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 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.