Poetry writing with kids is always surprising.
And yet, it’s so accessible.
Even my 5-year-olds can write great stuff when I show them how, in
little steps.
Even my English Language Learners and my kids who struggle academically, can put a poem together—using word walls, picture dictionaries and simple poetic devices such as sensory detail, repetition, and simple rhymes.
Even my English Language Learners and my kids who struggle academically, can put a poem together—using word walls, picture dictionaries and simple poetic devices such as sensory detail, repetition, and simple rhymes.
Every kid can write a poem, and I love reading them--every one!
Red/ Fire truck shiny honk/ Apple is/ a juiciest/ sweetest/ tastiest treat/ lipstick red it/ is sticky and shiny/ perfumed chemical!
I love the surprises that pop off the page—even the page, or
the mind, of a 5-year-old...like a breath of fresh air.
If you'd like to try my 16-lesson poetry course for grades K - 5, it's here:
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