We’re nearing the end of our poetry residency, and so we reflect. The at 2nd Graders recalled all of their big poetry vocabulary for the year, and then we thought about all the ways we’ve changed over time. Students wrote poems that follow the idea of “I used to be ______ / but now I am _____ ” and they were encouraged to write autobiographically as well as imaginatively.
Mr. Rence
2nd Grade
My life dream
Olivia Z.
I used to be a little bean
But now I am a tiger that’s strong
I used to be a silly girl
But now I’m even sillier
I used to be a plane in the sky
But now I am a train
I used to be a boy
But now I am a girl
I used to be a little minion
But now I am a barbie girl
I used to be 60 pencils
But now I am only 3
I used to be a bee
But now I am an ant
I Used To Be Random
Christopher
I used to be a plane
But now I am a jet
Iused to be Monday
But now I am Friday
I used to be blind
But now I can see
I used to love candy
But now I love chocolate
I used to be a party
But now I am a disco
I used to be a paper
But now I am a board
I used to be a baby
But now I am a disco
I used to be a paper
But now I’m a board
I used to be a baby
But now I’m a toddler
The Duck Frog
Rene
I used to be a duck
But now I am a cow
I used to be a boy
But now I am a man
I used to be a monster
But now I am a paper
I used to be a boy
But now I am a tree
I used to be a plant
But now to be a man
I used to be a bear
but now I am a ticket
Mr. Postlethwait
2nd Grade
Untitled
Bernie
I used to be a cutie
But now I am an orange
I used to be a ball
Now I am a beach ball
I used to be a book
But now I am a chapter book
I used to be serious
But now I am more serious
I used to read 3 poems
But I read 100 poems
I used to be a meat lover
But now I am a vegetarian
The Teacher
Naomy
I used to be the earth
But now I am a continent
I used to be a see
But now I am a flower
I used to be a school
But now I am a city
I used to be a clock
But now I am a timer
I used to be a computer
But now I am a tablet
I used to be a baby
But now I am a kid
Untitled
Rodrigo
I used to be a little boy in first
But now I am in second grade
I used to be a reader
But now I am a writer
I used to be a bunny
But now I am a carrot
I used to be a bear
But now I am a moon
I used to be a fish
But now I am a frog
I used to be a moon
But now I am a tub
I used to be money
But now I am a person
I used to be a tablet
But now I am a bird
I used to be in first grade
But now I am in second grade
