I am privileged to have the opportunity to write poetry with gifted kids. Their minds are open and in tuned to ideas. Most days they can’t wait to tell me what they are thinking about. Most days they want to write, welcoming the blank page. This week I shared with two of my young students (2nd and 3rd graders) photos of the full moon that I had collected from social media. I actually had another idea for them, but as we were looking at and discussing my picture of the moon above my neighbor’s house, they were full of questions and wonderings and a poem emerged. It was a happy moment because somedays little boys would rather be running outside than writing a poem with their teacher.
Reflections on the Teche 
Kids sometimes have the most beautiful writing because their minds are beaming with creativity and thought. I love these!
I love that your photos slowed down your young boys to wonder and write! Also, if free today at 5pm EST, join the ZOOM Workshop I am co-hosting with Fran McCrackin. Email her for the link. fran.mccrackin@gmail.com
I’d love to chat on ZOOM with you!!!
Sorry I missed it. I had a very busy day.
What a beautiful photo, Margaret. I write about the moon a lot but have never thought to say thank you like your students did. We’ll done, boys!
How lovely, their poem and how engaged they became—love the nightlight in there too, thanks Margaret and your budding poets especially!
Margaret, isn’t this the sweetest thing. It is really a lovely picture and spot-on poem. Thank you for sharing. I’m sure they are proud. (P.S. I came to your post to find the link to Laura’s Poetry Friday post. I can’t find it on my own!)
Hi, Margaret! Please tell the poets that I love their moon poem.
Margaret, I am so delighted to hear your students engaging in poetry. Their thank you to the moon fills my heart.
Margaret– thank you so much for sharing! I love seeing poetry by kiddos, and your photo is lovely.
Margaret, please tell Brayden & James I love their thank you poem to the moon and that it’s a great idea. How wonderful that they became excited about your photo and were inspired to write a poem. It’s also wonderful that you went with their flow and saved your lesson for another day. love your photo, too. Thank you for sharing.
I love the back-and-forth conversation in the rhymes of this poem. Well done, Brayden and James. You are fortunate to work with gifted kids in class sizes that make sense. So much learning back and forth!
Kudos to Brayden and James on their fantastic poem. Kudos to the teacher for providing little boys with the joy of poetry in the midst of their busy run-around-outside lives.
Love the poem, Margaret. Moon poems are the best! It is wonderful to see your student poems! You give them such a gift of words.
I am so envious of your work with gifted students Margaret! This sub-group of students is one that I often worked with and advocated for – as I think you already know. Their minds are always at work and that shows in the poem from your two young male students. Keep up the great work!
Every time I read a post, Margaret, I’m reminded of how lucky your students are–and you are, to have a job you are so passionate about and fabulous at. Bravo, Brayden and James!
I’m not sure what makes me smile more–the lovely poem or the lovely story of two boys and their teacher questioning, wondering and creating together.
It was a magical moment.