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		<title>The Poetry of Second Grade Science</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mrs. Adams&#8217; second grade students are expert observers of nature. They have honed their observation skills, and here you will see how poetic their observations are.

Autumn leavesSwirl around and roundThey also swish and swirl.Leaves look like Golden little sparklingStars glowing at night.Leaves feel like crunchyCrackers getting smashed.Leaves and berries smell like Minty mints you eat [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Mrs. Adams&#8217; second grade students are expert observers of nature. They have honed their observation skills, and here you will see how poetic their observations are.</strong>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves<o:p></o:p>Swirl around and round<o:p></o:p>They also swish and swirl.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like <o:p></o:p>Golden little sparkling<o:p></o:p>Stars glowing at night.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like crunchy<o:p></o:p>Crackers getting smashed.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like <o:p></o:p>Minty mints you eat to make<o:p></o:p>Your breath smell good.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are great <o:p></o:p>To have in our class.<o:p></o:p>By Michaela<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves swirl in the beautiful sun and the sky<o:p></o:p>And it shines down to the porch and it flows<o:p></o:p>Leaves shaped like a bear or any shape,<o:p></o:p>That god is good at drawing a lot of things <o:p></o:p>Leaves feel fragile<o:p></o:p>Purple leaves feel soft and <o:p></o:p>Berries smell like they are turning green for a little while<o:p></o:p>By Baelei<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves drift<o:p></o:p>They flip, they flop they twirl<o:p></o:p>Like stars that fall gently down.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel pointy, crunchy,<o:p></o:p>Soft as a black kitty<o:p></o:p>By Melody<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves falling down in the fall<o:p></o:p>Leaves are golden <o:p></o:p>Leaves look like golden little clouds and big clouds<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like soft feathers and crunchy cereal,<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like minty.<o:p></o:p>By Jillian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves are golden and colorful.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like soft moons in the sky,<o:p></o:p>And spiky twirling leaves in the world<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like crunchy and crumbly ovals,<o:p></o:p>And leaves float in the water.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like fresh bunch berries.<o:p></o:p>By Unique<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves they tremble and tumble to the ground.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like crunchy ships. Some leaves feel smooth. <o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell delicious.<o:p></o:p>Spiky and golden leaves are exciting to rake up<o:p></o:p>Because I can make a leaves pile.<o:p></o:p>By <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Savannah</st1:city></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves are fresh.<o:p></o:p>They float in the wind.<o:p></o:p>They look like orange birds.<o:p></o:p>Berries and leaves are a colorful family.<o:p></o:p>By Skyler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/leaves1.jpg" alt="leaves1.jpg" align="right" /><span style="font-family: Verdana"> Autumn leaves are golden, colorful green leaves.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like golden color in the fall.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like they are smooth when you feel them.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like blossoms in the fall.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are awesome because they make the wind slow down.<o:p></o:p>By Robert<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves twirl down trees.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like beautiful golden oval eggs.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like puppy fur.<o:p></o:p>They feel crumbly.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like snacks and blueberries.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are a beautiful garden.<o:p></o:p>By Jace<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves are golden.<o:p></o:p>By Jarren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/leaves.jpg" alt="leaves.jpg" align="left" /><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves plop down as the go.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look golden.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are orange.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are brown.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like a plop.<o:p></o:p>By Donnie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves spin round and round.<o:p></o:p>Floating in the cold water.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like golden flowers a-shine.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like crunchy, hard colorful.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell minty and like flowers<o:p></o:p>By Nathan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Leaves are drifting around,<o:p></o:p>And falling around in the sky and sun.<o:p></o:p>They feel like feathers.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are gold and colorful,<o:p></o:p>And flip beautifully.<o:p></o:p>By Zacary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves flip and <o:p></o:p>Autumn leaves fall off their trees.<o:p></o:p>They float down to the ground.<o:p></o:p>Sometimes they twirl really hard into the ground.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like beautiful ovals and trees.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like sparks<o:p></o:p>Leaves, smooth and crunchy.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like autumn and minty.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are special,<o:p></o:p>Because leaves help you understand which tree it is.<o:p></o:p>Like this maple leaf.<o:p></o:p>By Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves wind together by spinning and spinning.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like green and brown summer time.<o:p></o:p>Some leaves are green and white.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like feathers when they are fresh and clean.<o:p></o:p>When they are not clean they feel hard.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like “fruitsies”<o:p></o:p>Leaves are great because they are different colors.<o:p></o:p>By Carrick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves they float and flip,<o:p></o:p>Leaves look crunchy<o:p></o:p>And they are soft and they are smooth.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like they are spicy and they are fragile.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like spices and berries.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are round,<o:p></o:p>And round they twirl.<o:p></o:p>By Amelia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves go round and round.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like golden sheets.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel smooth and crunchy.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like a big bowl of fruit.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are real soft.<o:p></o:p>By <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Austin</st1:city></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/leaves.jpg" alt="leaves.jpg" align="left" /><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves flip and they fall down.<o:p></o:p>And they stay down,<o:p></o:p>In autumn some of the leaves glow orange,<o:p></o:p>They are smooth gold.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look red and green, some are orange,<o:p></o:p>Some are big, some are little.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel crumbly.<o:p></o:p>By Matin</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Leaves<o:p></o:p>I smelled the autumn leaves.<o:p></o:p>They smell like the fresh outdoors.<o:p></o:p>There are millions of bright shapes.<o:p></o:p>They are fun to jump in.<o:p></o:p>By Dillon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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		<title>What Weather Do First Graders Like Like?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[First graders are learning about weather. They sang a song called Weather Fun to the tune of BINGO. Then they wrote about their favorite kind of weather. Look at their wonderful illustrations and writing. What&#8217;s your favorite kind of weather?Here is Angelina&#8217;s favorite kind of weather:  Here is Christy&#8217;s favorite kind of weather: Here is Xavier&#8217;s favorite [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold">First graders are learning about weather. They sang a song called Weather Fun to the tune of BINGO. Then they wrote about their favorite kind of weather. Look at their wonderful illustrations and writing. What&#8217;s your favorite kind of weather?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold"></span>Here is Angelina&#8217;s favorite kind of weather:<img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/angelina.jpg" alt="angelina.jpg" />  Here is Christy&#8217;s favorite kind of weather:<img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/christy.jpg" alt="christy.jpg" /> Here is Xavier&#8217;s favorite kind of weather:<img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/xavier.jpg" alt="xavier.jpg" />  Here is Shamus&#8217; favorite weather:<img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/shamus.jpg" alt="shamus.jpg" /></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Second Graders are studying the weather and are tracking the changes of the inside and outside temperatures. We are impressed with how these young scientists not only collect data, but are very observant. Their writing reflects both their passion about science and their flair for descriptive writing.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Second Graders are studying the weather and are tracking the changes of the inside and outside temperatures. We are impressed with how these young scientists not only collect data, but are very observant. Their writing reflects both their passion about science and their flair for descriptive writing.</p>
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