! A Collection of Action Poems
! ! Written by Ms. Wieland’s Second Grade Class
VAULT She sprints and smacks the vault board with one big hit. Then bounces off and ZOOM‌ she kicks into a back handspring. POW‌ she cannonballs to her ending. Gymnastics is a flexible sport! Vault Written by Lillian
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! ! SPRINT Never stops running when he walks by he dashes fast down the street. Leg strength helps sprint sprint. His arms swing back and forth like a wrecking ball. Sprint. Written by Quinn
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! TALK When his lips move words come out. He speaks words of happiness and makes people shine. Talk uses his lips to help people understand and love him. Talk Written by Mark
! SWIM He is swimming and gliding‌ riding the waves, seeing the ocean, touching the water and doing the backstroke and freestyle. SWIM Written by Sidd
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! RUN Run will make you healthy if you use him your heart will pound and your blood will pump and your mind will race. Run builds strong muscles. Run Written by Cecelia
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SWIMMING Gliding through the water Jumping through the waves Diving underwater and that is how you play. Swimming Written by Cooper
SWIM Swim is arm strength and leg strength. She practices freestyle and backstroke and then she has fun in the pool. She cannonballs in‌ SPLASH! The water ripples. She swims down and touches the bottom. Swim Written by Izzy
TALKING His lips move all morning and afternoon and evening too.
! He is a chatter bug.
! He likes to hear himself talk. He thinks he’s pretty cool. Talking Written by Griffin
MINING He goes to Mount Everest and he mines. He destroys the rocks like lightening hit it. And he jumps up and down because he struck gold. He carries it to his trunk. When he sits down he is sweating on the way home he says, “It has been a long day for a little ole me.� MIning Written by Evan
SEWING Sewing is creative. She uses fabric and stuffing, needle and thread to follow her sketches. She makes pillow, outfits, and small stuffed animals. She makes quilts, sheets, and bedspreads. She makes blankets and comforters. She makes canopies, tablecloths, and napkins. She is creative. She is one of my favorite hobbies. Sewing Written by Kylie
! BIKING Bikes and kids race through the trails over hills and over bumps. His wheels spin as fast as lightening. Biking Written by Pearson
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PLAY Play is a fun running game. He climbs up a playground with other kids chasing. A kid has a ball that is coming after him. Play is a fun thing. Play Written by Eli
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PUNT Punt will kick the ball to the offensive player. Punt Written by Ryan
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! ICE SKATING Ice skating makes you use time wisely. Ice skating makes your form graceful. You know what to do. Breathe and glide while you are falling but you don’t realize it. You are having fun! Ice Skating Written by Amelia
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! RUN You need energy to run. Speed needs to dance into you. He‌ runs a mile. Strength is speeding in every part of your body. Run. Written by Brenden
SOAR She the soarer glides in the sky higher and higher she goes as the wind blows the sun shines right in her eyes. She shoots up in the sky‌ strength for the soul. Soar Written by Alison