Chalk Moon
Chalk Moon
Who made the moon?
Who scribbled it with chalk
on the blackboard sky?
Who blew the dust away
and filled the dark with stars?
It’s the last day of the month, so it must be time for a Chalk-a-bration! This is Betsy Hubbard’s brilliant way to combine fun with chalk and fun with poetry. She does it with her kindergarten class and invites anyone and everyone to join in the celebration. My poem today is completely inspired by her recent classroom activities which she describes on her blog Teaching Young Writers. Starting with “Tonight” a sweet poem by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Betsy’s students have been chalking moons and stars and writing about the moon. You can see where the idea for my poem came from. Thanks to Betsy and her class for sharing the fun and inspiration!
So glad we could inspire a poem out of you. I love your words and how they look on that dark slate walkway! Beautiful
I’m so glad you like it. It’s hard to write on the sidewalk and space the words out right!
Wonderful! Writing a fresh poem about the moon is not easy!
Thanks, Cynthia. It’s great to see you. I’ll be in your neck of the woods tomorrow morning with my daughter.
I love the imagery in this poem, Liz, especially the “blackboard sky”. Kids now a days only see whiteboards and smartboards in the classroom, LOL. Thank goodness for sidewalks and chalk and poetry. = )
I know. And in my head I was picturing kids holding little squares of slate!
Wonderful poem. Very fresh. Thanks for sharing it here.
Thanks, Rosi.
This beautiful poetic cyberspace is a thrill to be a part of.
Yes! I was so inspired by Betsy and her class, and honestly, I don’t know where they are, other than cyberspace.