Fourth Grade Spine Poetry

April is National Poetry Month, and Sand Lake fourth graders have been busy using book spines to write poetry. Take a look at their creations!

Mrs. Hoscheit's class

Mr. Bradley's & Mrs. Larson's class

(Thanks to Travis Jonker for the ideas on his blog and the ALSC blog!)

A Visit from Tom Lichtenheld

Creating a Monster

After weeks of listening to his books and preparing for his visit, today we welcomed author and illustrator Tom Lichtenheld to Sand Lake Elementary School. He talked to us about his books, explained how he gets ideas, and drew a few of his characters. Students helped design and name pirates and monsters (like Fredrick Slimecatcher, pictured above). A boy and a girl from each group were invited to read Duck! Rabbit! to everyone. We had a great day with our guest! (Read more about Tom Lichtenheld's visit in this article from the Courier-Life.)