Audio Poem: Smart

This week, Mrs. Yollis' class is learning about poetry! 

 

When reading a poem aloud it is important to:

1. Practice reading the poem in a clear voice.

2. Change the sound of your voice to help express the idea of the poem.

3. Pause a little at the end of each line. Pause longer at punctuation marks.

4. Look up at your listeners whenever you can.

 

 

Have a listen as we recite the humorous poem Smart by Shel Silverstein

	Smart
	My dad gave me one dollar bill 'Cause I'm his smartest son, And I swapped it for two shiny quarters 'Cause two is more than one!
	And then I took the quarters And traded them to Lou For three dimes -- I guess he don't know That three is more than two!
	Just then, along came old blind Bates And just 'cause he can't see He gave me four nickels for my three dimes, And four is more than three!
	And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs Down at the seed-feed store, And the fool gave me five pennies for them, And five is more than four!
	And then I went and showed my dad, And he got red in the cheeks And closed his eyes and shook his head-- Too proud of me to speak!

Reciters:  Jaden, Nicolas, Miriam, Grace, and Adia


How did you like the poem?

Which was your favorite stanza?

 

Three New Student Blogs!

Last month, Adia, Miriam, and Hannah were the top winners for our bi-annual Family Blogging Month extravaganza! (Extravaganza is a fancy word that means an elaborate and spectacular production.)

Each girl earned their own blog and today...they are launching their spectacular blogs!

A big thank you goes out to the parents of our student bloggers. Parents are the administrators of each student blog and have been learning right alongside their child.  Well done parents!

Behold!

 Here is a link to Miriam's Magical Moments!

 Here is a link to Hannah's Hacienda!

Here is a link to Adia's Babble Blog!

Please visit these new blogs and support them with a comment!

Family Blogging Month Winner ~ Miriam Plays the Piano!

Family Blogging Month just ended and Miriam was one of the top three commenters. Each student won their own post here on Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog! Here is a video post Miriam created with her family about the piano.

The pianoforte originated around the year 1700 in Florence, Italy. It was the invention of an Italian harpsichord maker. It has since undergone many changes in appearance and sound. The word piano is a shortened form of the word pianoforte, which comes from the original Italian name for the instrument.

What instrument do you play?

What kind of music do you like to listen to and how does it make you feel?

Do you have any questions for Miriam?

Family Blogging Winners Announced!

On November 1, Mrs. Yollis announced that it would be Family Blogging Month!
 The project generated lots of enthusiasm and family participation!

In fact,  

359 comments

  were published over the last four weeks!

And the winner is...

Adia with an incredible 61 comments!




 The top three winners!

Hannah composed a whopping 34 comments and Miriam a stupendous 42!

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Each girl won a free meal at either Islands or Kings, a free frozen yogurt from the Golden Spoon, and an opportunity to publish a free-choice post on our classroom blog!

Congratulations to our top bloggers! We will be running another Family Blogging Month in the spring! Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends for your participation!
We hope you will continue to participate in our learning community!



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What did you like most about Family Blogging Month?


Which family members left comments and how did that make you feel?

How did your family enjoy the month?