Poetry Friday round-up with Heidi at My Juicy Little Universe.
The beginning of the school year is becoming the middle of the school year. Days are passing quickly. October is already here. The promises of classroom connections are coming to life.
In order to welcome classroom connections, we created a Where I’m From poem modeled after the popular poem form by George Ella Lyon. Last week my students each wrote their own poems. This week we created a collaborative poem. I put it all together in an Animoto video.
If you are blogging with your elementary class using Kidblogs, you can connect to us here. Next week we will start blogging about Fish in a Tree, this year’s Global Read Aloud. We can’t wait! And Lynda Mullaly Hunt has promised a video a week. Read all about this event here.
Where are you from?
Reflections on the Teche 
As I was watching your video, my husband said, “That’s Poetry Friday?!” 🙂 I got to brag on your genius. xoxo
Marvelous, Mrs. Simon’s fish! I enjoyed every bit, and love that you have so much to connect with. Happy writing!
Amazing. Your class looks like such a fun and engaging community. My favorite line is “We’re from our minds being blown by a paradox.” Very clever!
O my Margaret, you leave us all in the dust. Your students too.
love the apple peeling party imagery & the video with the quilt-icon connectors & perfect uplifting music. Brava! to your students & you.
I love the last line — “deep slices of life from the back of our minds.” Wonderful work, Ms. Simon’s class!
Love the “perfectly imperfect” bit!
I’ll be sharing this with my son, who also had a “Where I’m From” assignment at the beginning of the year. Thanks for the tip on Fish in a Tree, too!
“We are from funny moments.” Love it. We could all use a little more humor these days.
Well done, Margaret! You and your “perfectly imperfect” students never cease to amaze me!