We have learned that a poet's "toolkit" might include:
* carefully chosen words, like descriptive words and onomatopoeia (sound words like pop, zoom, oink, etc.)
* repetition (repeating special words or phrases)
* line breaks
* rhyme
So, we started out by studying a poem about popcorn, ate some popcorn to brainstorm our own carefully chosen words in a word web, and wrote our own poems about popcorn!
Yum in my tum
so sweet
and neat
good to eat
Mmm!
Out of the pot
Hot, hot, hot!
Buttery and salty
It is sweet
Yum yum yum
I want more please
I love popcorn!
In Kindergarten, it is difficult to understand line breaks. We may start my writing just like a story - that is when we get to the end of the line, we go down to the next line. However, in poetry, the lines have to be just right. So, we took our poems and cut them up to make sure the lines went together just right!
We also learned that poets write poems about people, places and things that inspire them. So, we each chose a topic, brainstormed some words, and wrote a poem about something special to us! Here are a few:
Roar roar!
Go to the zoo!
(monkey sounds)
(sigh sound) the zoo.
(The sigh is because a long day at the zoo is tiring!)
Apple trees, apple tress
Sweet apples up in the trees
Mmmm
Crunch
I am always amazed and thrilled about the poetry that comes out of Kindergarteners! And the kiddos really attach to the "sound" of poetry. Reading poetry also builds fluency in young readers.
So, what can you do at home to inspire poetry?! Read lots and lots and lots of poetry together! :) If your child comes across a poem he or she just loves, send it in and we will read it together! :) So often kids will take "tools" from poems they have read and apply them in their own poems. Go ahead and write some poems together too! :) Support your child in making the appropriate lines break.
Here are some sites to visit together to find some poems:
Enjoy!
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