Writing/Poetry

Writing poems with our friends!  

Poems about things we love...

What Do You See?  This is a fun writing activity that is easy and fun.  

Petoskey Stones!  WoOoOoT!  These will stay in the classroom and kids will have the chance to polish them during QUIET TIME throughout the year.  

We write EVERY SINGLE DAY in room 306!  Writing is hard.  I say it every day.  It can be frustrating for some kids and I work really hard to help them feel more confident in their writing.  This week, we wrote about PETOSKEY STONES!  These are stones I collected from our beach on Lake Huron over the summer.  Next week, we will spend time learning more about these cool stones and some kids will spend more time writing if they are interested in them.  The started a great conversation about things that interest us, and what to do if you want to know more about things. 

We started writing POEMS today!  WoooOOOoOoT!  What fun!  They had a ball.  I read some fun poems before we got started and then we talked about things we LOVED.  That was the inspiration for their first poem.  The buzz around the room was fabulous.  They were so excited to write!  “Can we do this after recess!?”  “How about tomorrow?”  “When are we doing poetry again!?”

While we will spend a lot of time learning how to write various types of poetry, I really hope to ignite a love of poetry for each of them!