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5th and 6th graders give good advice

For their ninth week of poetry Shoesmith 5th and 6th graders discovered what it means to give advice. Advice is a suggestion that is given to someone in order to help and guide them. […]

5th and 6th graders jam to musical haiku

For their eighth week of poetry, Shoesmith 5th and 6th graders explored different styles of music. Such as Rock, Hip Hop, Rap, and Pop. Together we read the poem “Haiku” by DJ Renegade, where […]

5th and 6th graders slip on their masked personas

For their seventh week of poetry Shoesmith 5th and 6th graders explored persona poetry. Persona is the Greek word for mask. In ancient Greece actors use to wear several mask to represent different characters. […]

What is Black?

For our most recent session, Shoesmith considered ideas related to color. We read poems from The Heart of My Palm: Poems by African American Children [by David Adejouma and illustrated by Gregory Christie] and […]

Imagination Ticklers

For our 5th and 6th meetings, Shoesmith 4th graders played with out-of-the-box thinking, creating new worlds to tickle the imagination. Enjoy! Ms. Lehner 4th Grade I wish to get Kyrie W. I hope to […]

5th and 6th graders can’t stop the feeling

For their sixth week of poetry Shoesmith 5th and 6th graders explored their emotions. They were asked “Why is it important for people to share their feelings?” Students gave amazing responses: to grow and […]

4th Graders Play With “Out of the Box” Thinking

I feel proud to work with Shoesmith 4th graders, who are willing to share their ideas, feelings, questions, and imaginations with me every class session! For our 5th session, we played around with out-of-the-box […]

5th and 6th graders celebrate with Odes

For our fifth week of poetry Shoesmith 5th and 6th grades explored ode poetry. Odes are poems where the poet praises and celebrates significant people, places, and things. Students were asked “Why is it […]

Are You a Dreamer?

I was eager to get reacquainted with Shoesmith 4th graders, as it had been four weeks since our last session! We opened up our first lesson of 2022 thinking, talking, and writing about different […]

5th & 6th Graders Paint Self-Portraits

I was excited to be back at Shoesmith Elementary. The students and I hadn’t seen each other since before the Winter Break. To kick start the new year of 2022 5th and 6th graders […]

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