Instant Poetry Frames Around the Year

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1 Instant Poetry Frames Around the Year by Betsy Franco NEW YORK TORONTO LONDON AUCKLAND SYDNEY MEXICO CITY NEW DELHI HONG KONG BUENOS AIRES

2 To Joanie, who helps me with my writing all year long Scholastic Inc. grants teachers permission to photocopy the contents of this book for classroom use only. No other part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY Cover design by Jason Robinson Cover and interior artwork by Maxie Chambliss Interior design by Solutions by Design Inc. ISBN: Copyright 2004 by Betsy Franco All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Inc. Printed in the U.S.A

3 Contents Introduction Using the Frames in Your Classroom POETRY FRAMES September Introducing Me getting personal Dear Journal feelings Classroom Riddle riddle time Fall Leaves parts of speech October Wheels on the Way to School concrete poem Pumpkins opposites Apple Time Treat using the senses Sorting Treats on Halloween two-word poem November Thankful on Thanksgiving acrostic poem My Family memories When I Get Sick made-up words Cold Winter Winds powerful action words December If It Snowed Inside My Bedroom fantasy list poem Animals in the Arctic alliteration My Favorite Book similes It s Great to Hibernate using pictures January I m Your Warm Winter Mitten objects come alive Snowflake shapely poem On Martin Luther King, Jr., Day diamond-shaped poem Fresh Snow paint a word picture February Thoughts for the 100th Day of School..28 describing words Proud on Presidents Day from facts to poetry Love Valentine s Day similes and I Are Magnets metaphor

4 March Scat, Winter personification Rainy-Day Sound Effects sounds abound The Spring Wind Can t, The Spring Wind Can pattern in a poem My Leprechaun fantasy poem June What Dads Do Best collaborating My Favorite Picnic Food using zippy words A Trip to the Zoo continuing a pattern When School s Over feelings April Spring Fever just for fun Inside Fun on a Drippy Day giving directions Baby Animals questions in a poem My Kite similes May Butterfly Cycle circular poem My Mother s Day poetry Puddles Are for using picture clues Garden Bugs rhyming time

5 September 1. Write a poem introducing yourself. 2. Then draw a picture of yourself. Introducing Me My name is. I m in grade. In school, I think is really great. I love to. I with my friends. I. Well, that s me! The end. by 8

6 September Write a poem as if you re writing in a journal. Tell about your feelings in the first week of school. You can use some of the words in the box if you like. excited sad surprised scared mad happy glad hopeful Dear Journal, I just started school for the year. I have lots of feelings. Would you like to hear? I feel _ to see all my old friends. I feel _. I feel _. I feel _. Just look at all the feelings I ve already had,,, [Write some of your feelings.] and glad. Signed, 9

7 September 1. Write a riddle about something in the classroom. 2. Give at least three clues. Example: One end of me is soft and pink. One end is sharp as a nail. If you press me on a paper, I leave a written trail. What am I? You can write about one of the items in the box, or about something else. Your riddle doesn t have to rhyme. Ask a friend to guess what you wrote about. paper books scissors chair markers rulers ball flag Classroom Riddle What am I? by 10