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5th & 6th Graders Paint Self-Portraits

I was excited to be back at Shoesmith Elementary. The students and I hadn’t seen each other since before the Winter Break. To kick start the new year of 2022 5th and 6th graders […]

Tongue Twisters

It was great to be back at Hale Elementary. We hadn’t seen each other since before Christmas Break. For our 11th poetry session, after school 3rd-5th graders explored alliteration. Alliteration is when you repeat […]

We Are Family @ Shoesmith 5th & 6th Grade

Holidays are often celebrated with family. This week is not only the third poetry session but the last week before winter break and 5th and 6th graders discussed the true meaning of family. A […]

Sensing Memories @ Shoesmith 5th & 6th Grade

For their second week of poetry Shoesmith 5th and 6th students explored their memories. They were asked, “Why are memories so important?” Students came up with interesting responses: positive memories can help us remember […]

Holiday Personas

This week was all about the winter holidays for Hale’s 3rd-5th grade afterschool poets. On Tuesday we read the poem, “December 31,” by Amy VanDerwater. In her poem VanDerwater uses rhyme and repetition to […]

How to eat Poetry @ Shoesmith 5th & 6th Grade

I’m excited to return in person to Shoesmith Elementary! It feels great to see students who I had virtual poetry with last year, as well as welcome new students to the Hands On Stanzas […]

Let’s Make Some Noise

This week for their ninth after school poetry session 3rd-5th graders at Hale became noisemakers! Students were introduced to onomatopoeia, words in poetry that imitate sounds from people and objects. On Tuesday we read […]

How We Give

Last week was Thanksgiving and the 3rd-5th grade poets of Hale Elementary celebrated by reading and writing poems about giving. Together we read the poem “How I Give,” by London S a student from […]

Nature In Chicago

For their seventh week of after school poetry, Hale Elementary 3rd-5th graders explored ideas about Nature. We focused on the poetry term personification, when non-human things behave like humans. On Tuesday we read the […]

Colorful Similes

This week the 3rd-5th graders of Hale’s after school poetry explored similes. On Tuesday we read the poem “Colors Of The World,” by Pablo H. a student from Moos Elementary . In his poem […]

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