In writing, we are taking a break from our personal narratives as we take advantage of the beautiful fall days we have been having. After teaching students what a Haiku poem is, I took both classes out for a walk in preparation for writing their own autumn poems. We focused on our five senses as we strolled around the school and thought about what fall means to us. We then headed back in to the classroom and started counting syllables! In many of the classroom pictures, you will notice that students are counting on their fingers. That is because Haiku poetry has only 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 in the second line. Effective word choice is a must in these poems! Please, come and join us on Friday to hear your child read their autumn poem in front of the class. They are only three lines, so it shouldn't take long to share all our poems! After we are done reading the poems, they will be hanging in the main office, so if you can't make it Friday, try to stop in and read some of them.
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Katelyn
10/10/2012 12:25:16 pm
That was one of my favorite memories of teaching 3rd grade!
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