Mrs. Evans

The Fall Poem

In the fall it is cold.
The leaves have turned old.
The leaves fall off of the trees.
Outside there are buzzy bees.
The children wear long sleeves
And jump into piles of leaves.

by Lauren, Meera, and Erin D.

Grade 1

The Animal Poem

In the fall, bears get fat.
Flying south, there goes a bat.
Squirrels store nuts in holes in trees.
There are hives with busy bees.

by Lauren, Meera, and Erin D.

Grade 1

Couplets

Leaves are falling off the trees,
And we say goodbye to bees.

by Tommy

Grade 2

When you rake the leaves,
You wear long sleeves.

by Sean

Grade 2

Fog, fog, go away.
Come again another day.

by Charlie

Grade 1

I will turn eight.
It will be great!

by Robb

Grade 2

Big leaves, little leaves fall to the ground,
But when they do they make no sound.

by Jaylen

Grade 2

I can't wait to be seen
On the night of Halloween.

by Corinn

Grade 2

Leaf, leaf go away.
DON'T come back another day.
(I don't like to rake leaves.)

by Denzel

Grade 1

Triplets:
In the fall, it is cold.
Jack-o'-lanterns are bright.
And witches are in flight.

by Corinn

Grade 2

I kick the round soccer ball
In the cold and windy fall
It is fun - we're 1 and 1!

by Robb

Grade 2

When all the acorns fall.
The squirrels hide them all.
And then I find them all.

by Sean

Grade 2

Halloween comes in the fall.
Apples ripen on the trees.
Weather changing makes me sneeze.

by Tommy

Grade 2

When the leaves fall you have to rake.
But for a reward
We'll bake a cake.

by Jaylen

Grade 2

Grade 2
5 Sense Poems:

I SEE an apple orchard.
In one of the trees I HEARD a bird.
I SMELL the nectar from the flowers.
I FEEL the pumpkins bumps, and I think it is nice to FEEL them.
I can't wait to TASTE the pumpkin seeds.

by Sean

Grade 2

I HEAR buzzy bees.
I SMELL honey.
I SEE leaves fall.
I TASTE turkey.
I FEEL the cold wind.

by Lauren, Meera and Erin D.

Grade 1

I was sitting outside
When I SAW a farmer.
I HEARD a tractor.
I SMELLED the rain.
I TASTED the corn.
I FELT the wind.

by Corinn

Grade 2

I SEE the soccer ball - we will win the game.
I FEEL the ball bumping against my foot .
I SMELL the flowers around the field.
I HEAR the screaming when we score.
I TASTE the snacks after the game.

by Robb

Grade 2

When I SAW the trees shake,
I FELT the wind.
I HEARD the leaves crunch.
Then I got an apple to eat,
Then I SMELLED the flowers.

by Tommy

Grade 2 Acrostic Poems

Frost on the ground.
All around.
Leaves fall off the trees.
Listen to the buzz of bees.

by Jordan, Timmy, Kayla, Annie, Ryan, Denzel, and Charlie
Grade 1

Farmers harvest food.
Apples get worm holes.
Leaves fall.
Lots of leaves change color.

by Erin D.
Grade 1

Acorns are collected by squirrels.
People pick pumpkins.
Pumpkins are ready to be carved.
Leaves are changing colors - red, yellow, orange, purple.
Everything is beautiful.

by Sean
Grade 2

Farmers harvest grain.
Apples fall far from the tree.
Leaves fall from the trees.
Look at the owl.

by Lauren
Grade 1

Fall is ending.
All the leaves fall.
Large leaves fall.
Large dinners for Thanksgiving.

by Tommy
Grade 2

Fall leaves change colors.
Apples sometimes fall off the trees.
Long leaves fall off of the trees.
Little squirrels gather nuts.

by Meera
Grade 1

Leaves change color in the fall.
Everyone is outside.
Apples are sweet and ripe.
Vines grow big.
Each excellent student gets a test.
Stay in school!

by Robb
Grade 2

Funny things happen in fall.
All people like fall.
Lunch on Thanksgiving is turkey.
Life is fun if you do stuff right.

by Jaylen
Grade 2

Assessment

My students were asked to follow specific guidelines in creating their fall poetry. (For example: A couplet is 2 lines that rhyme; each line should have the same number of syllables) The grading rubric was as follows:

1 = used a fall topic
2 = used correct spelling and punctuation
3 = followed the guidelines
4 = incorporated especially creative ideas and/or expressive language