Slice of Life Day 26. Join the Two Writing Teachers Slice of Life Challenge.
Doing the Slice of Life Story Challenge with my class has had many rewards. One of these is the return of a former student, now in 7th grade. I’ve shared her poetry before. Her talent is admirable. All I have to do is open the door, and she walks through. We’ve been doing a bit of call and response. She calls; I respond. Today I am posting a few of our exchanges. Right before I posted this, I checked comments on our class blog. Mrs. Surridge with Castlebloggers chimed in on Kaylie’s list poem.
You can read more student slices at our kidblog site, Slice of Life Challenge.
Kaylie: Things that are elegant:
The scent of lavender and vanilla
Saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’
Ballroom dancing
Herbs as decorations and not flavorings
The word ‘alabaster’
A coat of fresh snow
Peppermint
Lullabies
A spring gale
Puffy white cloudsMe: Sunlight through a stained glass window
A china tea cup with hand-painted roses
The wings of the great blue heron
The sound of wind chimes in tuneMrs. Surridge: puppy kisses
students who are talented writers
a warm down pillow
Kaylie: Night is a Quilt
Night is a quilt of woven hues
Rich purples, shining silvers, mellow bluesStars gleam quietly up above
Blinking to the song of the mourning doveThe fingernail moon winks goodbye
As the time of morning draws nighNight is a quilt of woven hues
Rich purples, shining silvers, mellow bluesMe: As the time of morning draws nigh,
the great horned owl hoots by.
One final shout to the waning moon
telling us all he’ll be back soon.
Reflections on the Teche 