Spring Break is OVER & We've Hit the Ground Running!!!

After a much needed SPRING BREAK, we are back to school and boy are we BUSY!!!  We started talking and learning all about the Earth especially how to take care of it...especially because we celebrate EARTH DAY this month.  We created a project on what our PROMISE to the EARTH is...

 Class projects on display in the hallway

 "Recycle old toys, recycle bags you don't use, and don't litter!"

 "Don't litter. Recycle old toys"

First Grade hand-prints promising to keep the Earth clean!!!

This month is also POETRY appreciation month.  This month I plan on introducing all different types of poetry to the class, and have them try to create their own.  We started with a Poe"tree" anchor chart brain- storming what poetry is...

We learned about ACROSTIC POEMS today...we viewed a PowerPoint presentation of different examples of acrostic poems...

Then, we created a class acrostic poem all about APRIL...all of the students had an input as to what what we should write...here is our final poem...(they are SO clever!!!)

Finally, with our new knowledge of ACROSTIC POETRY, the students then had to create an acrostic poem using their names...here are some final drafts...

These are the beginnings of our "Pocketful of Poems" project...each poem that the students create will be put on display and then later compiled to make their own poetry book!!!   Happy APRIL!!!!

"A Poem in MY Pocket"

A poem is like a daydream-

It can take me far away;

or bring back a little memory

of a very special day.

A poem is like a party-

full of fun and sweet surprise;

and every poem I read is just 

a present in disguise.

A poem is like a mystery-

and I'm waiting to unlock it.

I'm never bored when I'm alone;

a poem is in my pocket.