Everyone knows the rhyme:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are you
With my elementary school students this week, we made Valentine's Day cards and they wrote their own variations of the poem. It was to practice very basic vocabulary and sentence structure, but some of my students ended up being quite creative.
My personal favorites were from two boys in 6th grade. The first was:
For my mum
My new jacket is beautiful
Barcelona is good
Machines are hardworking
And so are you
My second favorite was a poem one of the boys made for his friend who was a Barcelona fan, and this student was a fan of Madrid.
Madrid is pretty
And flowers are too
Barcelona is ugly
And so are you
The third graders had the easiest time writing the poems because the older students kept trying to make it too complicated. One student wanted to know how to say "corazon ardiente" which is passionate heart. Others wanted to know how to say "tus ojos son el color del mar" which translates to "your eyes are the blue of the sea." But I think the lesson went over well since they were all very excited to give their valentines to their parents or their friends.
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