This month I didn’t color the floral doodles, but I did add some color to letters and a drop shadow to the monthly calendar. I was going to leave the previous page blank, but then I thought it would be great to have the April’s Calendar for reference. I found inspiration for this cover page on Pinterest, and it was Cristina from who did something like this on Instagram. I’m being creative and enjoying the process of becoming more productive at the same time. Setting up my cover page with floral doodles is a good excuse for me to practice. I love floral doodles, and I’ve decided to keep practicing until I become better at drawing them. Compass and ruler from this drawing set.įor my cover page this month, I decided to keep doing floral drawings.You can use whatever eraser you have handy. Erasers: I used the Tombow MONO eraser.Colored Pens: a light teal pen from a Crayola Supertips 50 pack.Tombow MONO drawing pen 03 & 05, Tombow MONO Pencil 2B, Marvin Uchida LePex Flex, Teal. Pens: Tombow Fudenosuke Black from their Fudenosuke Colors set.So here is my bullet journal set up for this month… SUPPLIES I USED FOR MY BULLET JOURNAL SET-UP | APRIL 2019 Last month was a little late, but I still wanted to share it so you can get some inspiration from it. This time I’m happy to say I’m on time sharing my “Plan with me April 2019”. I decided to do another Plan with me” blog post because I’m had a great response from you on my “ bullet journal system.” I’m enjoying this bullet journal system. Find a list of poems to refer to on a day when you are having a hard time or need encouragement.PLAN WITH ME APRIL 2019 | BULLET JOURNAL SET UP Journal Prompt: In your notebook or journal, find a poem that resonates with you. In these poems, there are strength, hope, and courage. Reading over all of these titles is almost like creating a personal collection against worry and anxiety. Poems from Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice by Mahogany Brown and We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson. This came in handy while we are social distancing because many of the poems I wanted to mark with a sticky note for my poetry brainstorm were in my Google Photos. I have also gotten into the habit of taking pictures of poems whenever they take my breath away. I included novels-in-verse and other poems that were important to me as a person and as a teacher. However, I have reached for it so many times I have some of the stanzas memorized. My main inspirational book, For Everyone by Jason Reynolds, is currently on my desk at school. I started by making a curated personal collection of poems that I needed. As we look at how to plan for the next coming month, let’s let poetry be the underlying theme that pushes us forward and helps pull us along if needed. Poems have always helped shape my teaching and worldview. It seems so fitting that right now- in this moment-we are face-to-face with poetry month. Her words perfectly summed up what it feels like to be in quarantine and simultaneously feel the pressure to be productive and appreciative of the time to daydream. Then, I paused when I came across Sarah Kay’s Poem “The Paradox.” I got excited about collecting poems, making lists, and trying to find the right words. I made a giant stack, and then I spent the rest of the day making a plan for my journal around poetry. However, I had more access to poetry and books than I realized. I am making a plan for my reading this month focusing on novels-in-verse and poetry. I immediately started to round up the poetry books and novels-in-verse that were in my house and on my bookshelf. Unexpected school closures in the last third of the school year due to a pandemic virus? Perhaps there is a reason. Dishwasher broke? You have an opportunity to learn how to fix something. There is always something that goes awry. The poem stuck in my brain as being so important right now. On a day I was feeling particularly funky, I remembered a line from The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney where the main character asked, “What else is possible?” in response to not assuming the worst outcome right away. I had tried to keep up with my journaling, I was writing away on the blog, but my reading was something that sort of fell off. I have to admit that over the course of the past week or so, I had started reading a little less. Poetry has the power to bring us together.” Poetry is powerful. At a time of anxiety and alarm, poetry can help bring tranquility. In her email, she stated, “ More and more people are turning to poetry at this moment, because amid fear and uncertainty, poetry can help bring needed strength. April 1st means it is officially poetry month! I woke up this morning to an email letter from Jennifer Benka, executive director of The Academy of American Poets or Poets.Org.
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