Cloud List Poem

This is a class activity that involves metaphor, poetry, and imagination.

1. Show the class a picture of a cloud.
2. Ask students to write down three things that the cloud looks like.
3. Go around the room asking each student for one of his or her answers.
4. As each student gives an answer, write it down on a new line, so the class creates a list poem.
5. Write "A cloud" as the last line. (Variations: "passing cloud," "fluffy cloud," etc.)
   
6. Read the completed poem out loud.

Here's an example of what a Cloud List Poem might look like:

A dancing bear
Two cotton balls
A puppy
A videogame character
A leaping lamb
Rocks
A turtle whose head is out of its shell
Ice cream scoops
A passing cloud