Mrs. Gardner
Norwood Avenue Elementary School
Port Jefferson Station, New York

Autumn Observations

Hurricanes

There is a hurricane in town,
Blowing down spooky houses
And scarry trees.
Birds were nowhere to be found.

by Danielle P.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes
Swirl around town.
Letting you know
That you should frown.
Swirling around town,
Swirling around town,
Swirling around town,
And knocking things down.

by Taylor N.

Hurricanes

Swirling around the town
Blowing fences down
Blowing trees down.
Waves are high,
Knocking houses down.
Black Clouds in the sky.
Why?
It's a hurricane.

by Stephen

Hurricanes

The hurricane comes to town,
Blowing leaves up and down.
Swirling all around in town.
And blowing branches down.

by Victoria K.

Hurricane
by Danielle P.

Hurricanes

Blowing down docks,
Blowing down trees,
Blowing down houses,
Blowing down cities.

by Jonathan

The Hurricane

The hurricane came to town,
And had to let some trees fall down.
And the hurricane blew,
Some homes down too!

by Janine S.

Fall Colors
Orange

Orange as an orange.
Orange as a pumpkin.
Orange as an orange crayon.
Orange as orange paint.
Orange as an orange backpack.
Orange as the leaves
That fall from the trees,
On a cool September day.

by Matthew S.

Fall Colors
Red

Red as an apple,
Red as red paint,
Red as a backpack,
Red as a red fire truck,
Red as red stripes on a shirt,
Red as Magmar,
Red as Charmelon.
Red as a leaf
On a tree in the Fall.

by Matthew F.

Red
by Matthew F.

Clouds and rain,
Swelling waves,
Make a hurricane.
Around town,
Trees blow down
On cars, on trailer houses.
Telephone wires leave sparks
All over the town.

by Steven

Fall Colors
Yellow

Yellow as a lion.
Yellow as a sun.
Yellow as a sunflower.
Yellow as a Poke'mon.
Yellow as a balloon.
Yellow as a banana.
Yellow as leaves on a tree
In the Autumn.

by Danielle P.

The Black Clouds

Hurricanes swirl around the town,
The leaves fall down from the trees.
The trees wave back and forth.
Twigs fall down from the trees.
There are black clouds.
It rains and pours.
What's going to happen now?
The hurricane will pass
And it will be beautiful out.

by Chelsea

Fall Colors
Purple

Purple as a plum.
Purple as a backpack.
Purple as a balloon.
Purple as a lunch box.
Purple as a dinosaur.
Purple as leaves
On Fall trees.

by Joe B.

Orange
by Matt S.

Fall Colors
Yellow

Yellow as a school bus.
Yellow as a banana.
Yellow as a sunflower.
Yellow as a bird.
Yellow as paint.
Yellow as a hat.
Yellow as a butterfly.
Yellow as a crayon.
Yellow as the leaves
That fall from the trees,
On a cool September day.

By Chelsea

Fall Colors
Orange

Orange as an orange.
Orange as a backpack.
Orange as a hose.
Orange as a shirt.
Orange as pants.
Orange as crayons.
Orange as a pumpkin.
Orange as a leaf
That falls from a tree
On a cool September day.

by John

Fall Colors
Red

Red as a fox.
Red as a bow.
Red as a tie
Red as a mule.
Red as a snake.
Red as a cake.
Red as a cupid.
Red as a dog.
Red as a heart.
Red is like the leaves
That blow off the trees.

by Joseph

Fall Colors
Yellow

Yellow as a duck.
Yellow as a book.
Yellow as a clock.
Yellow as a shirt.
Yellow as a corn seed.
Yellow as a leaf
On a fall tree.

by Rafael

Back to School

  Backpacks and crayons,
Markers, pencils and sharpeners,
Books and folders.
  These are the things
I use in school
  On September 8th.

by Georgios

Hurricanes
by Jonathan

Fall Clothing

My sweater is blue.
My jacket is pink.
My sweater is purple.
It's fall, I think!

by Celia

The Bad Weather

The weather is bad today.
The clouds are getting black.
I think there is a storm coming.
I hope it isn't a tornado or lightning.
It's not a storm.
It's just a little rain.

by Amanda

Fall Colors
Orange

Orange as in pumpkin
Orange as in scarecrow.
Orange as in backpack.
Orange as in a watch.
Orange as in a doghouse.
Orange as in leaves
That fall from trees.

by Ryan

Yellow as a duck.
Yellow as a book.
Yellow as a clock.
Yellow as a shirt.
Yellow as a corn seed.
Yellow as a leaf
On a fall tree.

by Rafael

    Fall Colors
Orange

Orange as an orange.
Orange as a backpack.
Orange as a hose.
Orange as a shirt.
Orange as pants.
Orange as crayons.
Orange as a pumpkin.
Orange as a leaf
That falls from a tree
On a cool September day.

by John

  The trees were blowing,
It was raining hard. I should have a flashlight
If the lights go out.
I could use the flashlight
At night,
In case I can't see.

by Evan

As part of the science curriculum we are discussing signs of fall.  Fall is hurricane season.  During Hurricane Floyd the class tracked his path up the coast of the USA using the Internet and weather reports on TV. We wrote down poems from our observations.  In addition to this we wrote poems based on fall colors. I assessed their poetry based on descriptive phrases that painted a clear picture in the reader's mind.  Some children chose to rhyme their poems which demonstrates auditory discrimination.