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Poetic Forms and Cootie Catchers (8th)

Today, was our last day before break and the last lesson in our unit on surprise and play. We talked about how varied poetic forms can be and how there are no rules in […]

Poetic Forms and Cootie Catchers (5th)

Today, was our last day before break and the last lesson in our unit on surprise and play. We talked about how varied poetic forms can be and how there are no rules in […]

Winter poems (K)

Today, in Ms. Icho’s kindergarten, we went on a magic adventure through winter! We looked at different winter pictures and talked about what we would see, smell, taste, touch, and hear at the playground, […]

A Special Gift (8th Grade)

In Ms. Krasic’s class, we read Pablo Neruda’s “Ode to My Socks.” The students pointed out how wild and surprising his imagery was and how the socks seemed to transform his humble feet. We […]

A Special Gift (5th)

In Ms. Shah’s 5th grade class, we read Pablo Neruda’s “Ode to My Socks.” It was fun to think about the poems we wrote about ordinary objects last week related to his ecstatic sock […]

Chicago Poems (Kindergarten)

Today, in Ms. Icho’s kindergarten class, we went on an imaginary tour of Chicago! We got into the bus and buckled our seatbelts and went around our neighborhoods and some of the city’s most […]

Senses and Synesthesia (8th grade)

In Ms. Krasic’s 8th grade, we’re still enjoying our opening unit on poetry and playfulness! Today we talked about how poems can make strange connections and how using one of our senses can remind […]

Poetry and Playfulness (5th)

Today in Ms. Shah’s 5th grade, we talked about play and surprise. We talked about how poetry can give us tools to express some of our deepest emotions and thoughts, while also giving us […]

Sounds of Our School and Neighborhood (Kindergarten)

Today in Ms. Icho’s kindergarten class, we talked about our five senses and then focused on sound. We read a poem by a second grader about sounds and even learned a big word, onomatopoeia. […]

Poetry and Playfulness (6th grade)

Today in Ms. Shah’s 6th grade, we talked about play and surprise. We talked about how poetry can give us tools to express some of our deepest emotions and thoughts, while also giving us […]

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