Fifth grade children have very concrete ideas about things they understand and things they don't! In continuing to explore poetry in list form, we identified things we did and did not understand in the world around us. We continue to practice writing process skills and use our classroom computers to gain ongoing experience with the available technology. Enjoy our creativity and thoughtfulness!
Pennsylvania State Standards continued to be met with this writing project:
1.1.5 Learning to Read Independently
1.2.5 Reading Critically in All Content Areas
1.3.5 Reading, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
1.4.5 Types of Writing
1.5.5 Quality of Writing
Jacqueline September 16, 2004
I Don’t Understand Candy!
I don’t Understand
Why lollipops are as sticky as tape
Why Hershey Bars have letters on them
Why caramel apples have sticks on the bottom of them
But Most Of All
Why Jolly Ranchers are flat at the bottom of them like a face of a square
Why popsicles are curved in the middle
Why bazooka bubble gum is a square and as thin as thread
What I Understand Most Is
Why rock candy is pointy
Why mints are circles that make you want to put them in to your mouth
Why snickers have dots on them like sprinkles
Brandon September 17, 2004
Things I Understand And Misunderstand
I don’t understand
Why I needed to leave New York.
Why people like to do bad jobs.
Why the sea is so deep.
But most of all
Why some people say that they see weird things.
Why people believe in myths.
Why people think good luck and bad luck are real.
What I understand most is
Why people must read.
Why all living things need water.
Why people don’t like to get into fights.
Sarah September 16, 2004
I Don’t Understand
I don’t understand,
Why teachers give a lot of homework
Why I write so sloppy
Why books are really long
But most of all,
Why my mom won’t cut my very long hair
Why snow is very cold
Why the sun is blistering hot
What I understand most is,
Why Mrs. Dingman is so much fun
Why my dad wants my hair cut
Why some 5th graders have lockers
Nicholas September 16, 2004
Why
i don’t understand
Why the sky is blue
Why the grass is green
Why dirt is brown
But most of all
Why most bugs are small
Why some birds fly
Why fish swim
What i understand most is
Why paper’s made from trees
Why i go to school
Why my mom tells me to go outside
Caitlin September 17, 2004
I Don’t Understand!
I don’t understand
Why my cat and dog play!
Why kids love winter and grownups don’t
Why some girls love sports and some boys hate sports
But most of all
Why my cat and dog play, I have no clue!
Why Saddam Hussein killed so many people
Why people used to think the world was flat
What I understand most is
Why I have to do well in school
Why my mom and dad want me to be safe and cautious
Why I’m not allowed to stay up past nine o’clock on weekdays
Cassandra September 17, 2004
What I Don’t Understand
I don’t understand
Why we see objects
Why we have tiny taste buds
Why we have ears
But most of all
Why we have huge banks
Why we have brains
Why we eat
What I understand most is
Why we have five days of school
Why we do math
Why we breathe air
Jeremy September 16, 2004
I Just Don’t Understand
I don’t understand
Why animals have four legs
Why people can speak
Why grass is green
But most of all
Why different countries speak different languages
Why the sky is blue
Why clouds float in the sky
What I understand most is
Why kids go to school
Why birds fly
Why the moon has craters
Marygrace September 16, 2004
I Don’t Understand
I don’t understand
Why Mercury is so close to the scorching sun but doesn’t melt
Why our planet Earth is the only known planet with life
Why some planets are made of nothing but gas
But most of all
Why some large birds can’t soar
Why we have to learn about the past when we live in the future
Why does 60 seconds have to be a minute and 60 minutes an hour
What I understand most is
Why people all are different
Why our solar system revolves around the sun
Why there are billons of stars in the night sky
What I Understand – and What I Don’t
I don’t understand
Why my brother and I argue so much and so often when we try so hard not to.
Why sometimes when I’m surrounded by people, I can still feel completely alone.
Why one thing sometimes holds my attention for hours, and at other times simply doesn’t attract me at all.
But most of all
Why sometimes life seems great, and at other times life seems totally unfair.
Why my dad’s company relocates him and makes us move so many times. Why can’t they pick on someone else?
Why so many countries are at war with each other - so often! What’s wrong with peace?
What I understand most is
Why there are a lot of things in life that you just can’t change by yourself, no matter how hard you try.
Why you have to try your best, no matter where you are or how you feel.
Why you should never, ever give up unless you never want to get anywhere in life.
Samantha September 17, 2004
Amy September 16, 2004
Help Me Understand
I don’t understand
Why friendships have to end
Why not everyone can have a positive attitude
Why countries can’t live in harmony
But most of all
Why people do research on children… they’re just smaller adults
Why do we have credit cards… they’re just one big mess
Why do we have so much contamination
What I understand most is
Why we are going to have many heartaches in our life
Why we are going to have many imperfections but never give up
Why we are going to decide to do something and it will turn out wrong
