Sixth Grade Black Out Poems

Using text from popular 6th grade fiction titles, our sixth graders carefully selected words to write a "black out poem."  Next, they illustrated their poem to black out or color over the words that were not needed for the poem. This was a challenging activity and all of us were learning how to successfully "write" a black out poem.  Students who decided to share their poems online are featured on our website.  View their poems here. 

Fifth Grade Shape Poems

Fifth graders brainstormed 20 or more words about an important person in their life and then created their own shape poem with the words.  View their shape poems here.  Create your own shape poem at https://wordart.com

Fourth Grade Haiku Poems

Fourth grade students found favorite inspirational nature images and wrote haiku.
Click here to view their work!

Third Grade Haiku Poems

Third grade students learned how to write a haiku poem and then turned on their creative juices!  Enjoy reading their haiku here. 

The Shoreline School District’s library program teaches students to seek and research topics found in nonfiction books. Our students are motivated to learn about our local animals and it’s important that we have up-to-date books for them to select and read. 

For the 2018-2019 school year, the Shoreline Foundation granted the Lake Forest Park Library $650 to purchase up-to-date nonfiction books about local animals.

Fourth graders used text features to research information about Washington State animals.  Students used the Google Sites application to share their findings through the creation of single web page that describes their animal.  

Thank you, Shoreline Foundation!  Our students will enjoy reading these books and learning about local animals for years to come. 

Along with the books, students used our district's subscription to Britannica Encyclopedia to research their animal. All images were found via Google Images and were labeled for non-commercial reuse. 

Click here to learn about Washington State animals through our student created webpages. 

Students Learn Web Page Design In Library 

5th, and 6th graders used Google Sites to create their own informational web pages about favorite books or important black Americans.  

Fifth grade

Fifth graders used Google Sites to create a web page about a favorite book. 

Sixth grade

Six graders used Google Sites to create a web page about an important black American.  Students used Britannica Encyclopedia and black american flashcards to research their person.

Visit www.tinyurl.com/lfpwebview to view the fifth and sixth grade web pages.   Due to running out of time as a result of our snow events, not all students were able to complete their page.

Lake Forest Park students in grades 3-6 published poems to celebrate April 2018's Poetry Month.  Enjoy reading their poems!

Third Grade Haiku

Awesome Haiku

Haikus are awesome
First line is 5 syllables
Second is 7

By Natalie H Room 19

Third grade students enjoyed reading haiku in the library.  They learned that 
haiku poems are written using the 5-7-5 syllable pattern.  Each student then
thought of their own haiku and submitted it for publication.  
Click here to read their haiku poems.

4th Grade Nature Haiku


Image found at http://images.google.com

Fourth graders found an online photo of nature and wrote
a haiku about the photo.  Some fourth graders wrote more
than one haiku.  Connect with nature and haiku by viewing
their inspirational poems. 

5th Grade Word Cloud Poems

Fifth graders wrote poems about an important person and an 
object, animal, or place that reminds them of this person.  
They then turned the poems into word clouds.  
Click to view each Word Cloud.  Look at the photo's information 
to find out who created each word cloud.  Create your own 
Word Cloud at http://tinyurl.com/lfpwordcloud

6th Grade "Shih Poems"

A common Chinese form pf poetry is called a “Shih" poem.  It is four lines.  Each line has five to seven syllables.

• The first line contains the initial phrase about a natural subject.
• The second line is a continuation of that subject.
• The third line turns from this subject and begins a new one
• The fourth line is the poet’s thoughts (or advice) on the subjects.

Click here to read the "Shih Poems" written by this year's sixth grade students. 

Lake Forest Park 6th graders used WeVideo to create book trailer
movies that persuade viewers to check out and read some of
their favorite books.  Click here to view the trailers, then, come
down to the library to check out the books. 

Third grade students read Washington Children's Choice Award nominees from past years, wrote
reports, and shared their reports on video.  Enjoy these short videos about great books.  

Lake Forest Park second graders spent time in library reading Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominees from previous years.  Each student chose a book to read and then wrote a short, illustrated book report.  Washington Children's Choice nominees are fantastic books and will bring a smile to a reader's face.  Click the images below to view students holding their book and report. 

Click to view Room 7 students with their books and reports

Click to view Room 9 students with their books and reports

Click to view Room 11 students with their books and reports.

Lake Forest Park students in grades 3-6 published poems to celebrate April 2017's Poetry Month.  Enjoy reading their poems!

3rd Grade

Third Grade Haiku Poems

4th Grade

Fourth Grade Haiku Poems With Beautiful Images From Nature

After finding an image from nature, adding it to a document and citing it, poets wrote a haiku about the image.  Some of our poets were so inspired they wrote many haiku.  Step into nature with poetry!

Nature Haikus from poets with first names starting with A-H

Nature Haikus from poets with first names starting with I-M

Nature Haikus from poets with first names starting with N-Z

Haiku collections from Stella, Shannon, Rowan, Marina, Isabella, Anica, Alyce, Allison

5th Grade

Fifth Grade Word Clouds

Poets wrote a diamante poem about a cherished object or place.  Then, they wrote a second diamante poem about a person associated with the object or place.  Using the words of their poems, students designed a colorful word cloud.  

Mrs. Keeley's Students Recite Poems
Mrs. Keeley inspired her students to check out Library poetry books and memorize a poem.  A few of her students recited their poems in Library and we recorded them.  Enjoy watching and listening to these terrific poets. 

6th Grade

Sixth Grade Common Chinese Shih Poems About Nature

A common Chinese poem or “Shih" poem is four lines.  Each line has five to seven syllables.

• The first line contains the initial phrase about a natural subject.
• The second line is a continuation of that subject.
• The third line turns from this subject and begins a new one
• The fourth line is the poet’s thoughts (or advice) on the subjects.

Ms. Tucker and I worked together on a QR code project that involved having students write, share, and film book talks about Award Nominees/Winners.  After the students filmed the book talks using iPads, we transferred the files and uploaded them to Google Drive.  Once the movie is in Google Drive, we were able to create a QR code based on the URL. The QR code can be taped to the back of the book or displayed on the book’s shelf. When it is scanned with an iPad or phone, the viewer can watch an engaging video book talk.  You'll find the QR codes and books in the LFP Library. 

Click here to view the book trailers.

Highland Terrace sixth grade students worked with their teacher and Mr. Kleyn to create book trailers that would entice readers to check out one of their favorite books. Students used iMovie to add images, sounds, music, and special effects.  If you're looking for a great, new book to read, watch these creative book trailers.