Chalk-A-Bration!
Betsy at Teaching Young Writers has us celebrating poetry and sidewalk chalk at the end of every month. My daughter and I decided to join the fun this last Saturday of August. Here’s my daughter’s poem:
Chalk decorations
covering the sidewalk
with colorful dreams
Here’s mine:
What gets you to stop and look?
A red light?
A starry night?
A poem left on the sidewalk?
But here’s my favorite thing about putting my poem on the sidewalk. When my youngest son read it, he said, “Everything.”
Happy Saturday. Happy Chalk-a-bration.
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Love your daughter’s chalketry dreams and your stop and look poem. My students weren’t quite so eloquent, but they enjoyed participating. I think they will enjoy this monthly tradition.
Margaret,
I wonder how their poems will change from month to month.
Very fun, and colorful! I like the ‘colorful dreams’ and the idea of ‘stopping & looking’. Wonder who else will notice and read?
Oh my goodness, your son’s comment made me smile so big. Love it! Colorful dreams…beautiful image and I love the little swirls she added. Yours made me think about how poetry forces us to stop and notice, perfect!
His answer definitely got me to stop and look and smile. I’m glad he got you to smile too.
Your daughter’s dreamy poem captures the feeling of chalk-a-bration perfectly to me! Your poem about noticing is really what poetry is all about isn’t it? Your son’s answer was fantastic! I wish more people thought that way!
I love your daughter’s poem about covering the sidewalk with colorful dreams – no wonder chalk-a-bration is such fun. What gets you to stop and look? A great question poem. . . and good inspiration as we launch writer’s notebooks next week. Yesterday we were on the walking route to a wedding, and a few folks stopped to check out our chalk fun!
So cool, Liz! Both chalk poems are fabulous, but your son’s response is what all kids should do…stop and look at everything. Profound. Happy September!