Friday, April 3, 2015

Poetry Greatness

I don't have my own kids to brag about, so I get to brag about my 23 first grade kids.  Today was our first official day of writing poetry, and they blew my mind.  Here are just a few examples.


With the right kind of front loading, modeled writing, and shared writing, kids can show their writing greatness in amazing ways.  (And this is only day one.)


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10 comments:

  1. Teaching Little MiraclesApril 4, 2015 at 8:04 AM

    Wow! The Crayon is my favorite...magical stick of a rainbow. AMAZING! I hope I see some greatness this week as we start poetry as well. :-)

    Crystal
    Teaching Little Miracles

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    1. TammyApril 4, 2015 at 12:14 PM

      Crystal, wasn't that a great line? It blew my mind.

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  2. LoriApril 4, 2015 at 8:55 AM

    Amazing what these little writers can do! The pictures they are painting using words are definitely great and worthy of bragging about!
    Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

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    1. TammyApril 4, 2015 at 12:15 PM

      Lori, they do amaze me. I told them yesterday that I couldn't even come up with the kinds of things they were writing.

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  3. BarbaraApril 4, 2015 at 8:15 PM

    Wow! Very nice. I especially like the magical stick of rainbow, too.
    BL Designs

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    1. TammyApril 5, 2015 at 8:01 AM

      Barb, I know. What an amazing choice of words.

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  4. Elizabeth M.April 6, 2015 at 12:23 PM

    Tammy, your blog is the one I enjoy reading the most. The wisdom you share is so valuable to new teachers and experienced teachers alike. I look forward to receiving emails from you because I know it will be something that will add to my teaching repertoire. Thank you so much.

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    1. TammyApril 7, 2015 at 4:09 PM

      Elizabeth, wow! Thank you for saying such a wonderful thing about my blog. This is one of the reasons why I have one. Thanks for letting me know. I really do appreciate that you feel this way and told me so.

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  5. Place4Papers.comSeptember 18, 2015 at 7:18 AM

    I must admit that you not only encourage kids to show their writing greatness, but you're also able to see that greatness. I would put my hat off to you and your teaching talent (if I were wearing a hat of course) The kids' parents shoud be very greatful to you for what you're doing for their offsprings.

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    1. TammySeptember 18, 2015 at 4:33 PM

      Place4Papers, thank you much for your thoughtful comment. Poetry has a way of bringing out a unique greatness.

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