Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 14

Acrostic poems abound today, but both poets or group of poets saw these shoes very differently. How do Crocs make you feel?

Crocs

by Aischa Foster, Lily Collins, and Mariela Torres-Steele

C is for comfy and cozy.

R is for really squishy.

O is for OMG these crocs are like a kaleidoscope of color.

C is for cooler than sunglasses.

S is for sunset beauty.

Crocs: from MY Point of View

by Izzy Sheppard

Crocs are for warm weather.

Running in them, won't work, but I wish it would.

Oh well, I don't like to wear them.

Comfortable, not really.

So, that's why I wish they were gone.

Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 13

Today we focus on our word choice. How can we be descriptive when it comes to color and sound? 

Spring is Here

by Zane Jermyn, Braedyn Peck, Kayleigh Behun, Natalie Feaster, Owen VanFleet

Spring has awoken

time to break out your sandals.

My favorite pair

looks like sand on the bottom

and sky blue on top.

In the middle

a cotton candy flower

spreads out its pedals.

Down the sidewalk, you can hear

flip-flops flopping to a beat.

letting you know

that sunshine is here.

Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 12

Today we gain inspiration from other poets sharing challenges. We examined their use of list poems, personification, descriptive language, rhyme, and rhythm. Students internalized what they learned to create their own poems about these slippers. There were so many great poems to select to share.

Goodnight Slippers

by Mac Stoyles

Love of leather

lace of light

can I wear you tonight?

Comfy, cozy

layers so soft

I will slide away into the dark.

Yawn like a lamb.

Snore like a lion.

Slowly I breathe

in and out.

Hugging my slippers

I dream of the worth

of the love of leather

and lace of light.

Slippers, Slippers

by Aubree Walton and Lily Collins

Slippers, slipper how relaxing.

You are comfy, cozy, soft, fluffy, warm and fuzzy.

You make me trudge, slide, slump and shuffle.

You are plain worn out, tattered, scuffed.

Covered in hair, but I still love you.

We will be best friends forever.

We will always stick together.

Lazy Saturday

by Eva Jackson

I slip on my slippers

 and start the day.

Go to the couch to snack.

Use my slippers to walk

as I shuffle around the house.

Lazy Saturday in my PJs.

After a while my slippers

go off for the night.

Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 11

We chose to write a class poem today for our poetry challenge. It gave us the opportunity to practice writing compromises with each other and to use each other to inspire and grow our thinking. We were focused on describing the owner of these shoes and revising our comparisons.

Roller Derby Queen

by Mrs. Daley's Class

Warrior on wheels,

unstoppable on the rink.

Faster and faster I glide,

like hurricane force wind.

Battling opponents

with my wicked moves and tricks.

Rough and tumble bruises

everywhere you look

like a kaleidoscope of color,

battle scars of my victories.

Skating through the night

never giving up.

Victory is sweet.

Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 10

Our venture with poetry and our shoe project today had me marveling at my students. It is so interesting that we are all looking at the same picture, yet see it so differently. Sharing our poems led to great conversations about how we interpret the world around us and how our personalities guide our thinking. So today instead of sharing one poem, I choose two. Each one has a very different view of these shoes.

Shoes of Wood

by Izzy Sheppard and Tess Moore

Shoes of wood

How flat and magical

One pointy and bright

Elegant shoes

Sunlight lit

Oh so gorgeous

Fancy and fabulous

We're glad we have two pair

Oh how musical, when they rap-tap-tap

Obviously, we love them.

Don't you love them too?

Wrong Shoes

by Caroline Oster and Aischa Foster

I bought some new shoes.

They are yellow and bright.

There's some orange in there too.

They are wooden and nice.

They were on my front porch.

I put them on.

I took them right off.

I knew they were wrong.

Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 9

Today's photo made me think of when my daughter was little. She had these little feet but was exploring all of their endless possibilities. Sometimes it great to take time to marvel at all the ways can explore this world. Whether you are little or big, let the beauty of the world captivate you. Dream big and explore.

Little Feet, Big Plans

by Darlene Daley

Run like a cheetah.

Do a dino stomp.

Tip-toe like mice.

Boogie to the beat.

Leap like a gazelle.

Hike tall mountains.

Wiggle like a worm.

Perfect ninja kicks.

Gallop like a racehorse.

Bound across make-believe lands.

These feet may be little,

by we have big plans.

Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 8

Today's poems proved to be a challenge for me. I had many different ideas, but none of them felt quite right. I can't wait to share my notebook page with my students so that they can see my writing process in action and know that even as adults you can struggle with making your idea come to fruition. 

Steppin' Out

by Darlene Daley

Where do you think we'll go today?

                 Somewhere outside so we can play.

Well hurry up and tie those laces.

                 I'm ready to go and explore new places.

Our first step is to get out this door.

                 I hope we head off to a distant shore.

Maybe we'll head off into the woods for a hike.

                 Or we can see the neighborhood from the pedals of our bike.

Maybe we'll find a puddle to jump in.

                 Or run in a race - we're sure to win.

There are so many things that we can do.

                 Nothing can stop us - we are incredible shoes!