Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 30

Day 30, the last day of our challenge is here. I thought it was fitting to end with a picture of my own shoes. I will post later this week how we wrapped up our work and the process we went through. Thank you to all who join and read and commented along the way. 

Worn Shoes

by Eva Jackson and Sebastian Retan

Purple and worn.

Stinky and torn.

Easy on, easy off,

Pink cool shoes for the summer.

Good caring owner.

Well loved shoes

walking everywhere.

Loved Shoes

by Zane Jermyn and Caleb Gurger

My teacher loves them.

She always gave them support.

They are always worn.

My Teacher's Shoes

by Lily Collins

My teacher's shoes

purple, classy sandals.

Sort of worn out,

old, but well loved.

Belong to a good, caring teacher.

Easy on, easy off.

Walking the hallways,

my teacher's shoes.

My teacher's shoes

walking the hallways.

Easy on, easy off.

Belong to a good, caring teacher,

old, but well loved.

Sort of worn out,

purple, classy sandals

my teacher's shoes.

Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 29

Here are some more poems inspired by Marilyn Singer’s work in her book Mirror Mirror A Book of Reverso Poems. 

Beautiful Shoes

by Sebastian Retan

Problems to be solved.

Make friends along the way.

Heart filled moments,

prancing down the yellow brick road.

Capture the evil witch.

Don't feel small.

Don't feel small,

capture the evil witch.

Prancing down the yellow brick road,

heart filled moments.

Make friends along the way.

Problems to be solved.

Sparkling Red

by Caleb Gurger and Billy Talley

I'm sparkling red,

friends to the end.

The yellow brick road,

destiny in Emerald City.

On my way home

fighting the witch,

time never ends.

Time never ends

fighting the witch.

On my way home,

destiny in Emerald City.

The yellow brick road

friends to the end

I'm sparkling red.

by Mrs. Daley

Down the yellow brick road,

off to find my home.

Friends to be made,

Emerald City to save.

Courage  will be found,

intelligence lies within,

heartfelt kindness sets you apart.

Take one step at a time

to defeat the witch.

Remember

there's no place like home.

There's no place like home.

Remember,

to defeat the witch

take one step at a time.

Heartfelt kindness sets you apart,

intelligence lies within.

Courage will be found,

Emerald City to save.

Friends to be made.

Off to find my home

down the yellow brick road.

Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 28

On Friday, we read Mirror Mirror A Book of Reverso Poems by Marylin Singer and my students were in awe. The way she could write a poem and flip the words upside down and create a new poem seemed magical. I shared one I created (see tomorrow's post) and the process I went through to create it through a think-aloud for our mini lesson. Several students challenged themselves to try it out. Their results AMAZED me!

Dazzling Shoes

by Mariela Torres-Steele and Tess Moore

Tiny feet.

Dainty steps.

Dazzling shoes.

Unattractive stepfamily.

An attractive girl

wearing attractive shoes.

Goodbye, wretched rags.

Goodbye, wretched rags,

wearing attractive shoes

an attractive girl,

unattractive stepfamily.

Dazzling shoes.

Dainty steps.

Tiny feet.

Magic

by Caroline Oster

Went to the ball,

dancing with the prince.

Twelve o'clock,

pumpkin coach,

fairy godmother.

mean stepfamily.

One broke

glass slipper.

Glass slipper

one broke.

Mean stepfamily,

fairy godmother,

pumpkin coach,

twelve o'clock,

dancing with the prince,

went to the ball!

Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 27

These shoes sparked our imagination and word choice selection today. It's exciting to see my students' voice emerge as they write their poetry.

Walking on Air

by Mason Michaelsen

Neon green

has never been

this eye-widening

with white and green

when I see my shoes

I feel a strike of pride.

It feels like I'm walking on air

when I'm walking in my shoes. 

Neon Style

by Izzy Sheppard

Neon style, light up so bright

Electric flash

OMG, I love these shoes.

Night so bright that it is day.

So cool, so noticed

Thanks to my shoes

Yes, they shine

Lights like rainbows

Even in 10,000 years, I'll love these shoes.

Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 26

As we draw to close of our poetry challenge I have been reflecting on the growth my students have made. From word choice, like "gracefully gliding," to structure, another acrosticu (acrostic + haiku), my students have felt comfortable to take risks and grow.

The Gliding Skate

by Sebastian Retan

Gracefully gliding on the ice.

Blue like the ice.

Slicing across the rink,

dirty and worn,

think as a piece of wheat.

My skates amaze me.

Ice

by Caroline Oster

I love my old skates.

Cold ice can not hurt my skates.

Extra love with skates. 

Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 25

Today we read a brand new book called Dude by Aaron Reynolds. The story is told in one word. We discussed the power of words. Words that can hold more than one meaning. Words that speak directly to your heart and chose to focus on this for our poems today. Two of my students also played around with structure. One student chose to write their poem as multiple haikus and one partner group chose to smoosh the acrostic form with haiku, which they dubbed acrosticu. We hope you enjoy!

One Wonderful Pair of Shoes

by Mason Michaelsen

Tropical shoes and rainbows,

Coconuts and palm trees,

Turquoise season,

all in one shoe.

Sailing

by Mac Stoyles

Sailing Part 1

Aww, I just woke up!

I went down for coffee, when...

I see the sail shoes.

Sailing Part 2

I leave my caffeine

I dash with excitement to

the dock where I sail.

Sailing Part 3

After a good sail

I have those shoes on my mind,

their rainbow colors.

Happy Slippers

by Tess Moore and Mariela Torres-Steele

Fantastic slippers

Undeniably comfy

Numerous colors

My New Shoes

by Kayleigh Behun

Sun's out

feeling happy

feel the heat

from the sun's rays.

Putting on

my new cozy shoes.

They are bright

like a rainbow

in the sky.

I am awake

and ready to conquer the day.

Take a Walk in Our Shoes Poetry Challenge Day 24

Today's shoes hold special meaning for one of my students. His aunt sent us this picture. This is a picture of her son's shoes. These shoes hold special meaning because her son was in an accident and was paralyzed. A special group of my poets worked together with me as we created a poem that will hopefully speak to your hearts. Our thinking was that there may be a lot of things that these shoes will never get to do, but there is always hope in the human spirit. Hope to live life to your fullest despite the challenges one faces. Today's poem fills me with hope. There are some many amazing people out there that have the ability to change the world, I know these students will do just that. 

The Powerful Shoes of Hope

by Ammon Simpson, Caroline Oster, Mac Stoyles, Mariela Torres-Steele, and Izzy Sheppard

Worn, but not worn

We will never

touch the ground.

We will never

feel the plush carpet.

We will never 

climb a tree.

We will never 

dance the night away.

We will never

run a race,

but we have hope.

We can

travel the world.

We can

go on adventures.

We can

change the world for the better.

We can

be a light in the darkness.