Book:  That’s What Happens When It’s Spring
by Elaine W. Good

 

 
My second grade class decided to use the colors of the rainbow to organize our spring poem.  First we brainstormed signs of spring for each of the colors of the rainbow.  Then we worked together to write a class poem.  We began by choosing a color word and a spring noun to go with it.  Then we added verbs and where the actions took place.  Finally we added an adjective in front of our color word.  Once our class poem was finished, the students wrote their own individual spring poems and illustrated them. 

 

 Spring’s Rainbow of Colors 

 

Standards : Language Arts: 

B.4.1 Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

• Write creative pieces (poetry, fiction, and plays) employing basic aesthetic principles appropriate to each genre

• Write in a variety of situations (timed and untimed, at school and at home) and adapt strategies, such as revision and the use of reference materials, to the situation

• Use a variety of writing technologies, including pen and paper as well as computers Write for a variety of readers, including peers, teachers, and other adults, adapting content, style, and structure to audience and situation

B.4.2 Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.
B.4.3 Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in communications.