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The Saunders Family School: How 'bout a Haiku?
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The Saunders Family School. Wednesday, February 25, 2009. How 'bout a Haiku? I used to have so much fun writing poetry in the Haiku form. Even first graders with a basic knowledge of syllabication can give it a go. A Haiku should:. Encourage readers to think in a new way. Follow a 5-7-5 syllabication pattern. Emma's Haiku is called. I am a mammal. I swim above the sea floor,. Dancing on my way. Jacob's Haiku is entitled. White blurs on the ice. Move toward the new daylight,. Slinking on the tundra.
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The Saunders Family School: Getting in the Mood for Poetry
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The Saunders Family School. Friday, February 13, 2009. Getting in the Mood for Poetry. Love is in the air and paper hearts abound. It's Valentine's Day and we're writing poetry! All week long we've been learning about personification, similes, and metaphors. We've read poems from our favorite authors like Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky. Today we made some attempts at poetry ourselves:. By Emma J. Saunders. A snowflake is a. Meant for a fairy. Falls from the sky. For me to eat. How bout a Haiku?
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The Saunders Family School: Get Rhythm
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The Saunders Family School. Thursday, February 19, 2009. We've moved on to talking about rhythm in poetry. Chants, nonsense rhymes, and songs keep knocking around our heads. Right now I'm humming an old Johnny Cash song. Below you'll find our first attempts at using rhythm in our poetry:. Where Is My Cat? By Emma J. Saunders. Oh, jit, oh jat,. I want to find my cat. Oh, bit, oh bat,. I wish to find my hat. Oh, sit, oh sat,. I can’t find my mat. Oh, dit, oh dat,. I hope to find my bat. Oh, split, oh splat,.
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The Saunders Family School: September 2008
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The Saunders Family School. Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Saturday, September 27, 2008. Some people have asked us what methods we're relying on to homeschool. The best answer I can give is that we use an eclectic approach to teaching the kids. I need more structure than the unschoolers, but I don't care for the rigidity of classical education. I'm taking a little bit from here, there, and everywhere. Here's a breakdown of what we're using currently:. Spalding for Speech, Spelling, Writing, and Reading.
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The Saunders Family School: October 2008
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The Saunders Family School. Thursday, October 30, 2008. Emma has been working on dialogue and word choice. Here is a spooky story she wrote for her cousins:. It’s the Great Pumpkin! 8220;Where are my flower shoes? 8221; asked 4-year-old Grace, nervously. 8220;I don’t know! 8221; Jaiden and Emma declared, looking under the table. 8220;If Grace doesn’t find her shoes, she can use mine.” 3-year-old Ava commented. 8221; said Grace. “Rachel was playing with them. Now can we go on our walk? 8221; called Lala.
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The Saunders Family School: Riddle Me This
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The Saunders Family School. Thursday, February 26, 2009. Can you figure out our riddles? Maybe our illustrations will give you a clue. I like to sleep – love it! I think of crazy things. I stand outside,. Sniff the air,. And go back to the door. I eat my sandwich happily. My mother made it for me. They scratch my back and give me food. I love my family. Electricity runs through my veins. Normally, I’m white. I’m very lazy and I hardly move. People hand me disks. So they can hear music. How bout a Haiku?
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The Saunders Family School: Jacob's Book
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The Saunders Family School. Sunday, April 5, 2009. Here is an excerpt from Jacob's latest work. This is all of chapter one:. 8220;Prepare to die” snarled the werewolf. It jumped high in the air and crashed its heavy body on Ben. Ben fell over and hit the stone floor of his bedroom. Blood trickled down the side of his face. The werewolf laughed, “You call yourself a prince and the commander of the king’s army! 8221; came a familiar voice. 8221; asked Ben. 8221; said Ben. 8220;Ben this means that there is ...
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The Saunders Family School: January 2009
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The Saunders Family School. Friday, January 16, 2009. Writing to a Prompt. Who is your hero and why? LaDainian Tomlinson, the running back for the Chargers, is my hero. He inspires me to do many things in football and in life. Tomlinson is very fast. Once, he ran so fast he was able to run from endzone to endzone without being tackled! Tomlinson’s speed inspires me to run faster. His courage and energy teach me to never doubt my team. One day, I want to be like Tomlinson. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Saunders Family School: February 2009
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The Saunders Family School. Thursday, February 26, 2009. Can you figure out our riddles? Maybe our illustrations will give you a clue. I like to sleep – love it! I think of crazy things. I stand outside,. Sniff the air,. And go back to the door. I eat my sandwich happily. My mother made it for me. They scratch my back and give me food. I love my family. Electricity runs through my veins. Normally, I’m white. I’m very lazy and I hardly move. People hand me disks. So they can hear music. How 'bout a Haiku?
