
Mrs. Thomas is sharing her book she used to write the poem, “I Am the Sting Ray.”


We are coming up with a definition of what an “I Am” Poem is.


Mrs. Thomas is reading her poem, “I Am the Sting Ray.”


Mrs. Thomas is teaching us the “I Am” Poem Format.



We are helping Mrs. Thomas write an “I Am” Poem about herself.




We are using the Turn and Talk Strategy with our partner and coming up with two words that describe ourselves.

We listed some interesting words from the poem, I Am The Dog, I Am The Cat. We also talked about what these words mean and how they made the poem interesting and inviting.

We are writing “I Am” Poems about ourselves.


We are reading our Shared Writing. We had to revise it. The poem is “I Am a Cloud.”


Mrs. Thomas is explaining the rubric for the project.


We are researching weather.














We are writing our “I Am” Poems about weather.



We are illustrating our poems.




We are sharing our poems.





We are sharing our poems with our fourth grade book buddies.







After sharing our poems, our book buddies joined us in having a weather snack. We had sunshine cookies with snowflake crackers.


I Am a Cloud
I am white and fluffy.
I wonder if I will create a storm.
I hear thunderstorms rumbling.
I see an airplane zooming by me.
I want to be a person.
I am white and fluffy.
I pretend I am a blue bird flying by.
I feel the wind blowing on me.
I touch the blue sky.
I worry if I will blow away.
I cry when it rains.
I am white and fluffy.
I understand that I can predict the weather.
I say hello to birds flying by me.
I dream of being an airplane.
I try to stay white as snow.
I hope I will never blow away.
I am white and fluffy.
By Mrs. Jarrett’s Second Grade Class with Mrs. Jarrett and Mrs. Thomas
“I Am” Poems about Weather
I Am the Sun
I am round and hot.
I wonder if I will go in the clouds.
I hear the wind going by me.
I see the clouds going past me.
I want the clouds to go away.
I am round and hot.
I pretend that I am a girl.
I feel the wind on me.
I touch the sky way above me.
I worry I will melt down into the earth.
I cry when the rain comes.
I am round and hot.
I understand that I can not give out rain to the earth.
I say that I don’t like to be hot.
I dream that I am a star.
I try to wiggle around.
I hope that I will be fast.
I am round and hot.
By Makayla
I Am the Rain
I am clear and noisy.
I wonder if I will make it to the ground.
I hear the air.
I see a cloud.
I want some air.
I am clear and noisy.
I pretend I am a cloud.
I feel air.
I touch clouds.
I worry if I will freeze.
I cry when it is not my turn to fall.
I am clear and noisy.
I understand if it’s not my turn to fall.
I say it is my turn.
I dream I will sleep on a cloud.
I try to not plop.
I hope I will make it to the ground.
I am clear and noisy.
By Jazmine
I Am a Blizzard
I am cold and fast.
I wonder if someone’s cheeks will get black.
I hear the wind hit the car.
I see my snowflakes hit a child.
I want to stop blowing around.
I am cold and fast.
I pretend I am the sun.
I feel my snowflakes.
I touch my snowflakes.
I worry if I hurt someone.
I cry when I hurt someone.
I am cold and fast.
I understand I am not a sun.
I say stop hurting someone.
I dream that I am a sun.
I try to stop hurting someone.
I hope I will be a sun.
I am cold and fast.
By Christina
I Am a Tornado
I am strong and powerful.
I wonder if I can knock down the Empire State Building.
I hear me knocking down buildings.
I see wood flying all over.
I want to be powerful.
I am strong and powerful.
I pretend being a person.
I feel bricks in my eyes.
I touch everything in my path.
I worry if I stop.
I cry when I can’t knock something down.
I am strong and powerful.
I understand other tornadoes.
I say, “Yes, I knocked it down.”
I dream of destroying the earth.
I try to knock something down.
I hope I don’t hit a brick.
I am strong and powerful.
By Dakota
I Am a Hurricane
I am strong and dangerous.
I wonder what my name will be.
I hear wind from me.
I see the land.
I want to be a category five.
I am strong and dangerous.
I pretend to be a person.
I feel sad when I hurt someone.
I touch the land.
I worry if I will hurt someone.
I cry when I hurt someone.
I am strong and dangerous.
I understand I can disappear.
I say, “Look out!”
I dream of being a very powerful hurricane.
I try to be very powerful.
I hope for a nice name.
I am strong and dangerous.
By Abbie
I Am Lightning
I am long and hurtful.
I wonder if I will never strike something.
I hear something crash.
I see people running.
I want to never strike.
I am long and hurtful.
I pretend to be a cloud.
I feel a pole.
I touch a pole.
I worry I always will strike.
I cry when I strike.
I am long and hurtful.
I understand I have to strike.
I say I don’t want to strike.
I dream to never strike.
I try not to strike.
I hope I don’t strike.
I am long and hurtful.
By Chance
I Am a Blizzard
I am icy and very chilly.
I wonder if my snow will melt.
I hear skates scratching the ice.
I see snow falling on pine trees.
I want to be warm.
I am icy and very chilly.
I pretend I am a blanket falling on the ground.
I feel sun beating down on my snow.
I touch spiky pine trees.
I worry I will make children get frostbites.
I cry when I make a child sick.
I am icy and very chilly.
I understand I only fall in the winter.
I say I am not very powerful to other clouds.
I dream of being an animal.
I try not to get children really, really cold.
I hope in the future I won’t make children get sick.
I am icy and very chilly.
By Tabitha
I Am a Tornado
I am black and scary.
I wonder why I hurt people.
I hear hail crashing down from me.
I see people screaming.
I want to be a nice storm.
I am black and scary.
I pretend I am the sun.
I feel sad when I make people cry when I have high winds.
I touch hail.
I worry people don’t like me when I wreck their houses.
I cry when people get hurt.
I am black and scary.
I understand people are scared of me.
I say I wreck houses.
I dream of making small storms.
I try not to wreck planes.
I hope I don’t create a bad storm.
I am black and scary.
By Drake
I Am Snow
I am white and freezing.
I wonder if I can make it snow.
I hear snow falling.
I see a lot of snow.
I want to fall from the sky.
I am white and freezing.
I pretend I am a blizzard.
I feel something falling down on the ground.
I touch snowflakes coming down on the ground.
I worry I will get eaten by people.
I cry because it is beginning to snow at 11:00.
I am white and freezing.
I understand that children love to play in the snow.
I say hello to snow falling down on the ground.
I dream of being a beautiful snowflake.
I try to snow everywhere.
I hope I am a square snowflake.
I am white and freezing.
By Allie
I Am a Hurricane
I am windy and dangerous.
I wonder if I will blow down a house.
I hear waves crashing.
I see homes destroyed.
I want to be a category five.
I am windy and dangerous.
I pretend I am a pig.
I feel stuffed.
I touch a house.
I worry if I will kill people.
I cry when I kill people.
I am windy and dangerous.
I understand to swirl.
I say, “Hurray!”
I dream of a category five.
I try to get more powerful.
I hope to get more wind.
I am windy and dangerous.
By Gavin
I Am the Rain
I am blue and wet.
I wonder how high I am.
I hear thunder.
I see gray clouds.
I want more raindrops.
I am blue and wet.
I pretend I am a person.
I feel the ground shaking.
I touch umbrellas.
I worry about how fast I drop.
I cry when I land on something hard.
I am blue and wet.
I understand I am falling on the ground.
I say it is fun being a raindrop.
I dream I’m a cloud.
I try to land in the right spot.
I hope I don’t make a flood.
I am blue and wet.
By Broch
I Am Snow
I am cold and friendly.
I wonder if I can buy a coat.
I hear snow falling down.
I see my friend’s snow friend.
I want to be the sun.
I am cold and friendly.
I pretend I don’t see my snow friend.
I feel my snow friend touching me.
I touch my snow friend.
I worry my snow friend is going to melt.
I cry when my snow friend is melting.
I am cold and friendly.
I understand my snow friend’s homework.
I say snow is falling.
I dream of people playing in the snow.
I try snow friend’s homework.
I hope snow friend is my friend.
I am cold and friendly.
By Kacie
I Am a Hurricane
I am mean and destructive.
I wonder if I will damage a car.
I hear the wind blowing inside of me.
I see the people running away from me.
I want to be a category five.
I am mean and destructive.
I pretend to not hurt anybody.
I feel the wind blowing on me.
I touch the sky.
I worry if I will kill people.
I cry when I kill people.
I am mean and destructive.
I understand that I kill turtles.
I say, “Aaaaah!”
I dream of a category five.
I try not to hurt people.
I hope that I don’t destroy people.
I am mean and destructive.
By Caleb
I Am a Hurricane
I am windy and fast.
I wonder if I will stay forever.
I hear the wind blowing.
I see people running.
I want more water.
I am windy and fast.
I pretend to be a skater.
I feel the pieces of houses.
I touch the ocean.
I worry people will take all my water.
I cry when the water goes away.
I am windy and fast.
I understand people don’t like me.
I say, “Come back. I will eat your house!”
I dream I will be a sun.
I try to take over the world.
I hope for my water.
I am windy and fast.
By Emory
I Am a Thunderstorm
I am gray and scary.
I wonder if I am doing a super job.
I hear children playing.
I see airplanes landing.
I want to be a person.
I am gray and scary.
I pretend to fly.
I feel wind blowing me away.
I touch the sky.
I worry if I am making people scared.
I cry when I scare people.
I am gray and scary.
I understand how I help.
I say hey to other clouds.
I dream of being a person.
I try to help.
I hope the plants are living.
I am a thunderstorm.
By Lucas
I Am a Tornado
I am strong and tough.
I wonder if I will go away.
I hear things hitting the ground.
I see huge messes.
I want to cause a storm.
I am strong and tough.
I pretend to be a boy.
I feel the wind.
I touch buildings.
I worry I will go away.
I cry when I miss houses.
I am strong and tough.
I understand I made a storm.
I say I am cool.
I dream I am with God.
I try to not cause a storm.
I hope it will be summer again.
I am strong and tough.
By Daniel
I Am a Hurricane
I am dangerous and cool looking.
I wonder if I can destroy the Empire State Building.
I hear an airplane.
I see houses.
I want more power.
I am dangerous and cool looking.
I pretend to be a person.
I feel my winds going around and around.
I touch houses.
I worry if I will disappear.
I cry when I go away.
I am dangerous and cool looking.
I understand I can disappear.
I say I am the most powerful.
I dream I’m very big.
I try to destroy the biggest building in the world.
I hope to destroy anything.
I am dangerous and cool looking.
By Thomas
I Am a Tornado
I am fussy and wiggly.
I wonder if I can like myself.
I hear swelling wind.
I see all of ya’ll
I want ya’ll to be a tornado.
I am fussy and wiggly.
I pretend to get ya’ll.
I feel sorry about destroying the earth.
I touch the buildings.
I worry about me.
I cry if I’m not strong.
I am fussy and wiggly.
I understand only about tornadoes.
I say, “Yes, I am strong and big.”
I dream of being a category five.
I try to press a button when I’m told not to.
I hope I can eat my snack.
I am fussy and wiggly.
By Justin
I Am a Hurricane
I am windy and strong.
I wonder if I will be a bad hurricane.
I hear the wind howling outside.
I see the hurricane in the field.
I want to go away and not hit a house.
I am windy and strong.
I pretend I will go away from them.
I feel the wind hitting my face.
I touch the house but I don’t want to hurt it.
I worry I will not hit the houses.
I cry that I will come and hit people.
I am windy and strong.
I understand I shouldn’t have come here.
I say I am sorry I did hit the houses.
I dream I will be good.
I try to go away.
I hope I will go away.
I am windy and strong.
By Cade
I Am the Sun
I am bright and hot.
I wonder if I will go away.
I hear the wind blowing through the air.
I see people on the earth.
I want to be a person.
I am bright and hot.
I pretend to be a fish.
I feel the sea hitting me.
I touch the sky.
I worry I will blow away.
I cry when I have to go away at night.
I am bright and hot.
I understand I make people hot.
I say I am sorry.
I dream to be a fish.
I try to say I’m sorry.
I hope I won’t go away.
I am bright and hot.
By Tiffani
I Am the Sun
I am round and hot.
I wonder if I will go away.
I hear the wind blowing.
I see the children playing.
I want to be a kid.
I am round and hot.
I pretend I am going to go away.
I feel the wind.
I touch the sky.
I worry if I am the moon.
I cry when I go away.
I am round and hot.
I understand at night I will go away.
I say I am the sun.
I dream I am a cute pig.
I try to be the sun.
I hope I am the sun.
I am round and hot.
By Lindy
I Am the Sun
I am yellow and hot.
I wonder if I will blow away.
I hear the wind blowing.
I see a cloud.
I want to be a sun.
I am yellow and hot.
I pretend I am a sun.
I feel the white cloud.
I touch the clouds.
I worry I will blow away.
I cry when it rains.
I am yellow and hot.
I understand a sun.
I say hello.
I dream about suns.
I try to be a sun.
I hope I get to be a sun.
I am yellow and hot.
By Karlea
“I Am” Poems
I am tall and happy.
I wonder what I am going to eat everyday.
I hear whistling in the night.
I see a rabbit at night.
I want a box of bubblegum.
I am tall and happy.
I pretend I am a princess.
I feel sad.
I touch cats.
I worry I am not going shopping anymore.
I cry when someone says by brother’s name.
I am tall and happy.
I understand how my mom feels when she is sad.
I say funny things to my friends.
I dream of me being Hannah Montana.
I try to do everything my mom says for me to do.
I hope at Christmas I get to get an ice cream maker.
I am tall and happy.
By Makayla
I am small and nice.
I wonder would I have my family back.
I hear the sea.
I see a flying hippopotamus.
I want a dog.
I am small and nice.
I pretend I am the bunny.
I feel the ocean.
I touch the stars.
I worry my mommy is gone.
I cry because I fell.
I am small and nice.
I understand how to do math.
I say hello to my friends.
I dream I was a queen.
I try to do my best.
I hope I was a kid.
I am small and nice.
By Allie
I am small and thin.
I wonder will I get a good report card.
I hear a bird singing.
I see a chocolate fountain.
I want a horse.
I am small and thin.
I pretend to be a teacher.
I feel wind.
I touch chocolate.
I worry that someone will get me.
I cry when someone mentions my neighbor.
I am small and thin.
I understand a horse is not mean.
I say I believe in heaven.
I dream I will be a skater.
I try to write.
I hope I will get a horse.
I am small and thin.
By Emory
I am cool and happy.
I wonder if I will pass second grade.
I hear the wind going through my hair.
I see birds flying in the air.
I want Brook to love me.
I am cool and happy.
I pretend to be a race car driver.
I feel the wind going through my hair.
I touch the moon.
I worry if my family loves me a lot.
I cry when I miss my Great Great Grandma.
I am cool and happy.
I understand that I am bad sometimes.
I say I love God a lot.
I dream to be a rock star.
I try to be good.
I hope I will be so good.
I am cool and happy.
By Daniel
I am excited and smart.
I wonder if my dad will bring chocolate back.
I hear popcorn popping.
I see a unicorn.
I want a new DS game.
I am excited and smart.
I pretend to be a princess.
I feel sad.
I touch the sky.
I worry my brother won’t come home.
I cry when I skin my knee.
I am excited and smart.
I understand I have to go to college.
I say my favorite color is black.
I dream I will be a ballerina.
I try to hurt my brother.
I hope my brother will be nice to me.
I am excited and smart.
By Tabitha
I am sad and happy.
I wonder if Makayla is my friend.
I hear wind blowing.
I see birds.
I want toys.
I am sad and happy.
I pretend to be a fish.
I feel sad.
I touch water.
I worry somebody will break in.
I cry when I get yelled at.
I am sad and happy.
I understand Makayla.
I say I’m happy.
I dream I get hurt.
I try to help my sister.
I hope my aunt gets better.
I am sad and happy.
By Tiffani
I am funny and happy.
I wonder if I am going to make it to third grade.
I hear a waterfall in my house.
I see a bird and an egg.
I want a dress and a crayon.
I am funny and happy.
I pretend to be a teacher.
I feel a bird on my finger.
I touch a ghost on my finger.
I worry I am not happy.
I cry when I hurt someone.
I am funny and happy.
I understand my homework.
I say an ABBA pattern out loud.
I dream of a ball.
I try my work at school.
I hope I can be a fairy tale.
I am funny and happy.
By Kacie
I am skinny and nice.
I wonder if the boy will win.
I hear a teacher talking.
I see a bike.
I want food.
I am skinny and nice.
I pretend I am a teacher.
I feel the wind.
I touch a cat.
I worry about my mom.
I cry about my mom.
I am skinny and nice.
I understand my teacher.
I say mom is the best.
I dream about my mom.
I try again.
I hope I get to stay at my mom’s.
I am skinny and nice.
By Karlea
I am small and tough.
I wonder what gooey glop feels like.
I hear the waves crashing down.
I see a whirlpool.
I want a snake.
I am small and tough.
I pretend to play war.
I feel a teddy bear.
I touch birds.
I worry about alligators eating me.
I cry when I get hurt.
I am small and tough.
I understand I play tag.
I say cheesecake is real.
I dream I’m having a sleepover with Gavin.
I try playing tag.
I hope for a car.
I am small and tough.
By Drake
I am fun and pretty.
I wonder if I could ever ski barefooted.
I hear the birds sing.
I see the fish hopping out of the water.
I want a new ski.
I am fun and pretty.
I pretend I am a special skier.
I feel scared to ski sometimes.
I touch my handle.
I worry if I fall today.
I cry when I fall.
I am fun and pretty.
I understand my family tells me to try my best.
I say I want to do it by myself.
I dream I can make any wish come true.
I try to do my best.
I hope I can be a great skier.
I am fun and pretty.
By Abbie
I am bald and scary.
I wonder who won the skull game.
I hear a chain saw.
I see a big giant.
I want a three head skeleton.
I am bald and scary.
I pretend I am a big giant skeleton.
I feel the rocky hills hit my feet.
I touch two walls.
I worry a pirate will take me away from my home.
I cry “Put me down!”
I am bald and scary.
I understand what people are trying to say.
I say when someone is coming to take me I say “Ooh.”
I dream I am a person.
I try to stay safe.
I hope I will be a person.
I am bald and scary.
By Lucas
I am cool and hot.
I wonder if I will pass the second grade.
I hear the water hit me.
I see a flying turtle.
I want a ripstick.
I am cool and hot.
I pretend to fly.
I feel the money.
I touch the sky.
I worry that I will get hit by Hurricane Andrew.
I cry when I’m home alone.
I am cool and hot.
I understand that my friend likes me.
I say my friend likes me.
I dream about money.
I try to fly.
I hope you can be my friend.
I am cool and hot.
By Caleb
I am tall and kind.
I wonder when my guinea pig is going to die.
I hear my guinea pig squeak.
I see my guinea pig.
I want a baby guinea pig.
I am tall and kind.
I pretend I am a guinea pig.
I feel sad because my guinea pig died.
I touch my guinea pig
I worry my guinea pig will die soon.
I cry when my guinea pig dies.
I am tall and kind.
I understand when my guinea pig is talking.
I say to my guinea pig, “I am coming.”
I dream about my guinea pig.
I try to take good care of my guinea pig.
I hope my guinea pig does not die.
I am tall and kind.
By Christina
I am happy and nice.
I wonder if I am going to get candy.
I hear bats.
I see water.
I want sour stuff.
I am happy and nice.
I pretend to be a teacher.
I feel sad.
I touch an animal.
I worry about my dad.
I cry because I am down.
I am nice and happy.
I understand I will not play.
I say my dad is overseas.
I dream of having a lot of money.
I try to ride my bike.
I hope I will grow up.
I am happy and nice.
By Jazmine
I am funny and cool.
I wonder if I will get a guinea pig.
I hear music in my head.
I see a flying giraffe.
I want a flying t.v.
I am funny and cool.
I pretend I am Star Wars.
I feel really hyper.
I touch a car.
I worry somebody is going to follow me.
I cry a little bit.
I am funny and cool.
I understand books.
I say something to my friend.
I dream about Star Wars.
I try to do a flip.
I hope I am going to get a PSP.
I am funny and cool.
By Dakota
I am happy and great.
I wonder if McCain is going to be president.
I hear lots of sounds.
I see you.
I want a train station.
I am happy and great.
I pretend that whales fly.
I feel something slimy.
I touch watermelon.
I worry about robbers coming in our house.
I cry when there’s a bad cut.
I am happy and great.
I understand you want that.
I say that you’re nice.
I dream that I won a world record.
I try to do cool stuff.
I hope I get 100.
I am happy and great.
By Broch
I am nice and cool.
I wonder what killed the dinos.
I hear a T-rex.
I see dinosaurs.
I want a wii.
I am nice and cool.
I pretend to be a paleontologist.
I feel the stomps of T-rex.
I touch a dino.
I worry that someone robs our house.
I cry when I get hurt.
I am nice and cool.
I understand that dinosaurs are extinct.
I say I believe in monsters.
I dream I am an astronaut.
I try to ride a bike.
I hope I see a dino.
I am nice and cool.
By Thomas
I am artistic and tall.
I wonder about how artists make money.
I hear fireworks.
I see a store.
I want a hot rod.
I am artistic and tall.
I pretend to be a roller coaster.
I feel like a roller coaster.
I touch a brick.
I worry about my horse.
I cry because I am scared of the dark.
I am artistic and tall.
I understand a bird.
I take a stand.
I dream things fly and will get me.
I try to get my Game Star.
I hope I will get to play with my baby brother.
I am artistic and tall.
By Justin
I am small and silly.
I wonder if I would turn into a fish.
I hear the ocean.
I see fish under the water.
I want to keep on swmming.
I am small and silly.
I pretend that I am a fish in the ocean.
I feel cold water over my back.
I touch the water.
I worry a shark might eat me.
I cry when I get bitten.
I am small and silly.
I understand that something eats me.
I say vroom, vroom.
I dream that I drank nasty water.
I try to be a fish.
I hope I will be a fish.
I am small and silly.
By Lindy
I am funny and cool.
I wonder if I will go to college.
I hear somebody talking.
I see a ghost.
I want a bakugan.
I am funny and cool.
I pretend to be an army man.
I feel the swing.
I touch the wind.
I worry I will never get a pet.
I cry when I step on a nail.
I am funny and cool.
I understand I have to be good.
I say I love my mom.
I dream of being a rock star.
I try to help my mom with chores.
I hope I get a cat.
I am funny and cool.
By Chance
I am fast and tall.
I wonder I won’t make it to home base.
I here a bat creaking.
I see the ball go far.
I want to catch the ball.
I am fast and tall.
I pretend to run to home base.
I feel the air hitting my hair.
I touch home base.
I worry I won’t make it.
I cry because I did not make it.
I am fast and tall.
I understand I will hit a home run.
I say, “Yes, I hit one.”
I dream I got hit and cried.
I try to get to home base.
I hope I do make it to home base and I did make it.
I am fast and tall.
By Cade
I am tall and tough.
I wonder will sharks become extinct.
I hear my bones crack.
I see a chocolate waterfall.
I want a parana fish.
I am tall and tough.
I pretend to play Revolutionary War.
I feel fish.
I touch trees.
I worry Chucke is alive.
I cry in scary movies.
I am tall and tough.
I understand to run.
I say my bones crack.
I dream I was in the Civil War.
I try to fight.
I hope to live forever.
I am tall and tough.
By Gavin