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We returned to our new found space in the library for a couple of activities to celebrate poetry.
Our supportive librarian, Ilan, displayed a variety of poetry anthologies. The students had to dip in to them and lift interesting, powerful lines and write them on colored note cards.
The students then searched for color, fonts and meaning to help them create Headline Found Poems.
Ilana proudly taped the final products
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