Words Found

Caro and Rust looked in Nanna’s trash to find words for list poems—homework done!

 

Nanna’s Grocery Receipt

By Rust 

Blueberries,

Raspberries,

Pineapple juice,

Sweet cherries,

Strawberries,

Cranberries,

Cane sugar,

Crinkle cut carrots,

Red bell peppers,

Green peas petite,

String cheese,

Garlic,

Sliced zucchini,

Sauerkraut,

1000 sheets bath,

Toothpaste.

 

Jump Up Seeds

By Caro 

Seeds guaranteed

To grow,

Partial sun,

Warm soil,

Johnny Jump Ups

Or

Tricolor violas

Jump up

In gardens

Everywhere!

 

Pencil Journey

Write a list poem from words you find.
 

 

A Halloween Reading

CAUTION—
this scary reading by Benjamin Percy is for those not going to bed right now:

https://www.graywolfpress.org/blogs/most-terrifying-story-youll-ever-hear

Night-night.

GOODNIGHT MOON by Margaret Wise Brown, pictures by Clement Hurd. 

 

Trail Warnings

Trail Warnings
copyright Linnea Heaney 2013

 

Make a list of a few things that you have learned from reading these signs from a trail in Yellowstone National Park.

Would you go down this trail by yourself?

Explain your reasons for going or not going.



Linnea's Stories & Guys Read

Rust recommends:

A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO by Richard Peck (Dial, 1998). 

Caro recommends:

A YEAR DOWN YONDER by Richard Peck (Dial, 2000).

For more books that GUYS READ:

GUYS READ

April is Poetry Month

HANGING UP WORDS

by Linnea Heaney
 

A poem is

words on lines—

turned inside

out, dry and short.

 

Pencil Journey

Draw/write a few lines of words that turn around in a funny way.

 

Blue Marker Mystery

Have you ever seen the blue markers stuck to the city streets around your home or school? They are near the center of the street. The blue markers are usually square and often made of a plastic. The plastic reflects light from vehicle headlights at night. 

How do the markers get there? Why are the markers on the roads? What is the purpose of the blue markers? Can you think of a reason for the blue markers? 

When you go outside, find a blue marker and look around. What do you see? Solve the mystery of the blue marker. 

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Okay, ready? Read on to learn about the blue markers. 

The blue markers show where fire trucks need to stop, so firemen can connect their hoses to the nearby fire hydrants for water. Blue markers are always close to a fire hydrant in the United States. Fire hydrants provide water for fighting fires. 

Did you get the correct answer? Different names for the markers are blue dots, raised pavement markers, or reflective hydrant markers. And now you’ve solved the blue marker mystery.