Why our students don't need backpacks . . . . .
What’s in Your Backpack?
(author unknown)
What’s in your backpack?
It’s empty today.
Where’s your work?
Did you just play?
When I built with blocks
I learned about shapes.
I balanced and shared –
Our skyscraper was great.
I played in the windy house
And talked with my friends.
I rocked a baby
And played pretend
In science I observed,
Guessed, and experimented, too.
The same things grown up
Scientists do.
Art was messy.
I created and explored.
I solved my own problem
When I spilled glue on the floor.
My fingers got a work out
With puzzles and clay.
Those same muscles
Will help me write one day.
Out on the playground
I ran like the wind.
I learned to take turns
And helped a hurt friend.
Story time is what
I always like best.
I can use my imagination
And give my body a rest.
I sang and danced -
Learned a finger play, too.
I answered questions
and said, “Please” and “Thank you.”
There will be time
for worksheets and tests,
But talking and playing
Is how I learn best.
I love to go to school.
I’m glad I’m me.
An empty backpack
Means I’m learning, you see!
(author unknown)
What’s in your backpack?
It’s empty today.
Where’s your work?
Did you just play?
When I built with blocks
I learned about shapes.
I balanced and shared –
Our skyscraper was great.
I played in the windy house
And talked with my friends.
I rocked a baby
And played pretend
In science I observed,
Guessed, and experimented, too.
The same things grown up
Scientists do.
Art was messy.
I created and explored.
I solved my own problem
When I spilled glue on the floor.
My fingers got a work out
With puzzles and clay.
Those same muscles
Will help me write one day.
Out on the playground
I ran like the wind.
I learned to take turns
And helped a hurt friend.
Story time is what
I always like best.
I can use my imagination
And give my body a rest.
I sang and danced -
Learned a finger play, too.
I answered questions
and said, “Please” and “Thank you.”
There will be time
for worksheets and tests,
But talking and playing
Is how I learn best.
I love to go to school.
I’m glad I’m me.
An empty backpack
Means I’m learning, you see!