Colors Chalkabration

February 28, 2014 by margaretsmn

Find more poetry at the Poetry Friday Roundup hosted by Anastasia.

Join the Chalk-a-bration over at Teaching Young Writers

For February, my students and I braved the cold temperatures to chalk some poetry on the sidewalks. The prompt came from Laura Shovan’s month long birthday project with Pantone colors. I have been participating along with my poet friends Linda Baie and Diane Mayr. Head over to Laura’s site, Author Amok, to read some great poetry.

I bought a new box of chalk and the pieces were labeled with interesting color names. Brooklyn picked out Sky Blue:

The sky shines sky blue
The way the summer pool invites me
The way blueberries taste
The way hydrangeas take your breath away
The sky shines sky blue

–Brooklyn.

Vannisa wants you to imagine the colors and how one becomes another in her list.

I selected the colors sunflower and golden glow to add a little sunshine to the day.

We will be on break for the Mardi Gras holiday next week, so my students got a jumpstart on the Slice of Life Challenge. Consider stopping in and leaving a comment on our public blog site: http://kidblog.org/SliceofLifeChallenge/

Posted in Chalk-a-bration, Poetry Friday, Writing | Tagged Author Amok, Betsy Hubbard, chalk poetry, chalkabration, Laura Shovan, Pantone colors | 12 Comments

12 Responses

on February 28, 2014 at 4:04 am | Reply Linda Baie

How wonderful that you found some wonderful chalk colors, Margaret. I want some of those sunflowers! We have lots of golden glow, but it’s still winter! I chalked on snow again this week!
on February 28, 2014 at 12:05 pm | Reply Laura Shovan

Hi, Margaret. Thanks for mentioning the project. How great that using color names was fruitful (ha!) for your students. Loved seeing the photos of your poems.
on February 28, 2014 at 1:34 pm | Reply dmayr

Ice and snow on our sidewalks here, too! I love this line from poet, Brooklyn: “The way hydrangeas take your breath away.”
on February 28, 2014 at 4:19 pm | Reply jama

You all were brave to go outside to chalk! Great idea to use different colors. I like the idea of Spring dressed in sunflower yellow. 🙂
on February 28, 2014 at 5:17 pm | Reply Michelle Heidenrich Barnes

Margaret, I’ve been enjoying your contributions to Laura’s Pantone project so much, and now this! What an awesome way to spread joy AND color the world with poetry.
on February 28, 2014 at 6:18 pm | Reply Heidi

I continue to be in awe at your energy in both posting and teaching, Margaret, not to mention writing! That’s why you deserve a Sunshine Award (maybe even a 2nd one!). Read about it at my post today….http://myjuicylittleuniverse.blogspot.com/2014/02/sunshine-part-2.html
- on March 1, 2014 at 2:34 am | Reply margaretsmn
  
  Thanks for the sunshine. I have already done a post on it. But since I am joining the slice of life challenge, I may need to do another one!
on March 1, 2014 at 1:00 am | Reply Betsy Hubbard

Beautiful chalk poems. I always love what your students have to offer!
on March 1, 2014 at 1:52 am | Reply Myra GB

What a wonderful activity to do with your students. Chalk poetry on the sidewalk – that in itself is enough inspiration for even more beautiful verse. I love the vision of spring dressed in sunflower. 🙂
on March 1, 2014 at 1:18 pm | Reply maryleehahn

Thank you, Brooklyn, for a blue sky via your poem. We have had too few of those this winter, though the blueberries from South America gave me some hope.
on March 2, 2014 at 12:24 pm | Reply Digital Learning or Digital Fun! | Reflections on the Teche

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on March 5, 2014 at 5:30 pm | Reply Bridget Magee

Wonderful chalked poems! I love the idea of spring having “a bow of golden glow”. = )