite most of it by heart and love sharing poems with your kids.  Such a creative group!  Stay tuned…I will post their poems soon!