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Ready for Earth Day? #ClassroomConnections
It’s almost Earth Day! It’s a great time to pull out my Can Be… books, which all celebrate our planet. And if you want some book-related activities, go here to find links to teaching guides, activity sheets and more! The focus this year is on plastic pollution, so you might also look for Loree Griffin
Day 9: Haiku: spin-out’s finished, but
I love winter. Winter driving? Not so much.
Day 8: Haiku: white-haired man tries to
It’s hard watching people you love age…
Day 7: Haiku: It looks like a book
This one is from me and all my writer and artist friends who put our hearts into our books…and for all of you who gives books to others (teachers and librarians, I’m looking at you!).
Day 6: Haiku: Headline shouts, “ENOUGH!”
I’m trying to be more tolerant, because I know I complain about the heat all summer long:>) But this is my rebellion against all the whining about snow! Our Minneapolis paper had this big story about how sick people were of snow, but (online at least) all the photos were of kids having the best
Borrow a Line with the Poetry Princesses [Poetry Friday]
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Well, I seem to be on a real tree kick lately! This month, our theme, chosen by Tricia, was to borrow a line from Elizabeth Bishop’s One Art and use it in a new poem. I chose the line: Lose something every
Extreme Swing and Day 5: The pause at the top
Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. Here’s a photo from last summer: I like roller coasters, but not things like this. So I wrote poems while Randy and Maddie rode the Extreme Swing. This
Day 1: Haiku: On the calendar
Happy National Poetry Month, and Happy Easter if you celebrate Easter! I’m keeping things simple this year, because life is complicated (with moves, travel, work–mostly good stuff, just…complicated). In years past, I’ve done daily poems with unified visual elements, because I do love that. This year, though, I’m focusing just on words. The power of
Do You Hear the Wind? [Poetry Friday]
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Today, I’m sharing another calendar poem. I know–it’s been a few weeks! For this one, nobody had suggested words for me (I’ve since gotten a few words suggested, but I still need more, so please go here if you’d like to suggest a word!), so
Snowpeople [15 Words or Less]
Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. I hope you’re not offended that I’m still using snow-related photo prompts, but you know March and April are the snowiest months here in Minnesota! This image makes
Mandrake [15 Words or Less]
Madness Poetry is down to just four matchups! My matchup with J.J. Close, who does very clever wordplay, goes live at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time here. I hope you’ll visit and vote for your favorite on all four pairs of poems. Thanks to those of you who voted last week! Hello, and welcome! This is
Blog Tour Stop 6: Kindergarten Writing in Response to Meet My Family (and Giveaway!)
Hello, Kidlitosphere! We’re up to Stop 6 on my Meet My Family blog tour! Today, thoughtful educator Catherine Flynn is sharing some writing her kindergartners did in response to Meet My Family. Wait until you see the book they made! Catherine is not only a super nice person, but she’s an empowering, passionate educator as
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Are You Looking For?
Go to my Poetry page for:
- National Poetry Month projects through the years
- Small Reads Roundups (poems grouped by topic)
- Introductions to several favorite poetry forms