Things got louder and noisier for Twain 4th graders during their fifth week of poetry. Students discovered Onomatopoeia, when poets use words that imitate sounds from everyday life. I had shown examples of onomatopoeia words connected to people, animals, objects. We had fun reading the words out loud, trying to imitate the sounds. Afterwards we read and discussed the poem, “Swish,” by Nancy Bo Flood. In her poem Flood uses onomatopoeia to describe a younger sibling playing basketball with their older brother: dribble past/Set up a jump shot/aim/ shoot/ the ball spins round and round the rim until/swish!
Inspired by Nancy Flood, students wrote onomatopoeia poems describing their favorite activities and hobbies. So, readers turn up the volume and listen to these wonderful poems!
Ms. Gomez-Drakulich 4th Grade
Group 1
Mi Patin
By Zered E.
Con mi patin yo ago trucos.
Y aveses boi muy rapido.
Que puedo subir una rampa.
Con fasilidad y abeses me sudo.
A los fieros y ¡tric! ooa beses tan.
Futbol y Karate y Fortnite
by Yhonneider P.
Futbol es micoroson tengo una meta
en el futbol mis gagadas son mis patadas
echas por mi carason mi entrenamiento es
incredible so lo meago uno con las pelota
y mi coraso y le pego a la pelota.
Con el karate me defiendo y peleo
es to es karate para defender a los
adema para pelear pero no lostimar.
Fortnite no me gusta pero lo juego
y es de disparos y pelea.
Soccer, Basketball & other Hobbies
by Julian O.
Soccer, Smack! Smack!
Basketball, Swish! Swish!
Boxing, Kapow! Boom! Boom!
Volleyball, Bam! Bam!
I play basketball with my uncle.
I play soccer with my friends.
I do boxing with my dad.
I play volleyball with my cousins.
Ms. Hayes 4th Grade
Group 2
Gymnastics
by Bella G.
I’m flipping through the air
off the springs of the trampoline.
The slaps of the jump ropes on the beam.
The stomps of me running to do a
front handspring.
Hoops
by Sami M.
Bounces the ball on the floor
and I shoot. Swish!
The ball hits the rim, Bounce! Bounce!
The shot was a hard shot but went
in the hoop.
So many people were happy.
I kept on shooting.
I was focused on making
the ball go Swish!
in the hoop.
I had 42 points.
Soccer
by Hamdan S.
They’re smarter, bigger
and move faster.
We swish past the player.
Tap Tap we merge and pass
Boom! and Wham!
into the goal in the back
of the net.
We celebrate with the sounds
of happiness and power.
Ms. Williams 4th Grade
Group 3
Volleyball
by Jayda D.
Me and my big sis love playing volleyball.
We shout out, “Ready! Set! Go!”
We play every day after school and the ball
goes Boom!
When we hit the ball wrong
it hits the net and goes back to us.
It helps us get better so we can hit
the ball higher.
My sister wins.
I will get her one day.
Woodwork and Hunting
by Isaiah L.
Woodwork:
My favorite hobby is woodwork.
The sounds of the saw ZZZZZZZ.
All the people are nice, yap, yap, yap
My favorite part is when you go
crazy with your project.
Hunting:
Is also my favorite too, of course.
Its “Chuck Chuck dangerous”
But once I go to the arcade,
the best place ever I can
play those games. Yippy!
Baking, Cooking, and Swimming
by Alanni V.
Baking and Cooking:
I like to cook; I look at the instructions.
I take milk, then 4 eggs, melted butter.
Lastly a hint of love, everyone wants fun
and love. Bye, bye
Swimming:
A splash. Yay Day!
A loving family to go swimming practice,
just like winning a reckless game.
Ms. Carther 4th Grade
Group 4
Gaming
by Raphael C.
My hobby is to game on Minecraft.
I like to Minecraft and fight.
When you enchant tools,
they get stronger and better.
Boom! When a creeper blows up.
it explodes.
Mobs can make you take damage.
You get ten hearts.
If you lose all of them, you die.
You have a hunger bar.
If you lose all your hunger,
You start to take damage.
The Events That Are Made Up!
by Silas M.
Clang, swoosh, Bang, clang
I missed the shot,
but I tried.
Dribble, dribble, Bang, bang, Swoosh.
Then I drive home.
beep, beep, beep
I am home.
I said, “What do you call a man
without a body and nose?”
Nobody Knows!
All About My Hobbies
by Abby R.
I woke up and was still snoring ZZZZZ.
But when I woke up, I ate my pancakes
that my dad made.
I got dressed and started drawing.
I messed up and scribbled.
I got so mad!
So, my mom came in my room
and calmed me down.
I asked my mom if I could
go on my bike. She said, “Yeah.”
And I started dancing and moving
my legs with joy.
So, I went back to sleep
and had a brand-new day!.
Twain Elementary 4th grade artwork
