Ms. Bryant: Colorful Spring Project

Colorful Spring!
A Collaborative Internet Literacy Project Spring 2005

Ms. D. Bryant's Fourth Grade
Lincoln School
Newark, New Jersey
(Rosalind Blinder, Technology Coordinator)

Spring
by Kyree B.

Spring is a wonderful time of the year
Spring sounds like people playing basketball in the schoolyard
Spring feels like the wind blowing gently
Spring looks like green grass
Spring tastes like ice pops
Spring smells like flowers
Spring makes me want to play sports in the park

Spring
by Ajil H.

Spring is a wonderful time of the year
Spring sounds like the chimes on the ice cream truck
Spring feels like cool air
Spring looks like kites flying in the sky
Spring tastes like cold ice cream cones
Spring smells like fresh air
Spring makes me want to play in the school yard

Spring
by Christopher B.

Spring is a wonderful time of the year
Spring sounds like birds chirping in the morning
Spring feels like warm breezes
Spring looks like beautiful flowers growing in gardens
Spring tastes like strawberry ice cream
Spring smells like lavendar lilacs
Spring makes me want to ride my bike after school

Spring
by Kimoni G.

Spring is a wonderful time of the year
Spring sounds like children playing in the park
Spring feels like gentle rain
Spring looks like rainbows in the sky
Spring tastes like chocolate ice cream sundaes
Spring smells like clean clothes on the line
Spring makes me want to jump rope with my friends

Spring
by Lashun S.

Spring is a wonderful time of the year
Spring sounds like rain falling on the roof
Spring feels like a breeze
Spring looks like kids playing outside after school
Spring tastes like ice cream cones
Spring smells like the air
Spring makes me want to jump Double Dutch

Literacy Standards: 3.2 All Students Will Listen Actively In A Variety Of Situations To Information From A Variety Of Sources
3.3 All Students Will Write In Clear, Concise, Organized Language That Varies In Content And Form For Different Audiences And Purposes.
3.4 All Students Will Read Various Materials And Texts With Comprehension And Critical Analysis.
3.5 All Students Will View, Understand, And Use Nontextual Visual Information.

8.1 Basic Computer Skills and Tools
1. Use basic technology vocabulary.
2. Use basic features of an operating system (e.g., accessing programs, identifying and selecting a printer, finding help).
3. Input and access text and data, using appropriate keyboarding techniques or other input devices.
4. Produce a simple finished document using word processing software.