Thank you so much to the wonderful Year 1 writers from Otatara School for sharing their perfect leaf poems with us.
My Perfect Leaf
by Robbie
Big like a home
Brown like dirt
Spotty like a ladybug
Tickly like a feather
My perfect leaf
My perfect leaf
by Callyn
Golden like a gem
Long like a giraffe
Lined like a zebra
My perfect leaf
My perfect leaf
by Phoebe
Green like the grass
Soft like moss
Smells like honey on toast
My perfect leaf
My Perfect Leaf
by Zack
Brown like dirt
Bumpy like an alligator
Sounds like a song in my ear
My perfect leaf
My perfect leaf
by Jakob
Green like grass
Soft like a feather pillow
Smooth like a shiny feather
Spiked edges like crocodile teeth
My perfect leaf
We love how these young writers took notice and experienced leaves in many different ways; size, colour, pattern, shape, texture, sound, smell....
and how they helped us see the leaves in a new way too!
Maybe this Autumn you could collect a pile of leaves, find your perfect one and find fresh ways to describe it. You could play around with the form, find new titles and make surprising connections.
We hope everyone discovers their perfect leaf poem.
Special thanks to teacher, Emma, for her work in inspiring and celebrating very young writers.
(c) Write On and the young writers from Otatara School 2021