Daegan and I created these poems using the letters in each family member’s name, and he challenges other homeschooled kids to make poems of their own. Here’s our family:

DAEGAN:

Dinosaur-crazy, and I am pretty
Amazing,
Excellent at identifying bugs. I love
Gareth, my brother. I am
Awesome at reading dinosaur books, and I
Never want to give Daddy a big headache.

JIM:

Jumps and plays,
I love him; he
Makes the best black bean tacos.

GARETH:

Good at staying up late and messing up my covers,
And he gives big hugs. I
Read him dinosaur books. He likes to
Eat soy yogurt. He loves to be
Tickled.
He’s a good brother.

RISA

Really ticklish and silly
I love doing art with Mommy
She sometimes gets mad at me
And she gives hugs (“they start as a hug, and end as a squish!”—family joke).