Materials needed: print and cut enough word cards per class from the following document:
Refrigerator Poetry Words (70.74 KB)
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Materials needed: print and cut enough word cards per class from the following document:
Refrigerator Poetry Words (70.74 KB)
Step 1.
Before students enter class, scatter the word cards in a location where they are easily accessible like student desks, pinned on a wall or taped to the front board.
Step 2.
Explain to students that they will write a short poem to their body. They will walk around the room and choose enough of the word cards so that they can create their short poem. Prompt your students’ creation process with this question: “What would a poem to your body look like?” Show them a poem that you have made up using the word cards.
Step 3.
When everyone has finished making their poems, have the students take turns reading their poems to the class. They can either go to the front of the room or stand by their seat to share. Ask each presenter things like:
Step 4.
Make sure that the class respects the presenter at all times, and are sure to applaud every presenter.
Step 5.
After everyone has shared their poem, ask the class questions like:
Step 6.
Decide if you will post student poems on the wall or ask them to return their cards to the pool of cards for the next class. Posting their poems on the wall would be a great idea, especially if you ask them to include a same-size card at the beginning or end of their poem to write their name and motivation behind their created poem.