Teaching poetry with the K’s.

1. Teaching poetry with the K’s.

2. The chart for the spring facts.

3. The I poem chart for Spring.

4. Spring “I” Poem Chart for the Spring Poem: • Spring comes after winter and before summer. • The rainfalls and the sun shines. • People play outside. They fly kites and ride bikes. • People plant seeds. • Plants begin to grow. I am spring. I can watch kids ride bikes. I smell honey flowers in the garden. I feel hot because of the cozy sun. I am spring. I wonder when the sun is going to help make plants grow. I hear mocking birds in the winds. I am spring.

5. The bird I poem chart.

6. The I poem for birds.

7. Birds Shared Writing Poem Birds chart Poem • Birds can fly. • They can sing. • Birds can eat worms. • Some birds are big and some are small. • They build nests. • They have many colors. I am a bird. I can soar in the sky. I hear people whistling at me. I taste earth worms. I wonder about building my nest high up in the tree. I have wings that help me fly. I see clouds as I fly up hight in the sky. I am a bird.

8. The Monarch Butterfly I poem chart.

9. The graphic organizer for the

10. Student Art work I poem says: I am spring. I can grow flowers. I see butterflies. I am spring.

11. Monarch Shared Writing Poem I am a Monarch Butterfly. I smell honey flowers. I see my butterfly friends flying. I taste the nectar with my straw tongue. I am a Monarch Butterfly. I wonder when I lay my eggs on the milkweed. I feel the winder at my back. I am a Monarch butterfly.

12. An I poem written by this student.

13. A student writing his I poem.

14. Student Artwork: I am a bird. I see my friends fly. I feel wind blowing me. I taste earthworms. I am a bird. I am a bird. I want to build my nest. I say, “ tweet, tweet to my friends.” I hope my wings are strong. I am a bird.

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