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Ode to my Stinky, Dirty, Gross, and Holey Socks

(a playful love poem)

 

Oh, stinky, dirty, gross, and holey socks!

Oh, how you protect my room!

Your stink scares people away.

Oh, your holes are in just the perfect spot.

I can use you as gloves.

Please forgive me for cutting the holes though.

Oh, my true love,

Would you please hide so no one washes you?

My love for you would simply disappear if you got washed.

If you don’t hide,

The smell of stinky socks will disappear,

And someone will wash you!

Your plush mold is spreading around my room.

I love you . . . . . 

But Dad will ground me if I don’t wash you.

I’m so sorry.

Let’s marry before I have to wash you. . . . . 

Actually, . . . . .

Maybe after I wash you.

You stink so much!

Sorry!

 

The challenge was to create a plant watering system that would keep your plant alive for at least two weeks.

Before:

After:

 

 

You Cannot Guess Me

 

I lurk in the waters of the St. Lawrence,

The Great Lakes, and Lake Winnepeg.

I can grow up to twelve inches,

Laying up to 200,000 eggs at one time.

Can you guess me?

I don’t think so!

You’ll need more facts.

I live in ponds and slow-moving sections of rivers and in streams.

You can’t guess me, yes, I know.

Facts.

You need lots of facts to find out who I am.

You are smart.

You shouldn’t be the one to get me confused

With the fall fish, the common shiner, Creek Chobsocker, and Bridle Shiner.

Did you guess me?

I don’t think so!

I am the Golden Shiner!

 

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
(a thesaurus poem)

One, two, buckle my footwear.
Three, four, knock at the house entrance.
Five, six, pick up tiny tree limbs.
Seven, eight, lay them in line.
Nine, ten, a sizable, wide chicken.
Eleven, twelve, make a hole and delve.
Thirteen, fourteen, damsels charming the gentlemen.
Fifteen, sixteen, servers in the place you cook food.
Seventeen, eighteen, mademoiselles a-pausing.
Nineteen, twenty, my food holder’s barren.

Legs, the Best Part of Me

 

My legs let me run fast,

So I won’t be the last.

My legs help me walk,

So I can get around the block.

I can run as quietly as a cheetah,

And as fast as a bobcat!

I can serve God by running,

Running places telling people about God.

I hope that it’s stunning,

How fast I am running.

My legs are a great part of me.

 

Welcome to your blog. This will be a place where you will post pieces you have written. The audience for your writing will not only be students in your own classroom; it will include students in other elementary classrooms as well. Other trusted adults will comment on your writing, making suggestions that will help you to become a better writer.

Always post good writing to your blog. When you post comments about others’ writing, please be considerate and respectful as well as helpful. Treat other online members of this project the same way you would treat them if they were right there in the room with you.

You may not give out personal information, like your name, address, phone number, email address, or family information, to anyone – not even to other members of this project. When you work online on the internet, like we will be doing, it’s important to your safety that you keep personal information about yourself private – even if someone else asks.

If you ever see or read anything on your blog or someone else’s blog that disturbs you or makes you feel uncomfortable, please lower the lid on your computer and tell your teacher right away. She will know how to help.

Finally, be sure to let your parents know about this project. Every day, talk to them about what you’re doing and what you’re learning. They will be interested to hear about your new experiences!