List Poems: Things to Do with Your Dog

We have been studying poetry in grade 1.  Our class enjoys reading poems together and we have recently started writing our own poetry.  One type of poem we've read is a list poem.  This week, we finished our shared writing of our own class list poem, "Things to do with your Dog" and we are very excited to share it.

 

Poetry: Why?

We have been reading and writing poetry in grade 1.  Today, for a shared writing activity, we wrote our own question poem.  We tried to make it rhyme, just like our model poem.  We had a lot of fun (and giggles) putting this together:

Why?
By Mrs. Obach's Smart Grade 1s

Why can't I be a farmer?
Why do knights wear armor?

Why can't I stay up late?
Why can't my name be Taite?

Why can't I soar in the sky?
Why did my turtle have to die?

Why can't I fly?
Why is the ground not up high?

Why can't I be older?
Why can't I reach Mr. Zilkey's shoulder?

Why can't I have nine lives?
Why do bees build hives?

Why can't I go with you?
Where is Ariah's shoe?

Why can't I be a cat?
Why should I wear a hat?

Why can't I be a dog?
Why can't I have my own blog?

Why can't I be a cow?
Why can't I have a big WOW?

Why can't I walk upside down?
Why can't I wear the crown?
Why does my cow always frown?

Why can't I be an insect?
What kinds of things could I collect?

Why can't I be a fire-breathing dragon?
Why do I have to pull the wagon?

Poetry

Our class has been learning about poetry.  We have been reading and writing poetry.  Here are some of our shared writing poems:

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

With the changing of the seasons we've made some wonderful poems called Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring! The students brainstormed a list of ideas that we were saying "goodbye" to as winter was ending and "hello" to with spring on the way. Check out our list of ideas and how beautiful the poems turned out! I love the artwork that was added to the poems to make them extra special!