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Poetry | La Poesía

Metaphor| Metáfora Sabin Elementary School | 4th Grade Our work with metaphor! We read Nikki Giovani’s poem, “Poetry” What is poetry? Students thought about what poetry is to them. Check out some student poetry […]

Imagination | Imaginación

Sabin Elementary School | 4th Grade Leímos el poema “fresca” escrito por Nayyiryh Waheed; y toma forma interesante con el título en el fondo del poema.  Hablábamos sobre el futuro, lo que venga y […]

Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves: Acrostic Poems

Sabin Elementary School | 4th Grade We introduced ourselves to each other by reading acrostic poems we wrote about ourselves. Nos presentamos para leer nuestros poemas acrósticos. How would you introduce yourself in an […]

Sabin 4th Grade: Celebrating National Poetry Month!

¡En celebración del mes nacional de poesía los estudiantes de Sabin están decorando tablones de anuncio con su poesía e imágenes de poesía! In celebration of National Poetry Month students at Sabin are decorating […]

Sabin 4th Grade: What’s to Come

Con la llegada de la primavera estamos leyendo Nayyiryh Waheed y hemos estado hablando sobre el futuro, lo que venga y a dónde estamos yendo, en la vida y en nuestras imaginaciones. Estás poemas […]

Sabin 5th Grade Poetry: The Plot

¡Leímos un poema que no tenía un fin, pues tratamos de imaginar un fin para el poema por escribir el fin en forma de poesía; aquí están algunos poemas que hemos escrito! We read […]

Sabin 5th Grade Poetry: Thinking About the Earth

Durante leer este poema escrito por Maya Angelou hemos hablado sobre la naturaleza y la personificación. ¡Mira lo que pensamos! While reading this poem by Maya Angelou we’ve been thinking about nature and personification. […]

Sabin 5th Grade Poetry: Celebrating National Poetry Month!

¡En celebración del mes nacional de poesía los estudiantes de Sabin están decorando tablones de anuncio con su poesía e imágenes de poesía! In celebration of National Poetry Month students at Sabin are decorating […]

Sabin 5th Grade Poetry About What’s to Come

Con la llegada de la primavera estamos leyendo Nayyiryh Waheed y hemos estado hablando sobre el futuro, lo que venga y a dónde estamos yendo, en la vida y en nuestras imaginaciones. Estás poemas […]

Sabin Winter Showcase Shout Outs!

This year at Sabin’s Winter Showcase some poets will be performing! If you don’t have a chance to see them live, or if you’d like to read their poems over, and over again…check them […]

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