I Am From... Poems

Proud poets in 221 have been working on  "I am from..." poems. These poems give children the chance to share who they are. We all have different experiences, memories, and traditions that make us who we are. Each person's is different. It can depend on our culture, our religion, the color of our skin, where we grew up, or just the personalities of our family members. Ask your child about their poem. Ask them to share about their experience trying to think of what to share. You can even share your own special memories from your own childhood. Maybe even challenge yourself to write a poem.

First, we brainstormed what might go in our own poems. I shared with the children the kinds of things that might go in my poem. We thought about: items found around our homes, items found in our yards, items found in the neighborhoods, names of special relatives, sayings, or names of special foods and dishes. Yesterday, we added details to many of their original ideas. We learned how to describe and how to be more specific. Finally, today we turned our brainstorms into poems. Tomorrow we will focus on line breaks and how the poems sound. Soon they will be hung on the wall. We'll also post them to the internet for all to enjoy!