Tag Archives: heart

My Heart

December 10, 2010 – 9:30 am

My heart is the sea brushing on the rocks My heart is an invincible sumo wrestler My heart is Christmas morning over and over My heart is fierce, an unbelievable force It is all true because it is my heart. By Nelson, 3rd grade

By jrwatson5 | Posted in Holidays, inspiration, writers in the schools | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

Map of My Heart

August 31, 2010 – 9:30 am

The WITS approach to teaching creative writing often springs from the inspiring writing and art that we love. Here is a lesson–although not originally ours–that exemplifies our work with young children. Grade level: 1st – 3rd Genre: poetry Objectives: To make discussion about brainstorming, symbolism and revision accessible to young students Primary sources: My Map [...]

By WITS Houston | Posted in art, books, creativity, homeschooling, imagination, inspiration, Lesson plan, poetry, student, writer, writers in the schools | Also tagged , , , | Comments (1)

My Heart

February 4, 2010 – 7:28 am

My heart is built from blue ice and shiny silver. My heart is a red feather that fell from a robin migrating. My heart is a lion roaring for food. My heart is my future waiting to be solved. By Matt, 3rd grade [photo by LittleMissPip via flickr]

By Kristina McDonald | Posted in poetry, student, writers in the schools | Also tagged , , | Comments (3)
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