A Pumpkin Patch of Poetry

The Third Graders wrote acrostic poems to celebrate a new season.  They brainstormed a list of fall ideas.  Each student chose one idea as a focus for his or her acrostic poem.  Students wrote their final drafts in their best handwriting on a pumpkin and then decorated it for our "Pumpkin Patch of Poetry."  These are some great pumpkins!


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