Collective Poetry

Your kids might really like this type of poetry.  I'm sure you can spin it many different ways - with more or less lines, etc...

Write a collective poem that helps everyone in the class or group learn about one another. Use a 3-by-5 card and number 1 to 5 on the left border. 

Then list:

1. Something a family member says that annoys you, makes you laugh, makes you feel safe or scares you
2. Your favorite sound, three times
3. Your favorite place in the world
4. Your favorite color, five times
5. Your favorite thing to do

Ask five students to take turns reading one line at a time.  Each student should read a line from their own card (in any order) until they have read all five lines.  Students determine who will read which numbered line.  Here is an example of how a first line might sound with five readers participating: 

Joey reads line 4:            Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue

Jennifer reads line 3:       In my pink bedroom with my cuddly bear

Chris reads line 1:           Not until you finish your homework!

Mason reads line 2:         Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock

Alex reads line 5:             Whatever!

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