5 Senses Poetry 2nd Grade

Katrina Abdur-Rahman & Ashley Stephens

ECED 4300 CDr. Tonja RootSpring 2009

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Hear

Taste

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PrewritingKatrina Abdur-Rahman

• GPS: ELA2W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student will

-h. Pre-writes to generate ideas orally.

• PLO: Students will brainstorm and list ideas related to their 5 senses.

DraftingAshley Stephens

• GPS: ELA1W1 The student begins to demonstrate competency in the writing process.–A. writes text of a length appropriate to

address a topic and tell the story.

• PLO: Students will create a poem that is related to their five senses (at least 5 sentences long).

What is 5 senses poetry?•Using our

…to create a poem with at least 5 lines or more to describe a specific

topic.

Prewriting Stage

• Organizing thoughts…

– Let’s brainstorm by answering these questions.

What do I

see?What do I hear?

What do I

feel?

What do I taste?

What do I smell?

Pre-writing Practice Activity• Students will think about their five

senses.

• Then students will think about the lunchroom.

• Finally, as a class on the board we will create a list of words that pertain to each of our 5 senses and the lunchroom.

Pre-writing Assessment Activity

• Students will think about their 5 senses by completing the worksheet.

1st choose a topic 2nd match the words with the

appropriate picture. 3rd list 3 words referencing each sense

related to the chosen topic.

Wonderful WorldI can see

Trees and grass,The sun and sky;

I can tasteChocolate ice cream,

Apple pie;I can hear

Music, laughter,Words you said;

I can smellPerfume, flowers,

Baking bread;I can touch

Silk and velvet,A baby's skin;

What a wonderfulWorld I'm in!

Published Example

http://www.tooter4kids.com/classroom/5_senses_poetry.htm

Prewriting Graphic OrganizerSenses

Directions: Match the word to the correct picture and list three words that go along with each of the senses

Sight

Touch

Hear

Taste

Smell

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Retrieved April 1, 2009, from Worksheet Library http://www.worksheetlibrary.com/subjects/science/life/senses/scisensebodypartsk1.pdf

Topic___________

Drafting Stage• Using the pre-writing graphic organizer to

develop sentences explaining ideas and emotions using their 5 senses.

Drafting Practice Activity• Using our classroom list of words

created during the pre-writing activity as a class we will create a 5 line senses poem in reference to the lunchroom.

Drafting Assessment Activity

• Students will use their individual pre-writing graphic organizer to begin writing a five senses poem about their chosen topic.

• Students will complete a 5 line poem.

Published Example

LOOK WHAT MY BODY CAN DO! HERE ARE MY EYES.WHAT DO THEY DO?

BLINK AND CRYAND SHINE BRIGHT BLUE.

HERE IS MY NOSEWHAT DOES IT DO?

BREATHES AND SMELLSAND SOMETIMES KER-CHOOS!

HERE ARE MY HANDS.WHAT DO THEY DO?SWING AND CATCH

AND WAVE HI TO YOU.

HERE ARE MY FEET.WHAT DO THEY DO?

JUMP AND RUNAND WALK TO THE ZOO!

http://www.tooter4kids.com/classroom/5_senses_poetry.htm

My 5 Senses PoemTopic:_____________

I smell __________________________ I hear __________________________ I taste ___________________________I feel ___________________________ I see __________________________

Bland, H. (2003). First and Second grade poetry. Retrieved April 1, 2009, from, from Five Sense Poem: http://www.2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/m/mentor0708_jill/MyFiveSensesPoem.pdf