Using Our Senses Like Poets

For a few weeks we have been "digging" into poetry...reading poems closely, envisioning them, noticing how they make us feel and noticing the powerful words that poets choose. Today we began preparing to write poetry ourselves. Students used their senses to closely observe an assortment of seashells and pieces of coral. They collaboratively brainstormed and recorded descriptive words and already have the makings of some intriguing poems. As a class we observed a large barnacle and began drafting a poem together.