Read A Book - Write A Poem
An Internet Project for First Graders
Winter 2002

First grade students wrote a class poem in response
to a special winter book.  Click on the teacher's name to see her class poem.   There are links to resource pages and project information as well.  Enjoy!

~  Marci McGowan   ~

Mrs. Bruno
Alliteration Poem
Mrs. Lubin
Shape Poem
Mrs. Pesek
Cinquain Poem
Ms. Biagi
Acrostic Poem
Mrs. Ponton
Opposites Poem
Mrs. Schwartz
Free Verse Poem
Mrs. Pierce
4 - Line Poem
Ms. de Lozier
4 - Line Poem
Mrs. Wiblin
Cinquain Poem
Mrs.  Mathieson
Senses Poem
Mrs. Weber
Sandwich Poem
Mrs. Golubic
Senses Poem
Mrs. McGowan
Acrostic Poem
Ms. Patti
Acrostic Poem
Mrs. Lundin
Free Verse Poem
Mrs. Richie
Acrostic Poem
Ms. Tully-Doyle
Acrostic Poem
Ms. Jansen &
Mrs. Fisher's Class

Free Verse Poem
Miss McKay
Free Verse Poem
Mrs. Auclair
Senses Poem
Ms. Stelmachowicz
Cinquain Poem
Mrs. Reino
Pyramid Poem
Ms. DeNosky
Free Verse Poem
Mrs. Madara
Couplets
Mrs. Godsil
Free Verse Poem
Mrs. Barrows
Free Verse Poem
Ms. Williams
5 W Poem
Mrs. Cloer
Acrostic Poem
Mrs. Miller
Acrostic Poem
Mrs. Lennon
Character Poem
Mrs. Morton
Free Verse Poem
Ms. Robertson
Acrostic Poem
Mrs. Wiese
Acrostic Poem
Mrs. Rhoden
Free Verse Poem
Mrs. Spann
Character Poem
Mrs. Marcucci
Rhyme Poem
Mrs. Swanson
Senses Poem
Ms. Douthit
Free Verse Poem
Mrs. Gallagher
Free Verse Poem
Mrs. Gallagher
Acrostic Poem
Ms. Cox
Free Verse Poem
Mrs. Dover
4 - Line Poem
Mrs. Marchant
Shape Poem
Ms. McCarthy & Ms. Collins
Acrostic &
5 W Poems
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~  Winter Poems   ~

Ms. Lennon's First Grade
Branson Primary School
Branson, MO

Book: Katy and the Big Snow
by Virginia Lee Burton

~  Character Poem  ~



Katy
Big, Strong, Red
Who loves working.
Who feels happy about herself.
Who needs gas.
Who shares her talent.
Who fears nothing.
Who would like to see lots of snow to plow.
Who dreams of love.
Who ends up saving the day.

 

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First Grade Classes and
Susan McCarthy and Libby Collins
(Computer Lab Teachers)
Lonnie B. Nelson Elementary School
Columbia, South Carolina

Susan and Libby have created beautiful webpages for each of these first grade classes.  Click on
Winter Poems
and use your back button to return to this page.


~  Acrostic Poems  ~


Ms. Scheatzle's Class
Book:  Snowballs by Lois Ehlert

Mrs. Haig's Class
Book:  Snowed In by Barbara M. Lucas 

                 
~ 5 W's Poems ~


Mrs. Williams' Class
Book:  Geraldine’s Big Snow by Holly Keller
  
Mrs. Edmundson's Class
Book:  Snow On Snow On Snow by Cheryl Chapman

Mrs. Grier's Class
Book:  Geraldine's Big Snow by Holly Keller

Miss Cherry's Class
Book:  Stranger in the Woods
by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick 


Winter Poems

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Ms. Cox' First Grade
McMeen Elementary School
Denver, Colorado

Book: A Cold Day by Lola M. Schaefer

~  Free Verse Poem  ~

Cold

 Wear your coat, hat, gloves and scarf.

See your breath.

My teeth shiver.

Listen to the wind blow.

The cold smells like frozen snow.

                 

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Mrs. Gallagher's First Grade: Two Classes
W. C. Bryant School
Cleveland, Ohio

Book: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

~  Free Verse Poem  ~


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Acrostic Poem  ~

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Ms. Douthit's First grade
McMeen Elementary School
Denver, Co

Book: Geraldine's Big Snow by Holly Keller

~  Free Verse Poem  ~

Here Comes the Big Snow

Get your sled
and your hat
and your mat.

Get your books to read
and the rocking chair
and your Teddy Bear.

Get the bird feeder
and help us feed
the birds in need.

 

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Ms. Robertson's First Grade Class
Cardinal Elementary
South Sioux City, Nebraska

Book: The Snowy Day  by Ezra Jack Keats

~  Acrostic Poem  ~

S now-suited boy, sliding down the hill.
N ot
O ld enough to play.
Went into a warm house with wet socks.
Y esterday's a

D ream. Today, more
Angels in the snow.
Y ahoo!!  

 

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Mrs. Marchant's First Grade
Show Low Primary School
Show Low, Arizona  

Book: The Biggest Snowball Ever! by John Rogan

~  Shape Poem  ~

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Snowball
Kids playing
Rolling downhill
Kids stuck inside
Happy Christmas ending

 

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Mrs. Spann's First Grade
West Elementary
Daingerfield, Texas

Book: Snow on Bear's Nose by Jennifer Bartoli

~  Character Poem  ~

Kumako Chan
Is a playful, black bear
Who loves to explore
Who feels sad about hibernating
Who needs food
Who fears snow
Who’d like to see her mother
Who ends up fast asleep in her den

 

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Mrs. Dover's First Grade Class
St. Michael School
Baltimore, Maryland

Book: The Snowy Day  by Ezra Jack Keats

~  4 - Line Poem  ~

A Snowy Day

A snowy day is white
A snowy day is snowmen and snow angels
A snowy day is sledding
A snowy day is cold

           

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Mrs. Rhoden's First Grade
Kruse Elementary
Pasadena, Texas

Book: Snowballs by Lois Elhert

~  Free Verse   ~

It is winter.
It is winter.
Ice and snow.
Ice and snow.
Not in Pasadena.
Not in Pasadena.
It's just cold.
Wet and cold.

We read Snowballs by Lois Elhert. We liked the things she used to make the snowmen. We all got to make our own snowmen using the drawing tools on the computer. We don't have snow in Pasadena, Texas. It's just wet and sort of cold, but not cold like we can imagine! We re-wrote the words to our calendar song to fit our winter.

 

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Mrs. Morton's First Grade Class
McMeen Elementary
Denver, Co

Book: Dear Rebecca, Winter is Here
by Jean Craighead George

~  Free Verse   ~



Winter is here,

Colorado mountains are white with deer.

Our sweaters are made of cashmere

In New Jersey do you have a pier?

When it snows we give a cheer!
   


 

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Mrs. Wiese's First Grade
Cardinal Elementary
South Sioux City, Nebraska

Book: Old Winter by Judith Benet Richardson

~  Acrostic Poem  ~

O ld snow
L ong underwear
D irty shoes and boots

W
ill it ever end
I will stay inside
N ever see the sun
Too cold
E veryday it snows a lot
R emember Spring is on its way!

 

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Mrs. Marcucci's First Grade
Roanoke Ave. Elementary School
Riverhead, N.Y.

Book: The Biggest Snowball Ever by John Rogan

~  Free Verse   ~


 One Hundred Days Of Snow


If it snowed for 100 days,
I would play
In the snow in lots of ways.



I would swim in the snow,
And sing a long song
All day long.

 

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Mrs. Godsil's First Grade
Nielson School
Galesburg, IL

Book: Stranger in the Woods
by Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick

~  Free Verse   ~


        Our Snow

    Sad, mad
    awful, bad.
    No snow here,
    no snow cheer.
    Happy, glad
    I'm not mad.
    Snow's a com'n
    I'm a hum'n.
    Flakes a make'n,
    We're not fake'n.
    Snow, snow, snow
    watch it blow.


 

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Mrs. Miller's First Grade
Maple Grade School
Hoopeston, Illinois

Book: Snowballs by Lois Ehlert

~  Acrostic Poem  ~


Snow.
New snow
On the ground.
We've been waiting for this moment.

Built a snow family,
All the snow melted.
Lots of snow was here
Leaving lots of fun.
So long, snow.

 

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Ms.Williams' First Grade
Oakland Elementary
Oakland, TN

 

Book: Sheepdog in the Snow by Martin Hall

~  5 W Poem   ~


Best Friends

Charlie and Tess
Charlie was a lost lamb.
Winter
On a farm
Charlie and Tess are best friends.

 

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Mrs. Barrows First Grade
McMeen Elementary
Denver, Colorado

Book: Winter's Gift  by Norma L. Gentner

~  Free Verse   ~


Snowflakes

Snowflakes run down lakes

Snowflakes piled up
look like
layer cakes.

Nobody rakes
Snowflakes!


 

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Mrs. Cloer's Classy Clowns
Mitchell Road School
Greenville, SC

 

Book: The Night the Moon Blew Kisses
by Lynn Manuel

~  Acrostic Poem   ~


Swirly Twirly Kisses

Snow falling gently
  Willowy-billowy kisses
     Icy kisses
        Raindrops falling gently
           Laughing wisps of kisses
              Young snowy kisses

Twirly swirly kisses
   Winter snow kisses
       Icy snowflakes swirling
           Reindeer running in the snow
              Littering swirling snow kisses
                 Yawning moonlight, snowy kisses

Kisses blowing on our faces
   Ice and snow swirling
      Swirling twirling fluttering kisses
         Silvery kisses
            Eating kissing snow
               Snowmen's smiling faces


 

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Mrs. Lundin's First Grade
Shelter Rock School
Manhasset, New York

Book: The Mitten by Jan Brett

~  Free Verse   ~


The Mitten

All the animals of the forest,
Snuggled into a snow white woolly warm mitten.
On a snowy cold day,
In the dark green woodland,
To be warm and safe!


 

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Mrs. DeNosky's First Grade
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School (Dist #188)
Zeigler, Illinois

Book: Frozen Noses by Jan Carr

~  Free Verse   ~

I Like Winter

I like winter, it's so cold!
The snowball I made was rolled and rolled.

I like winter, snowflakes fall!
The snowman I made was very tall.

I like winter, it's so fun!
I play with friends when the work is done.

I like winter, I can skate!
Come on, friends! Don't be late!

 

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Mrs. Reino's First Grade
Lowell Elementary School
Fostoria, Ohio

Book: The Hat by Jan Brett

~  Pyramid Poem   ~


Hedgehog
Cozy, Prickly.
Farm, Outside, Clothesline.
Everyone laughing at Hedgehog.
Lisa lost her stocking cap.
The Hedgehog took the stocking cap.
Walked around and made fun of Hedgehog.
Lisa took off the stocking. Animals took off!


 

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Ms. Stelmachowicz' First Grade
Baxter Central Public School
Ontario, Canada

Book: Stella: Queen of the Snow
by Marie-Louise Gay

Cinquain ~


Stella

creative, imaginative

answers, fibs, creates

caring, patient, nice, fun

Queen-of-the-Snow

 

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Ms. Madara's First Grade
Weddington Elementary School
Matthews, NC

Book: Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton

~  Couplets ~

 
Snow

Snow, snow
Freezing cold.

Snow, snow
Is fun to hold.


 

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Ms. Tully - Doyle's First Grade
Painted Rock Elementary School
Poway, CA

Book: The Snowy Day  by Ezra Jack Keats    

~  Acrostic Poem  ~


  Snowflakes floating and fragile
        Never the same shape
               On our tongues
                    Wish it would snow in San Diego


 

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Mrs. Auclair's First Grade
Creedmoor Elementary
Creedmoor, N.C.

Book: Manatee Winter
by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

~  Senses Poem  ~

Manatee Winter

I see...
         swaying sea grass
         shapes of skinny green fish
         lots of manatee friends

I hear...
       the motor of a boat
       my baby squeaking
       water rushing and splashing

I feel...
       cold air
       chilly water
       warm sand on the river bottom
       my winter home

 

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Mrs. Fisher's First Grade
with Mrs. Elizabeth Jansen
Waldwick Public Schools
Waldwick, NJ

Book: When It Starts to Snow  by Phillis Gershator

~  Free Verse Poem  ~


Snow

When it starts to snow
I can't wait to go, go, go
The snow will glow
And I will see it blow
Snow, snow oh, oh, oh
When it starts to snow
I will go, go, go .


 

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Ms. Patti's Class
Jacksonville, FL

Book: Snowflake Bentley
by  Jacqueline Briggs Martin

~  Acrostic Poem   ~

S lithering snowflakes
N ine all together
O n the icy…
Winter winds… Birds

F lapping wings, flying south
L akes frozen solid,
A wonderland of snow.
K ids making a snowman
E veryone playing with snowballs
S now is exciting!

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Miss McKay's First Grade
North Smithfield Elementary
North Smithfield, RI.

Book: When It Snows by JoAnne Nelson

~  Free Verse   ~


When It Snows

Will you make a snowman?
Will you taste the snowflakes on your tongue?
Will your snowman wear a pan?
Will you put your new black ice skates on?
Will you go sledding?
Will you drink hot cocoa
when you're done having fun?


 

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Mrs. Golubic's 10:30 Group
Market Street Elementary School
Boardman, Ohio
    

Book: Snow Day by Lynn Plourde

~  Senses Poem   ~

Snow Day!

I see . . .
    white sparkling snow,
    a snow igloo,
    snow-covered trees,
    icicles hanging from my roof,
    people shoveling.

I hear . . .
    snow falling from branches,
    icicles breaking,
    birds calling,
    feet crunching in the snow,
    wind blowing.

I feel . . .
    freezing,
    shivery cold,
    wet snowflakes on my face,
    falling snow on my hands.

I smell . . .
    pine trees.

I taste . . .
    snowflakes on my tongue.

Snow day!

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Mrs. Richie's First Grade
Fisher Elementary
Redford, Michigan

 

Book: Snowflake Bentley
by  Jacqueline Briggs Martin

~  Acrostic Poem ~ 

Saw a lot of snow where he lived.
No one like the snowflakes like he did.
On snowy days he would watch the snow.
When he died a monument was built in his town.
F
ound different kinds of snowflakes.
Liked to take pictures of snowflakes.
Asked his mom and dad for a camera.
Known as the "Snowflake Man".
Every winter he took pictures of snowflakes

Bentley got sick and died after he went through a blizzard.
Every day he studied crystals.
Nobody cared about his pictures.
The one thing he liked most is snow.
Lots of snowflakes melted before he could draw them.
Expected to find a flake that was the same but he didn't.
Yet he would never stop making pictures. 

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Mrs. Wiblin's First Grade
Powers Elementary School
Amherst, OH

Book: The Hat by Jan Brett

~  Cinquain  ~


Animals
Big and little
Laughing, wearing, running
Silly- they wore clothes!
Animals.


 

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Mrs. Mathieson's First Grade
Boundary Community School
North Vancouver, B.C. Canada

Book: Title coming

~  Senses Poem   ~

WINTER

I see snowball fights.
I hear snow crunching under my feet.
I smell cookies baking.
I taste hot chocolate.
I feel cold.

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Mrs. Weber's First Grade
Greentown Elementary School
North Canton, OH
 

Book: Bob the Snowman
by Sylvia Loretan and Jan Lenica

~ Sandwich Poem   ~

Bob
He wanted to go to a warmer place.
He melted away.
He evaporated.
He turned into a cloud.
He fell back down in snow.
Bob

 

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Ms. de Lozier's First Grade
J.C. Parks Elementary School
Indian Head, MD 

Book: The Mitten by Jan Brett

~ 4 -  Line Poem   ~


White
rabbit
snuggled in
Winter is hard for animals

 

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Mrs. Ponton's 1st Grade
Riverdale Elementary School
Orlando, Florida
 

Book: Winter Eyes by Douglas Florian

~ Opposites Poem   ~

Winter Is…

Winter is a jacket and scarf.
Winter is mittens.
But winter inside
is cuddling with my kittens.

Winter is the frost.
Winter is my frozen nose.
But winter inside
is warming my toes.

Winter is icey.
Winter is my hands in my pocket.
But winter inside
is  a cup of hot chocolate.

Winter is my boots.
Winter is sliding on the ice.
But winter inside
is sitting by the fire all warm and nice.

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Mrs. Shwartz's 1st Grade
Consolidated Primary School
New Fairfield, CT

Book: Stranger In The Woods
  by
Carl Sams II and Jean Stoick

~  Free Verse Poem  ~

Who Is the Stranger in the Woods?

The animals are worrying
About the stranger in the woods
And they are wondering,
"Is he bad or is he good?"

The animals are arguing
About who should go first.
The buck and cardinal argues.
We thought that they would burst!

All the animals walked over
And found food, to their surprise,
In and around the snowman
But they didn't find French fries!

A boy and girl watched quietly
From behind an evergreen.
They decided to feed the animals
All winter, without being seen.

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Mrs. Pierce's 1st Grade and Miss Taormina 
Boyle Road School
Port Jefferson Station, NY

Book: Snow Inside the House  by Sean Diviny

~  4-Line Poem  ~

White snowperson.
Hot Chocolate.
Playing.
Winter is frosty.

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Ms. Biagi's 1st Grade and Miss Taormina
Boyle Road School
Port Jefferson Station, NY

Book: Snow Bear by Miriam Moss

~  Acrostic Poem  ~

S now
N estling
O utside
W inter
B ears hibernating
E ating soup
A pple cider
R eindeer

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Mrs. Lubin's 1st Grade and Miss Taormina 
Boyle Road School
Port Jefferson Station, NY

Book: The Snow Whale by Caroline Pitcher

~  Shape Poem  ~

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The whale just flipped over!  Now you can see the other words!

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Mrs. Pesek's 1st Grade
and Miss Taormina 
Boyle Road School
Port Jefferson Station, NY

Book: When It Starts To Snow by Phillis Gershator

~  Cinquain  ~


Snow
White, freezing
Playing, sledding, skiing
Happy, excited, surprised, glad
Snow.

 

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Mrs. Bruno's 1st Grade and Miss Taormina 
Boyle Road School
Port Jefferson Station, NY

Book:   In the Snow: Who's Been Here
by Lindsay Barrett George

~  Winter Alliteration  ~

  Purple
        Peter
              Penguin
                        Plays
                              Politely.

 

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Mrs. Swanson's Room 7
Smith Road Elementary School
North Syracuse, NY

Book: I Am Snow by Jean Marzollo

~  Senses Poem  ~

SNOW
   
Feels cold
Tastes like water
Sounds silent
Looks crystally
Smells like winter

SNOW
  
Feels soft
Tastes like ice
Sounds blowy
Looks like a white cotton blanket
Smells like clean clothes

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Mrs. McGowan's 1st Grade 
H. W. Mountz Elementary School
Spring Lake, NJ
 

Book:   Wild Horse Winter by Tetsuya Honda

~  Acrostic  Poem  ~

Winter
I sland in Japan
L eaves are gone
D rifting snow

     H ungry horses
     O nly hope is to get food
     R aging blizzard
     S team from the horses
     E asier to keep warm under the snow

           W hen morning comes
            I cicles on trees
            N o food
            T hey travel
            E xcited to find the sea
            R acing along the beach with full tummies!

 

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