Four classes participated in this project.  The students enjoyed working together and writing poems. You can see all their poems on the class webpage:  Fall Poems.

Book:  How Do You Know It’s Fall?  by Allen Fowler

4A : Kristi, Austin, Ronnie, McKenzie, and Dylon wrote and illustrated an acrostic poem:

 Leaves

L eaves are changing colors in fall.
E ating good food on Thanksgiving.
A pumpkin is growing in the pumpkin patch.
Very good football is happening in fall.
E xciting things happen in fall.
S eeing leaves fall cause fall is here.  We love it!

 

Book:  Autumn Across America  by Seymour Simon

4B:  Matt, Paul, Eddie, Ryan, and Jonathan wrote and illustrated a diamante poem.

FALL  IS  HERE!  WE  LOVE  IT!

AUTUMN

cool         colorful

harvesting         eating         gathering

pumpkins         leaves          flowers         gardens

planting        blooming         playing

warm         sunny

SPRING

Books:  How Do You Know It's Fall? By Allan Fowler

4C: Jessie, Jacob, Brandon, and Dillon wrote and illustrated an acrostic poem.

Autumn

F locks of geese or others flying to a warmer place.
A utumn leaves fluttering off the trees.
L eaves of summer turn red, yellow, brown, and fall off the trees.
L ater in the fall, everyone in the family sits down to a big    
   Thanksgiving feast.

Fall is here.  We love it!

Book:  Fall  by Ron Hirschi

4D:  Jacob, Sarah, Blake, Shelby, and Angelique wrote and illustrated an acrostic poem.

Fall Is Here!  We Love It!

S oil is deep for
E very deer to chew.
P acific Ocean Coast
T he salmon swim in from
E very sea.
M ajestic birds swoop down.
B luebirds turn south.
E ggs that salmon lay are cleaned in
R iver gravel.                             
 

Standards

Communicate ideas by using the writing process.
Identify literary forms (e.g., fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama).
Uses available technology to assist in writing.

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