Accept all answers remember that with poetry, all observations should be considered. Now, as a class, compose a free-verse poem using the group observations from the board. To compose the poem, take 1 or 2 group statements from the board mix them around until majority agrees on the composition. The following example written by Antonio Torres Jr., Kristen Nguyen, James Lopez, Quianya Enge, Matt Matcuk, Carole Beck and Geoffrey Habron. Edited by Katherine Hood.
Water has a cycle, a mixture of life.
Water is hard and soft, and what we are made of. I like to lay on the bottom of it and look at the sun, roll with the waves. It never disappears. The poem that the class writes should be displayed prominently in the classroom for the duration of the water program. Lay out newspapers, give each student a small glass of water for painting and a watercolor set with brush.