All posts in Teresa Dzieglewicz

Life—It’s not Scaring Me (Kindergarten)

We had a great time in Kindergarten today! We read an excerpt from Maya Angelou’s poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me.” We talked about things were afraid of and and how we can be brave. […]

Hearing Our Names (5th)

Today in Ms. Shah’s class, we read Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s poem “On Listening to My Teacher Take Attendance.” The students really read deeply into the poem and the symbolism of the imagery—they noticed some things […]

Hearing Our Names (8th)

Today in Ms. Krasic’s class, we read Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s poem “On Listening to My Teacher Take Attendance.” The students had incredible insights on the imagery she used and what she was able to express […]

Yum! Our Food Poems (Kindergarten)

Mrs. Icho’s kindergarten class was finishing up some yummy looking breakfast as I walked in today. They were all pretty excited to share about their cinnamon donuts and milk, which was a perfect lead […]

Where We Belong (8th)

In Ms. Krasic’s 8th grade class, we read Francisco X. Alarcón’s “Natural Criminals.” The students had incredible and bright insights on this poem. We talked about racism and history and how sometimes people are […]

If I were an animal (5th)

We read Ada Limon’s “How to Triumph like a Girl” in Ms. Shah’s class today. We watched her read it and discussed how the details helped us see that the speaker wanted to view […]

Animal Poems (Kindergarten)

In Ms. Icho’s kindergarten today, we read “On Monday, I am a Dragon” by Francisco X. Alarcón. We talked about our favorite animals and what animals we sometimes feel like. We also talked about […]

Running into a New Year (5th)

In 5th grade, we read “Running into a New Year” by Lucille Clifton. We discussed how her lack of punctuation and short lines and single stanza gives us a sense of movement and speed. […]

Running into a New Year (8th)

In 8th grade, we read “Running into a New Year” by Lucille Clifton. We discussed how her lack of punctuation and short lines and single stanza gives us a sense of movement and speed. […]

The Whole Rainbow

We had a great time in Kindergarten today! We read the poem “Green” by a 4th grade student named Malik and then went on an adventure through the rainbow. We stopped at different colors […]

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