Cinquains
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Mindworks Elementary
Learning Circles
January to May 2010
Participating Schools:
Grade 5, Franklin Township School, Quakertown, New Jersey, USA
Grade 2, Ogden International School of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Grade 5, Pannal Community Primary School, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Quatrains
Poems from: Poems from:
2nd Grade 5th Grade
Ogden International School Franklin Township School
of Chicago, Illinois, USA Quakertown, New Jersey, USA
Hand-to-Hand Dogs are funny,
by Alexandra They love to run,
But when the dog sees a bunny
I am very small The bunny better run
The grass is so tall
We will stand on land By Grace
We will be hand-to-hand
We all love the feeling of winning,
Spain Possibly even better then swimming.
by Chloe The great feeling goes all though your skin,
Just because you want the feeling to win.
I want to go to Rome,
To go see my home By Casey
I want to go to Spain
Because there is no rain There was a young rabbit
Who never shared
The Ocean That was a bad habit
by Mac Not even with another hare
I would go to the ocean By Clara
There I would have potion
I would also play with coral One day Joe went to go to the fair
And I would be immortal He sat in a chair and it started to tear
The chair broke
San Diego Now he thinks it is a joke
by Isabel
By Joseph
It is fun
To be in the sun
To be eating a mango
On the beaches of San Diego
Harriet
by Nimari
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I am brave
Because I helped a slave
Quatrains
Poems from:
5th Grade
Franklin Township School
Quakertown, New Jersey, USA
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Taller than the stall
He couldn’t find his way around
Until he found a hound
By Stephanie
We all love the felling of moving There was a clown
Maybe even better than grooving He always had a frown,
It tingles all through your skin like your He wasn’t a hit
drooling He was stuck in the pit
Just from the feeling of moving
By Owen
By Tara
One small rubber ball,
Can bounce so high,
And before it will fall,
I’m a Boston terrier It will touch the sky.
That lives with a farrier
Working all day By Laurel
And eating hay
By Alexa The winter was numbing
But now spring is coming.
Birds are humming.
How beautiful it is becoming!
By Sean
A puppy is cute,
He likes to play,
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But not all the noise.
By Zoe
Cinquains
Poems from: Poems from:
2nd Grade 5th Grade
Ogden International School Franklin Township School
of Chicago, Illinois, USA Quakertown, New Jersey, USA
The children chose an animal from a Playful
unit on camouflage Up running
Precious and loving
Masked-Crab Plays happily and positively
Scary, small Yapping
Crawling, swimming, snapping
Dressing up with weeds By Mary Grace
Shrimp
Gymnastics
By Scout Strength, flexibility
Jumping, spinning, rotating
Fawn Graceful as can be
Spots, white Tumbling
Laying, kicking, licking
Happy joyful excited animal By Grace
Deer
Football
By Naida Very Tough
Running Jumping Catching
GuineaFowl I like watching football.
Brave, small Amazing
Kicking, looking, running
Mad, feeling very mad By Casey
Bird
Track
By Nimari Tiring and energizing
Training, practicing, and competing
Tiger Exhausted, hot, excited, disappointed
Orange, black Running
Hunting, eating, running
Feels big and mean By Clara
Cat
Dog
By Ariel Cute Friendly
Running Catching Cuddling
Jaguar Dogs are all different
Fears, wild Colorful
Hunting, eating, looking
Curious, hungry and dangerous By Joseph
Leopard
By Mac
Cinquains
Poems from: Poems from:
5th Grade 5th Grade
Franklin Township School Franklin Township School
Quakertown, New Jersey, USA Quakertown, New Jersey, USA
Great Dane Time
Happy, cute Never ending
Drolly, sleepy, playful Lasting, ticking, going
Wagging its tail rapidly End to everything
Huge Age
By Tara By Laurel
Horseback Riding Kitten
Requires Skill Love to purr,
Balance Love Trust Cuddling, meowing, licking
I love horseback riding Cat
Beautiful
By Laurel
By Stephanie
Sloth
Mare Slow, Gray
Mother and Friend Not fun
Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Hangs on trees
Wondrous, Beautiful and Wonderful Barely moves
Horse
By Tyler
By Zoe
German Shepherd
Goats All legs
Beautiful, Hardy Licking, wagging, running
Eating, Playing, Sleeping Full of energy
Curious, Full of life Dog
Billy
By Alexa
By Sean
Dog Mp3 From students at the
So cute Pannal Community Primary School in
Jumping, Playing, Loving Harrogate, North Yorkshire,
Nice, man’s best friend United Kingdom
Hound
By Owen
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Limericks
Poems from: Poems from:
2nd Grade 5th Grade
Ogden International School Franklin Township School
of Chicago, Illinois, USA Quakertown, New Jersey, USA
Me and my friend Jay There once was a very big pig
Went outside to play Who ate all the slop from his owner, Sig.
Then Sig brought the pig
We played tag To the place where none of the other pigs lived,
And grab the flag And that was the end of the very big pig.
Oh, how I wish we could stay
By Mary Grace
By Nina
There was a great land of trees.
They danced back and forth in the breeze.
I have a bug All had a face,
Stuck under a rug And legs to pace,
In my bed Two arms, ten fingers, and knees.
On my head
By Haley
Now he is all nice and snug
A mouse once saw some cheese
By Alexandra He almost made the cat sneeze
He tiptoed here and there
Oh how I love the sun But the cheese wasn’t anywhere
Then the cat made him freeze
We play until the day is done
Then when it’s dark By Stephanie
I will play in the park
And I love to run There once lived a fawn named Sean,
Who was hired to mow my lawn.
Once he was acquired,
By Holden He became very tired.
Now he is beginning to yawn.
I see a tree
Then I see a mean old bee By Sean
I played in the park
There once was a dictionary named Harry.
With my good friend Mark Who had a good friend named Larry.
And that’s a poem about me He made up a word,
That sounded absurd,
By Tuli And Harry thought that was just scary.
By Laurel
Mp3 From students at the
Pannal Community Primary School in
Harrogate, North Yorkshire,
United Kingdom
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