Poetry: I Am From

 

I AM FROM DUMPLINGS AND CHOPSTICKS

I AM FROM YURT CAMPING AND LEAKY ROOFS

I AM FROM TREE CLIMBING AND MUDDY FEET

I AM FROM GREASY HANDS ON TOOLS

I AM FROM THE GRACE OF WILD THINGS

I AM FROM AFTERNOONS IN COW FIELDS

I AM FROM BONFIRES AND SLEEPING BAGS

I AM FROM CRIBBAGE AND CHESS

I AM FROM SCRAPED KNEES AND BOUNCING POGO STICKS

I AM FROM HOMESCHOOL AND FREE AFTERNOONS

I AM FROM TAKING CARE OF CATS AND CHICKENS AND PIGS

The format for these poems is found in Julie Bogarts beautiful book, Raising Critical Thinkers. The kids simply had to follow the I Am From pattern and answer the questions and prompts to personalize.