I hope you are having a fun-filled poetry month. This week I played with equation poems à la Laura Purdie Salas. Laura released a book of equation poems titled Snowman – Sun = Puddle (published by Charlesbridge and with art by Micha Archer). This is a great book to read with budding second and third grade writers as they learn about figurative language. This month Laura is posting an equation poem on her blog daily. My students and I enjoyed creating image equation poems using Canva.
Poetry Friday: Equation Poems
April 15, 2021 by margaretsmn
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I love equation poems in general, and yours are no exception. I love the perfect photos you paired them with, too!
OH, how fun! I love that you paired with photos…did you capture that photo of a squirrel? Wow! If I just scroll down your equations reading the last word, it’s a neat list. You make me want to go write some equations.
Ha! I wish I could take a photo like that! These were all made in Canva with stock photos. They are fun to write, but harder than I expected.
Thanks for sharing these poems, Margaret. I’ve been inspired by Laura to try some also. I agree, they are not always easy.
I love these, Margaret! Of course “Flamingo-pink=egret” is my favorite!
I loved seeing the photo of you teaching in the rain (under the “tent”) with your writers group. I am envious I would love to be doing that. (But not the flooding part!) I am working on my equation poems. Much harder than it looks to really get some you feel work well. I do not yet use Canva so want to give that a try. I am impressed with Rylee and Adelyn’s art and poems.
These add up to fun! Swoon for Chloe’s nod to Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo. Love that book and the equation it inspired. 🙂
I think equation poems are a log of fun. But your kids show that they can be thoughtful in their cleverness, too.
Mrs. Simon + students = grand poems! It seems you have given a new way to think about things, Margaret, with Laura’s idea & your writing times. Your poem is a grand smile, too. Happy Friday!
Loved all of these!!
These are brilliant!
Equation poems are so fun! My students always enjoy Laura’s book and coming up with their own. TOTALLY UNRELATED NEWS! Guess who found their way to our campus vernal pool? Wood ducks! I thought of you instantly when I heard the news! This is a first for us, and our students think it’s a huge mystery that the ducks found their way to our secret pool hidden deep in the forest. 🙂
These are all wonderful! Way to go young poets! Margaret, Your flamingo/egret one made me smile big! xo
Margaret, you and your students did a wonderful job of creating a Gallery Wall of equation poems. Adelyn’s equation poem is a good model for a primary grade poem.
These are so much fun! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
All of these are wonderful! Chloe’s speaks out to me this week as I’m having difficulty with a FedEx package I sent that hasn’t made it to a museum, and I would like to “forget + forgive” and flourish. Plus I love Flora and Ulysses, thanks Margaret!
You have such talented students–and I love seeing the writing you do along side them!
So beautiful and fun. I’m going to share these with my students. They will love and perhaps inspire a few!
These are fabulous!!! I honestly feel inspired in turn. xoxox
Margaret – every one of these equation poems is a gem! I have yet to try one myself. i laughed out loud at the pink subtracted from flamingo equaling an egret. I can imagine how your students loved this.
Agree–fabulous! With the illustrations they are extra-effective. Mrs. Simon + students = magic.
Oh my, Margaret, all of these equation poems are amazing and thoughtful.
Black + white = integration from second grader, Adelyn stands out to me. Your egret solution is so cute and funny. I have been following Laura’s blog also trying equation poems. Sometimes I find them difficult to write and other times they’re not. They are fun to write and remind me of a haiku. I love when you share your student’s poems. Thank you for sharing.