Tuesday, February 15, 2011

BookMARK at Carpenter Elementary

Hey guys, its Linda and Megan, the bookmark coordinators for Carpenter =] We've had a great time during our sessions with Ms. Sankovich's 4th grade classroom, and we would like to tell you about one of our favorite sessions.

To get in the Valentine's Day mood, we decided that it would be fun to make valentines with our students. We put a little spin on the project by suggesting that they come up with a clever poem, either a haiku, an acrostic, or a rhyming poem. Some of the poems were a little unusual, but all the kids got really excited and loved decorating valentines for their pen pals, family or friends.

One kid wrote a poem to his brother,
"Roses are Red, Violets are Blue,
I Hate You, but that's not true!"

Another made her valentine into the shape of a bow and arrow. Some students even wrote cute valentines to their teacher. One of the boys wanted to write a valentine to a girl sitting at his table, so he had to move to a different table so he didn't ruin the surprise. Even some of our volunteers made valentines!

We had such a great time being creative with our students, and we cannot wait to see what else is in store for us this semester =]

Our sessions are on Tuesdays from 2:00-3:30pm, so go to the K-Grams website to sign up and meet these awesome kids. Hope to see you there!

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