Poetry Friday: National Park Haiku
Lately, I’m all about National Parks! On Monday I started a returning blog series exploring the National Parks to which we have visited. The first park to be explored was…
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Poetry Friday: Witches Claw & Pink Sunsets
Too Early for Halloween This morning I woke to find a scraggly witch’s claw on my window screen. Gnarled and knobby, she was pointing and waving to something unseen. I…
Poetry Friday: Pandemic Haiku
Today is Poetry Friday. Upon arising, I was not sure I was going to write poetry today. I just “wasn’t in the mood.” Instead, I headed out to the garden…
Poetry Friday: Labrador Puppy Haiku
Today is Poetry Friday! My haiku poems are inspired by our Labrador Puppy, Molly. I have long been a fan of haiku poems and worked with children of all ages…
Poetry Friday: Colored Haiku
Exploring Haiku Poems when I taught Writer’s Circle was one of my favorite activities. Some of the Haiku I offer today (the first and last) are examples from those lessons,…
Poetry Friday: Haiku
If you read my blog yesterday, you know I’ve been teaching during the last two days. Today, was more of the same – connecting students in grades 4-8 to our…
Haiku Heaven
Wetland Celebration Today I was part of a group of Environmental Educators celebrating our Wetlands. We hosted fourth, fifth, and sixth graders from 9 – 2pm in thirty-minute stations. I…
Poetry Friday: Poems about Place
Today is Poetry Friday. Early this morning my sister-in-law contacted me to make sure we were okay. She keeps tabs on us from afar, partially through reading my daily blog…
