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Thinking sheet · Stories and words
Where I’m From Poem
Collect the smells, sayings, foods and places that make you you, then shape them into a “Where I’m from” poem.
- Grades
- 3–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Topic
- Stories and words
- Kids practice
- poetry, identity, sensory details
What kids do
“You are from a lot of things! Collect them, then write your poem.”
- I’m from… (things and places)
- I’m from… (sayings and sounds)
- Foods
- People
- My poem: I am from…
- A picture of home
How to run it
- Share your own short version first.
- Small details are best: “the squeaky back door”, not just “my house”.
- Every line can start with “I am from…”.
Talk about it
- Which detail would surprise your friends?
- What smell means home to you?
- How is your poem different from a classmate’s?
Take it further
Read your poem to someone in your family.
Pairs well with
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