Matt is hosting today at Radio, Rhythm, & Rhyme.
Yesterday was our last day of school. I decided what better way to celebrate and send off the year than to write chalk poems. I only could round up three of my students (all boys). We started as usual by discussing a theme. Here is where my students always surprise me. I’m thinking the usual topics such as summer, end of school, May. Well, not these guys. They had outer space on their minds. So outer space it was. We each chose a topic out loud: black holes, Mars, galaxies, and stars. I couldn’t find paper (all packed up), so I pulled out sticky notes and some pens from my purse. We wrote, shared, then headed outside to chalk it up!
And to top it off, it was Betsy Hubbard’s birthday! Do you know who she is? She’s the inventor of Chalkabration. So my students added a birthday wish. Betsy usually posts a roundup of Chalkabration on the last day of the month. We’re early, but it was the last day. Check out her site on May 31st.
Galaxies by Tyler
Never ending
billions of stars
lighting up the night
different styles
amaze mankind.
Stars by Mrs. Simon
Mars by Jacob Mars is red And the only red planet Red planet Super cold!
Why did God create
this destructive force
that eats galaxies?
Why did God create
black holes?
by Matthew
Creating chalkabration
We appreciate that a lot
Happy B-day,
Mrs. Betsy!
More Poetry Goodness:
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater is gathering notebook ideas for summer. I sent in two, one from me here, and the other from my student Tyler here.
Michelle Hendrick Barnes put out a ditty challenge from Nikki Grimes. My poem was featured here.
Reflections on the Teche 