Theme Poems

It may be almost April Fool's Day, but this app is no joke ... super cool and FREE, it would be a great way to celebrate April, Poetry Month, with your students.  Theme Poem is made by Read, Write, Think (if you haven't checked out their website, um ... you should.  It's great.) and is a simple way for students to create fun themed poems that they could then print or, I don't know ... post to Seesaw!  If you use it, let me know.  I'd love to share some examples.

Spring Poems on Seesaw

I really loved this idea from Ms. Oringer's first grade, and wanted to share it with you!  She had her students write springtime poems, using their senses.  Here is an example:

I see sunshine.

I feel warm grass.

I smell flowers.

I hear birds.

I taste lemonade.

It is spring!

The students then used Seesaw to draw a detailed illustration to go with their poem, then typed the words to their poem and read the poem into Seesaw using the microphone tool.  Ms. Oringer will then use the new Seesaw QR print feature to post QR codes of these poems around her room, for students to scan and listen to, and for parents to enjoy during conferences.