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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 […]

Poetry and Playfulness (8th grade)

Our first poetry unit in Ms. Krasic’s 8th grade class is on play and surprise. We talked about how poetry can give us tools to express some of our deepest emotions and thoughts, while […]

Kindergarten Wishes

In Kindergarten today, we talked about wishes and imagining the things we would love to see happen. The kids drew amazing pictures of their wishes and each student wrote a line of our combined […]

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