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Summer Is... Sense Poems      August 2002

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!

Eric                                               August 28, 2002 Summer Is... Summer is yellow It tastes like hamburgers fresh from the grill It smells like blueberry pie Summer reminds me of kids playing And sounds like cries of happiness from kids Summer feels like a world of smiles

Nicole                                               August 28, 2002 Summer Is... Summer is light yellow It tastes like green apples It smells like spicy peaches Summer reminds me of hummingbirds And sounds like thunder Summer feels dry

Alyssa                                              August 28, 2002 Summer Is... Summer is violet-red It tastes like yellow lemonade It smells like saltwater ocean Summer reminds me of people tanning on the beaches And sounds like deer and fawns eating the grass Summer feels like humid weather

Jacqueline                                       August 28, 2002 Summer Is... Summer is purple It tastes like cinnamon candy canes It smells like pizza dough Summer reminds me of apples and oranges And sounds like the wind swishing Summer feels like fall is coming

Jessica                                             August 28, 2002 Summer Is... Summer is dark red It tastes like seedless watermelon It smells like pine trees Summer reminds me of monarch butterflies And sounds like the sound of early birds waking me up Summer feels like pool water

Adam                                                August 28, 2002 Summer Is... Summer is brick red It tastes like juicy ripe watermelon It smells like fresh air Summer reminds me of yummy carrots And sounds like leaves fluttering Summer feels normal