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Haikus Elementary School

Haikus

by David, Age 11 (CAN) RainPouring rain outsideFilling up the ponds and seasVery wet and damp outside RainFalling from the skySplashing on the groundRain is refreshing FallTrees are getting bareLeaves falling everywhereDifferent colours Write a Haikus poem! David's haikus poems describe the beauty of seasons. Try writing a haikus poem…
TeLeni Koochin
March 14, 2026
Summer Tanka Poetry Elementary School

Summer Tanka Poetry

Summer is so warmThe wind is gently blowingSun always gleamingSun rays blistering so hotSwimming in the summer sun!! by Charmaine (CAN) How I love summerThe sun rays light beaming downSplashing and swimmingThe sun makes the water warmIt helps the flowers grow tall by Tyler (CAN) Warm and beautifulKids swimming and…
TeLeni Koochin
March 14, 2026
Words for a Friend Elementary School

Words for a Friend

"We had just finished reading Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo, and the poem is in kind of the same format as the last poem Ulysses wrote for Flora. It was a very heartfelt poem, so I wanted to write mine about someone whom I strongly care about. It was,…
TeLeni Koochin
March 14, 2026
Junk Elementary School

Junk

by Janna, Age 12 My friend just gave me a pile of junk,It's such a big pile that in it I could take a dunk,It's useless I tell you,Most of it is colored blue.There's everything in it from shoes to coat hangers And empty bottles of glue.My friend says it's…
TeLeni Koochin
March 14, 2026
Royal Road School Elementary School

Royal Road School

Reading, we love to do every day,Outside playing on the swings with friends,Young ones we share with, and for whom we care,Always energetic playing sports in the gym,Liking math, science and art, we think is fun. by Kristen, Age 10 (CAN) Recognizing words on a spelling test, always on Friday,Observing…
TeLeni Koochin
March 14, 2026
What is Life Like? Elementary School

What is Life Like?

Ryssa Mae, Age 14 (CAN) Life is like a wave in the ocean, Like a rollercoaster in an amusement park, Like a promise that shouldn’t be broken, Like a school teacher’s remark. It has its ups and it has its downs, It has its smiles, and it has its frowns.  Tears can run down from…
TeLeni Koochin
March 13, 2026
The New Cat in Town Elementary School

The New Cat in Town

By Aiden, Age 11. Setting: The kitchen, in modern-dayCharacters: Cat (A male kitten), Dog (An older dog)  DOG: (looks at his food bowl; it is empty) Hey, Kitty! Why are you taking my food?CAT: Wha-wha-what? What are you talking about?DOG: You know! It’s my food!CAT: Bu-bu-but…?DOG: Butts are for sniffing.…
TeLeni Koochin
January 15, 2026
Faded Away Elementary School

Faded Away

By Harper Crawford The Brilliant GreenThe Waiting OrangeThe Hopeful YellowThe Desperate BrownThe Vivid Red Gone Stolen by winterThe enemy Some leaves goneTwigs as skinnyAs a stray catWaitingOn a doorstep The Brilliant GreenThe Waiting OrangeThe Hopeful YellowThe Desperate BrownThe Vivid Red Gone. Seasons Change Write about your favourite season, or why…
TeLeni Koochin
January 15, 2026