Teachers! Looking for a fresh, creative class project or midterm idea? The 2026 STEAM Powered Poetry Video Contest invites your students to bring a STEAM-themed poem to life by transforming it into a video for younger learners. The contest runs from October 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026.
This year I'm honored that my poem is included in the Poetry Packet, one of 40 poems by a variety of award-winning children's poets. The contest is free, fun, and brimming with opportunities for imagination and collaboration. No entry fee. Cash prizes! Full details: https://steampoweredpoetry.com/contest/
Here's my poem which is included in this year's Poetry Packet:
Shadow
I have a silly sunshine friend
who copies what I do.
Feet to feet, or hand to hand,
he sticks to me like glue!
At breakfast time he's tall and thin.
At noon he's short and fat.
At dinnertime he grows again,
but all the time he's flat.
We have great fun. We jump and run.
We march in our parade.
At hide-and-seek I always win—
I hide out in the shade.
Copyright Peggy Archer 2005
Check out some other student videos here!
Good luck to all!