The day students become poets

As you may know, we are coming up to the end of the school year (8 1/2 days to be exact, but who's counting?) so I have been trying to come up with creative/fun things for the students (and myself) to do so that we don't spend our days wishing it was summer. So far we have had an elementary school reading day, we went to the park, and the 7th graders will be joining us next week to share a few original children's stories.

In between these very exciting activities I have started a poetry unit with my 3rd graders. We wrote color poems first and they were super cute so I had to share! Enjoy!

Blue-by Ha-yeong

Blue is water, Rosie's jacket, and cold

Blue is the taste of blueberry

Blue smells like salt and delicious blueberry

Blue makes me feel sad

Blue is the sound of waves in the ocean and rainy days

Blue is the ocean, sky and pen

Blue is paddling to the middle of the sea

Blue is the sky

Blue is the best

Black-by Annemarie

Black is Ha-yeong's hair, my hair band, and like nail polish

Black is the taste of blackberries

Black smells like nail polish and thunder and lightning

Black makes me feel scared in the dark

Black is the sound of nails on a blackboard and the dim night

Black is the underworld, the sky when it is night, and my closet

Black is a scary movie

Black is a computer screen when it goes black

Black is awesome

Green-by Mollie

Green is nature, green grass, and happiness

Green tastes like nature in a bite

Green smells like seaweed, and dew on the grass

Green makes me feel fresh

Green is the sound of amazing things

Green is nice, good, and full of excitement

Green is everything good

Green is amazing

Green is like rowing a boat into nature

Blue-by Shamima

Blue is fire from a Nancy Drew book

Blue is the ocean so deep and blue feels like the beach

Blue is the taste of water

Blue smells like the swimming pool and a blue rose

Blue makes me feel sad

Blue is the sound of a seashell and the waves too

Blue is the rivers, seas, and ponds

Blue is drinking water

Blue is watering plants

Blue is my favorite color!

Red-by Levi

Red is a robin, a flame of fire, and the bright morning sun

Red is the taste of chili

Red smells like markers and smoke

Red makes me feel mad

Red is the sound of a heart beat and bubbles boiling

Red is the center of the earth, Australia, and Mars

Red is a volcano

Red is a fire sword

Red is the hot, dry sand of a beach

Can you write a color poem like these???

Until next time....