This past week, we have been talking about poetry in all of the library classes. I have to say that this has been one of my favorite lessons since starting here at Sycamore Park. It really gave the kids a chance to shine and show me the depths of their creativity. Honestly, some of the kids blew me away. Grades 3-5 were creating something called a Book Spine Poem. These poems, which often don't rhyme, are created by placing the spines of books together to create a short story, poem, or saying. I showed the kids a few examples, like the one below.
They quickly caught on to the concept and, working in teams, they created some amazingly smart and funny Book Spine Poems. You can find some of them below.
As you can see, they did a great job with this assignment. I was really impressed. The younger kids created a poem with me on the white board, and they also had some great ideas. I created the basic frame for the poem, and they filled in the blanks. Happy Poetry Month!
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