
Tag Archives: girlstart literacy
Writing Poetry
A GIRLStart poetry writing session.
Ms. Ally writes words on the board to help with spelling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN3sElW0wOw
Ms. Mary is the inspiration for a poem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i90Cb0UhuKw
A poetry reading: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-mKSm-9QNg
Alisa’s Poem
“I don’t really like to write poems but I love my grandma.” – Alisa
I Love My Grandma
I love my grandma.
She is sweet.
We went to the playground.
We always have fun.
We eat posicles.
I see her a lot.
I never get in trouble.
I love my grandma.
by – Alisa
Makin’ the Big She-Bucks!
“Ms. Mara’s gonna give me a She-Buck tomorrow because I made Honor Roll!” – Jayleesha
Stickers for the house!
We got stickers ’cause we was good. – Aqila
We all got them! – Mariah
Reading Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus
I liked reading the book the most. I liked the book. – Zateria
More drama…
Ms. Ashley was nice. She was very, very nice. She made us say pretty please with a cherry on top. – Mina
She taught us how to use our body, voice, and imagination. It was so fun to be a pigeon, even if she didn’t let us ride the bus! – Tanijah
What will pigeons say to drive the bus? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eJlJAmMqAo
What do mad pigeons look like when they can’t drive the bus? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnfdEzHbIl4
Do the girls know the 3 Tools of Acting? (Hint: they do!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC-QBH4Ze5g
Girls Make Good Pigeons
Ms. Ashley, a creative drama insturctor from The Rose, read Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus.
The girls took turns playing pigeons – saying and doing whatever they
thought it would take to get to drive the bus.
“If you let me drive the bus, I’ll buy you a camera!” – Mariah
“If you let me drive the bus, I’ll give you a teddy bear!” Azure (as she shows us the “sad” face of a pigeon that doesn’t get to drive the bus!)
Eating an apple with a worm in it…
Here the girls are “climbing an apple tree” in a creative drama class with Ms. Ashley from the Rose Theater.
Follow this link to see the girls “eat an apple with a worm in it.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S2e7ykPS-Y
Kyanna’s book choice
My book is about jungles – with a monkey, a giraffe, and a zebra. And snakes and tigers and lions. And alligators. My favorite is the gorilla. – Kyanna
GIRLStart Centers
My favorite one is the lion. Lion starts with L. – KaNaijah
You have to get four in a row. Then you win, if you get four in a row. – Zymarria