My cheeks are as pink as two sweet strawberries,
My lips are as blue as denim jeans,
My toes tingle as if they've fallen asleep...
My hands feel like freezing winter ice-
All because of this cold, dull weather.
-Caroline Godard
Grade 5
'A Day in the Woods' was a ten-month project at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Environmental Education Center, led by 2007-08 Writer in Residence, Jessica Jones. Each week Jones worked with thirty students in one-hour workshops, during which students heard, discussed, and wrote nature poetry. After taking notes outside, students shaped their observations of the landscape into short poems that they then read aloud for constructive criticism and group recognition. For more, visit www.cvnpa.org.
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