Tasty Poetry Challenge Day 9

Today was one of those days that I adore. The quiz buzz in the classroom as students explore, share their ideas, and write together. Our favorite food today really made our brainstorms grow - it was Cheeseburgers. We had so many different styles of poems and students chose to write together and by themselves. I love how much they are learning about themselves as writers.

Cheeseburger

by Bailey Drake

Golden light brown bun

dark brown meat is so yummy

I have a cookout.

Grilling Good

by Sara Ceravolo

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle

grill marks

everywhere.

Summer and picnics

grilling by the pool.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle

BBQ,

cookouts

juicy

tasty.

This is festival food.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle

A Cheesy Acrostic

by Austin Kierst and Bryce Dailey

Crunchy, yummy

Hand me a burger.

Eating them in the summer.

Eating them at the cookout.

Sizzling hot

Even burning hot

Buns are golden brown.

Under the sun I eat them.

Relish covers it.

Grill marks on the burgers.

Even when it is hot they are

Really good!

Tasty Poetry Challenge Day 8

I worked with a pair of boys today that wanted to harness their understanding of haikus as we explored today's favorite food - PIZZA. Sometimes creating patterned poetry can be difficult, but for others, they crave the structure. These two boys impressed me as I watched their thinking and writing grow.

Pepperoni Pizza

by Jackson Rodzinka and Canyon Clark

Shaped the dough like circles.

Smothered it with yummy sauce.

Topped with gooey cheese.

Polka-dotted with

the spicy pepperoni,

cooked in the oven.

Out comes the pizza,

cut into small slices.

Now it's time to eat.

Mmmmmmmm!

Tasty Poetry Challenge Day 5

Spaghetti and meatballs were on the menu today. Students worked hard describing this delicious dinner. It is fascinating to watch their word choice grow!

Spaghetti and Meatballs

by Ava Ieda

Spaghetti and meatballs,

squishy, yummy, saucy. 

The heat is swirling

around the bowl!

Convincing you to eat it,

convincing you to take a bite.

Just a take a bite

the savory noodles are swirling around

until you eat it all up.

It's the tasty, chewy treat

that fires up your tastebuds

and like an arrow you eat another bowl.

It's gone in a flash!

You eat lots and lots

of spaghetti and meatballs 

until all the food is gone.

Spaghetti and Meatballs

A Poem for Two Voices

by Mrs. Daley

We are swirly pasta,

we are seasoned balls of meat,

covered in a crimson sauce.

Slurp us up,

take a bite,

a family dinner staple.

Laughter erupts,

as stories are shared,

we bring families together. 

Tasty Poetry Challenge Day 4

Today we wrote about another sweet, delicious treat - BROWNIES. Brainstorming and writing about them was very difficult because we all wanted one to eat. Some of my students were playing with form today, as some chose to write list poems while others wrote poems for two or more voices. Each day I am seeing their writing skills improve and love of poetry grow.

Brownies

by Mason Weinel

Soft,

gooey,

squishy,

mushy,

chocolately,

nutty,

warm,

tasty,

full of chocolate chips,

drizzled with fudge,

delicious,

brownies.

Brownies

by Taylor Chinn

Chocolate fudge

soft and tasty

fresh from the oven

yum, yum

nutty, mushy

covered in frosting

caramel covered

delectable

dark brown

homemade

yum, yum

yum, yum.

Tasty Poetry Challenge Day 3

Day 3 let us explore one of my favorite sweet treats - ICE CREAM SUNDAES! Today we read Ode to a Commode Concrete Poems by Brian Cleary to inspire us. Students marveled at how words created images, then saw how the illustrator (Andy Rowland) displayed what they were visualizing on the page. My second-grade poets were hooked. Many chose to write ice cream sundae concrete poems, and they loved sharing them with each other. Several of my other students are still playing with the idea of how a few simple words can convey an idea. I love watching their thinking grow as we explore all sorts of different kinds of poems. We hope you enjoy these sweet poems.

Ice Cream Sundaes

by Aiden Idea

Ice Cream Sundaes

by Libby Hanagan

Sweet

yummy

gooey

tasty

gummy

bears

are

chewy

snow-white

full of candy

I eat a cherry

soft

and sweet

sprinkles

glare

I hear fun

and ice cream's

here!

Sundaes Smiles

by Mrs. Daley

Tasty Poetry Challenge Day 2

Today our favorite food that was selected was chicken noodle soup. We brainstormed ideas about chicken noodle soup: how could we describe it, what was in it, how it makes us feel, and personal connections we have to it. We read Fresh Delicious Poems from the Farmers' Market by Irene Latham today to get us inspired for our food poem. We played with sounds, repeating lines, and formatting.

Chicken Noodle Soup 

by Caleb Wood

Chicken noodle soup is very healthy!

It's just the right temperature.

It's warm, delicious, and steaming hot.

The ingredients are broth, noodles, carrots, celery, and corn.

Slurping it down,

slurp,

slurp,

slurp.

Now it's gone in my tummy,

yummy,

yummy,

yummy.

Chicken Noodle Soup

by Sara Ceravolo and Peytan Scott

Hot and steaming

golden, brown broth

squishy noodles.

Crackers dipped inside

comfortable,

savory, not sweet.

It sounds loud if you slurp it.

Oh, it's such a treat.

Full of veggies and fun too.

It's flavorful and fun to make.

Chicken noodle soup.

Comfort Food

by Mrs. Daley

Tasty Poetry Challenge Day 1

Today is the first day of National Poetry Month and the first day of our poetry challenge entitled Tasty Poetry. Throughout the month you will see a new photo of our favorite foods and a poem to go with it. We hope that you will join our fun by reading our poems, sharing your thinking about them in the comment section below or maybe even sharing your own poem based on the picture as well. Today you will see several poems. One that I modeled writing for our class and several they wrote in groups, partners, or on their own. Our goal was to stretch our imagination for this poem. We used Amy VanDerwaters poetry challenge found at http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/ for guidance. We discussed perspective for our first poem and different groups chose to write their poem from a different perspective. We hope our poems make you smile and delight your senses. Enjoy and happy writing everyone!

Corn-on-the-cob
by Mrs. Daley

Long summer nights,
when family and friends gather
filled with cookouts, laughter, and fun.
A steaming pot of golden goodness
awaiting our eager lips,
slathered in butter.
We munch and crunch 
the sweet and salty delight.
Falling silent
savoring the flavor and the memories
of a season that will be gone
all too quickly.

Corn
by Brock Mendez, Bryce Dailey, Julianna Corteville, and Kiley Casson

I take a bite.
Crunch, Crunch.
The golden yellow corn
explodes in my mouth
like an explosion of
buttery, sweet goodness.
I love to eat corn-on-the-cob
on hot summer nights.

Corn
by Libby Hanagan

Sweet, bitter
like a bomb
setting off in my mouth.
Mmmm...
It makes me greedy for more.
Two bites at a time
my mouth is full.

Crunch, crunch.
Sweet, bitter
like dynamite 
in my mouth.
I like butter on my corn.
It makes it juicy.

I like my veggies.
They make me grow big and strong.
Butter makes them salty.