This past Friday, the 2nd Graders enjoyed a visit and poetry workshop with Andrew Green of Potato Hill Poetry. In addition to reading poems and writing their own poems, the students learned Andrew’s favorite habit for keeping track of ideas; he always carries a pocket sized notebook because he never knows when an idea will inspire him. Andrew also told us “ Poetry belongs to us all” and encouraged the students to write about anything and everything in their lives. 

Nature, food, sports and people are all great jumping off points for poetry writing. The important part is to pay attention, observe and then describe. 

Ask your second grader about some poetry writing prompts. For example: 

• What matters to you?

• Also using the 5 W’s: Who, What, When, Where, and Why can be helpful to structure your poem. 

• Another way to help structure poems is by using the 5 senses ( taste, touch, smell, sight and sound) as prompts.

For more information on Potato Hill Poetry as well as info about their Summer Writing program visit:  https://www.potatohill.com/