Crystal Vision

Lawrence Schimel

Hopkins, Lee Bennett, ed. 1999. Spectacular science: a book of poems. Illustrated by Virginia Halstead. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-689-81283-3.

Introduction

This poem talks about prisms�and how they bend light into rainbows.

Crystal Vision

The prism bends a beam of light

And pulls it into colored bands.

My fingers tremble with delight:

I hold a rainbow in my hands.

This poem would be great for introducing the study of light/rainbows. Bring in a prism for the children to use.

Module Four

Module four focuses on poetry across the curriculum.

• First They Came For The Jews (poem that can be matched with a book of nonfiction)
• Pinocchio (poem that can be matched with a picturebook)
• Relatives (poem relevant to the social studies)
• 100 Is A Lot (poem relevant to mathematics)
• Crystal Vision(poem relevant to science)