Every MeCard has a collage and a poem. The children show you their cards and I AM... poems, and they tell you what matters to them, expressing some very deep feelings and understandings about life. They explain that it s okay to make cards in your own special way and tell you what you need. One first-grader, named Jasmine, says, Making MeCards™ makes me feel good because it makes my heart open and that makes me happy to be me! Teachers, parents, and grown-up friends: you'll find guidance in here too! The I AM... poems are structured with prompts to help the children make feeling statements from the images they choose to collage.