Poetry Sunday~ #yardstickhaiku
March 12, 2017
Kindergarten kids
Time for play
Everything’s new
First graders ready
For reading
And writing ideas
Second grade learning
New techniques
Characters and plot
Third grade curious
About world
Opinions abound
Fourth grade noticing
How things work
Showing what you know
Inspired by Mary Lee Hahn in A Year of Reading, #haikuforhealing
and my dear friend, Anna Martin, for always keeping Yardsticks on my mind.
I am participating in the Slice of Life challenge to write and publish a post every day in March.
Slice of Life is hosted by Two Writing Teachers. I thank them for the community they provide. Read more slices here.
Reflections from a Coach 
Mary Lee Hahn is SO inspiring and so are you! I love this-only found myself looking for 5th and 6th grade, too! What a fun format and idea!
What a cool idea!
It’s so funny that when I saw “Yardsticks” in your teaser I had my fingers crossed it was about THE book which has been a beacon, touchstone throughout my teaching life. I was so excited when my hope was realized! Wonderful, wonderful haiku. You should share them with the Responsive Classroom folks. They love them, perhaps for their newsletter. https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/
We go back.. way back in so many ways. You are good for my soul and I am so happy you sliced this year. Maybe you sliced in the past and I just didn’t know it. I love that I know we are slicing together. I love hearing your voice and thoughts through your slices. So creative!!! Thank you.
Clare
Fun format, yet I wonder: Would these yardsticks lose their meaning if applied to learners where the metric system prevails? (I think not.)
This is a fun post. I like how you moved through the grades with Haiku poems.
So very creative!