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I Dream Poem @Moos Academy 4th Grade

In the first week of our winter 2020 poetry class, we discussed what the Hands on Stanzas poetry class residency is (art class with words) and we can expect during our time together – […]

Group Poems @ Moos Elementary Winter 2020

During the 9th session of the Chicago Poetry, Residence students were given the challenge of writing a group poem. Students were encouraged to use all the elements of poetry we have been learning to […]

We are Super Heroes – Moos 3rd Grade – Winter 2020

During this session of the Chicago Poetry Center residency at Moos Academy, students stretched their imaginations to imagine themselves as superheroes. Students were encouraged to imagine a world where they have more power to […]

In our feelings Poems – Moos 3rd Grade – Winter 2020

In the 6th session of the Chicago Poetry Center residency, 3rd-grade students used their poems to explore their feelings through comparisons, descriptive language, and playful imagery. Ms. Sanders 3rd Grade untitled Jacqueline M.   […]

A Strange Pairing Poems @ Moos Fall 2019

During the 5th week of the Chicago Poetry Center residency, Moos students were encouraged to explore their imaginations by creating weird, strange and funny word pairings. Through play and sharing poetry students came up […]

I Dream Poems – Yo Sueno @ Moos Fall 2019

During the fourth week of the Chicago Poetry Center residency at Moos Elementary 3rd graders were encouraged to remember and imagine scenes and out of the ordinary ideas to create I dream poems. Ms. […]

A Ninja Is Like A Mouse – Comparison Poems @ Moos Fall 2019

During the third week of the Chicago Poetry Center Residency, students used comparative language and collective brainstorming activities to create poems. Ms. Sanders 3rd Grade   Untitled John F.   My hair is like […]

I Hear – Yo Escucho Poems @ Moos Fall 2019

How do you make noise on paper?/ ¿Cómo haces ruido en el papel? In our second week of poetry class, we explored using poetry to express the soundtracks of our lives. We read a […]

I Wish Poems @ Moos Academy Fall 2019

In the first week of our Fall 2019 poetry class, we discussed what the Hands on Stanzas poetry class residency is (art class with words) and we can expect during our time together – […]

“Where I’m From?” ~ Personal Story Poems @ Moos

Last week, we read a personal story poem adapted from a longer poem by George Ella Lyon, “Where I’m From.” We had fun discussing the poems and the use of imagery that stood out […]

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