Wednesday, December 11, 2013

December 11th

Could that day be right?  This year seems to be going by so fast.  I cannot believe that in just seven more school days it will be winter break.  Not that I am counting.

We continued to talk about poetry today in class.  The class listened to a young man list things that he believed in on a recording.  The kindergartener had made a list of 100 things he believed for his 100th day of school.  I thought that the list that the boy sounded like poetry.  The class agreed that it was "poem-ish."

After that I just had to set them loose and they wrote their "I Believe" poems.  Here are just some of the "I Believe" lines that were shared today:

"I believe that every book I read is magical."

"I believe piano soothes away your worries.
  I believe the sound of a piano is magical.
  I believe that piano is a calming instrument."

"I believe the future will hold many new tales to tell
  I believe"

"I believe in trustworthy parents,
  I believe that parents are reliable,
  I believe that parents are the ones
  that will be there for us"

"I believe in writing with power and wisdom
  I believe writing is a skill not a test
  I believe writing can be anything"

It is an amazing thing to be in our room when we share our writing.  I am constantly awed by the smart, funny, beautiful, or profound things that our shared each day at our rocking chair.  I cannot wait to see where our poetry goes next.

Tomorrow we will dive into the second pillar of poetry...image.  In years past this is where I see our authors just produce amazing pieces of writing.  I cannot wait to see what I have in store tomorrow when we share at the rocking chair.



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