We began our day with the reading of When the Root Children Woke Up by Audrey Wood, Sibylle Olfers, and Ned Bittinger. We finished our week with another walk to refresh our memories on our poems of springtime. Each friend chose a subject based on a few walks, and we went around the table, and threw out descriptions of flowers, trees, the meadow, the sky, and our view of Pumpkin Hollow from the garden. After we threw out descriptors, we wove them into five syllable, seven syllable, and five syllable lines, usually leaving a surprise for the last phrase. Below are Haikus that we composed to celebrate spring’s arrival:
New yellow starbursts
Forsythia sparkles forth
Springtime says hello (Charlotte)
Tiny white flowers grow
Crawling up the hillside
Welcome Lady Spring (Kate D.)
Like cathedral glass
Birch leaves shimmer heaven’s notes
Springtime greens unfurl (Kate O’)
Yellow daffodils
Drinking up the sun’s rays
Little sipping cups (Stella)
Bright, warm, light, golden
The sun rises in the sky
Warm spring sun returns (Sydney)
Dark spring night, stars blaze
Crescent moon of spring arrives
Soft, young, new green grass (Zoe)
Today we had our monthly visit to Ruth’s home, and read the sweet Frog and Toad Treasury Story (by Arnold Lobel) entitled “Spring.” We walked around her glorious garden and made note of the forsythia, the daffodils, the narcissus, and all the flowering trees that have donned their colorful outfits. We read Ruth our haikus and showed her the artwork that accompanied them. Have a great vacation week and see you at April’s end!
Books We Read:
“Spring” in How Night Came by Joanna Troughton
When the Root Children Woke Up by Audrey Wood, Sibylle Olfers, and Ned Bittinger.
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