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Summer Is...

Sense Poems      August 2000

We became poets and illustrators during our first week of school, combining Science and Language Arts curriculum requirements in this writing assignment. We described summer associations using our five senses, wrote poetry practicing the writing process, and used our classroom computers to prepare our final copies.  Our illustrations were done with colored pencils- very grown up this year!

Written by Meaghan:

Summer Is...

Summer is green

It tastes like ripe peaches

It smells like wildflowers growing in the valley

And reminds me of Monarch butterflies

It sounds like a choir of birds

Summer feels hot

Written by Chelsea:

Summer Is...

Summer is cerulean

It tastes like chocolate ice cream

It smells like pretty daisies

And reminds me of the sea

It sounds like buzzing bees

Summer feels hot

Written by Krystine:

Summer Is...

Summer is yellow

It tastes like cheesey hamburgers

It smells like the beach

And reminds me of striped bees

It sounds like scared crickets

Summer feels hot

Written by Nicholas:

Summer Is...

Summer is bright blue

It tastes like white mints

It smells like cotton candy

And reminds me of beautiful animals

It sounds like spring is in the air

Summer feels very breezy

Written by Daniel:

Summer Is...

Summer is orange

It tastes like well water

It smells like cut grass

And reminds me of car crushers

It sounds like loud crickets

Summer feels cold and warm

Written by Devin:

Summer Is...

Summer is aqua

It tastes like cheese macaroni

It smells like fresh air

And reminds me of lady painted butterflies

It sounds like small birds

Summer feels great