There’s a lot of poetry goodness happening today. It can be found at Writing the World for Kids. Thank you, Laura.
Last week, I heard from a mom how her daughter missed Poetry Rocks and was still writing poems. I sent a post card to the daughter and asked about her poems. Last night this appeared on my Facebook page.
Puppies Are So Cute
They are cuddly, too.
They like to play a lot
They like to run a lot too.
They are also a good pet
and sometimes they get a little
sleepy and they go to bed
And then in the morning they play,
play all day long.
©Rylee, 2nd grade
I love how much she knows about puppies. I believe she has a puppy at home.
She has an idea about line breaks. And the word sleepy and the repetition of play, play so fun.
Thank you, Rylee!
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Hope to see you all next week. The post will be available early. I will be revealing the CYBILS Poetry Winner for 2018. I’ve been working with some fabulous judges to decide. The finalists are giving us a run for our money.
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The best kinds of gifts are these spontaneous ones from our students. Looking forward to that Cybils post!
So precious! This young writer is a wise poet who knows so much already!
Rylee’s poem did my poetry heart good. Thank you for sharing, and I look forward to reading the results of the Cybils.
Jone, you have changed yet another child’s life!
This post makes me miss working with younger children. Poetry is such a gift!