Poems are Pictures of Feelings

Sabina cries out as her brother comes home from school. "Look at my new poem!"

Anger is a red curl
that ends up like thunder
Sadness is blue waves that fall
Happiness is a yellow sun
that jumps up

Her brother was sooo impressed. Too impressed, actually, that he created a space on his blog for it. Which was the effect we were aiming for. Because I, too, was very impressed. How on earth could my 8-year old compose such a profound piece of work???

Okay, so this blog is not really intended for show[off] and tell, but rather for sharing the secrets of this run-of-the-mill homeschooling parent.

Here's the deal... the story behind the story:

1. The children are made to read a poem, "Thinking"*, as an example of words painting a picture of feelings we cannot really see or touch
2. Next, they are asked to think of a feeling, assign a color to it, and draw.
3. Lastly, they get to label & decribe those drawings in their own words.
4. Write those down in a paragraph.
VOILA!


*Source: Going Places
ISBN: 971-27-00208 | Ed. 1991 | P275 | Level: Grade 2