I Love to Write Day!

Tuesday, November 15th was national I Love to Write Day!  My students and I took some time out on the trail to listen, observe, smell and touch.  We tried to be very quiet and very still.  Good writers take time to be still and to observe.  We had our journals along, and we took notes as we took time to observe.  When we came back to the classroom we looked over our notes, circle some of our favorite ideas and put them together into poems.  I shared my notes and the making of my poem (previous post) with the students.  Some of their poems are written below. 

Outside

by Genevieve

I see a chipmunk in the bushes

the bushes have no leaves

when you breathe you see your breath

the moon is beautiful

in the beautiful blue sky

dew drops on leaves

the leaves are on the ground

this is outside

Nature

By Sydnee

Big tall trees

Berries on bushes

Birds chirping

Mud on the ground

It's cold

sun is bright

Liberty Hyde Bailey Trail

A Fall Morning

By Phillip

Crunching leaves

Foggy and misty

Cold bird cries

Dry leaves drifting down

A bare tree

A still tree

Kids crunching leaves

The brown dry leaves

The Trail

By Makaelee

Life all around me

I see my breath

in the cold crisp air

Moss in the crevices and cracks

Healthy but yet groggy

Quiet but a mystery to humankind

Dew Drops

By Zander

Wet and slippery beneath my feet

It makes the leaves look shiny

It makes the air moist

I Love to Write Day continued when two guest writers from South Haven (middle school student, Iza and her grandma Elaine Stephens) came and read some of their writing to us.  Elaine is writing a book for children about the life of Liberty Hyde Bailey.  We had a wonderful I Love to Write Day!  This Monday, my son John will be town and he will be sharing some of his poetry with us and we will share some of our poetry with him!  I Love to Write Day continues . . .