Maya Angelou's famous "Amazing Peace" Poem was recently turned into a picture book (Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem). I love everything about this book, especially the way in which the art matches the words so well. (It's illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher.) Here's an excerpt of "Amazing Peace". Amazing Peace Thunder rumbles in… Continue reading Poetry Friday – Maya Angelou
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Poetry Friday: A Snow Day with No Snow to Speak of… YET!
Nearly every school in Rhode Island seems to be closed today due to the impending snow. My school is no exception. Today's school day was called-off yesterday afternoon when the weather reports became more 'serious.' I woke up this morning and didn't find any snow on the ground. However, I knew that would happen since… Continue reading Poetry Friday: A Snow Day with No Snow to Speak of… YET!
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That’s a wrap!
As I was departing ceramics class last night, I realized that it was the last time I'd have my hands on clay or glaze for the rest of 2008. As we each left, we all wished each other a good holiday season and a Happy New Year. We said our good-byes, exchanged pleasantries about each… Continue reading That’s a wrap!
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Poetry in the Classroom
I was recently invited to write a post for the Stenhouse Blog. It just went live today. It's a compilation of ideas about how to infuse poetry into the classroom.
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Poetry Friday & Photo Fridays Collide!
Even though my inbox is full... Originally uploaded by teachergal Sometimes I like to let Poetry Friday and Photo Fridays collide here. It pushes me to write about my photo in verse, rather than in prose. 🙂 CADDY I had the same pencil cup for years. It spun on a lazy susan and contained more… Continue reading Poetry Friday & Photo Fridays Collide!
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Poetry Friday: Freight Train
Freight Train Delay on the Way to Work Originally uploaded by teachergal I had an exasperating drive to work yesterday morning. It could've been worse... I could've been the one in the MVA. Thankfully I wasn't. However, once I rerouted myself and got stuck behind a freight train, I was not happy. When the freight… Continue reading Poetry Friday: Freight Train
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Encouraging Students to Use Line Breaks
love is - line breaks Originally uploaded by teachergal One of my students experimented with other genres this week, one of which was poetry. She wrote a gorgeous poem about what love is in her notebook. At first, I thought, What does a nine year-old know about love? But then, after reading it a few… Continue reading Encouraging Students to Use Line Breaks
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Writing About Tragedy
The recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai reminded me of how fragile life is. Stories of everyday people who were visiting and working in Mumbai, such as the Brooklyn couple who were held hostage and later killed, affected me in a way I didn't think I was ready to write about. Tragic events are exceedingly difficult… Continue reading Writing About Tragedy
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POETRY FRIDAY: The Aspiring Poet’s Journal – Day 1
Ruth picked up an extra copy of The Aspiring Poet's Journal by Bernard Friot, in the NCTE Exhibit Hall, before I arrived in San Antonio last Friday. I rifled through it quickly last week and liked what I saw. However, I didn't really have a close look at it until now… and I really like… Continue reading POETRY FRIDAY: The Aspiring Poet’s Journal – Day 1
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Unpacking Picture Books
In the past few months, I've analyzed a couple of picture books, Those Shoes and Sweet Smell of Roses , to determine the craft moves I can teach my students. As a result of analyzing these books, I've developed teaching points off of the craft moves. Ruth and I picked up a bunch of picture… Continue reading Unpacking Picture Books
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“Stories in Hand” Meets “Poetry Friday”
"Characteristics You Inherited" Layout Originally uploaded by teachergal I decided to use the first layout I created for the Stories in Hand Class I'm taking with Poetry Friday. The story spark I used for this layout was "What physical and character traits did you inherit from your mom? From your dad?" However, I didn't write… Continue reading “Stories in Hand” Meets “Poetry Friday”
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Poetry Friday: T.G.I.F.
Thank goodness I'm home this Friday! I spent the past four weekends traveling to family events, conferences, etc. I'm so glad the week-end's here. Hence, a T.G.I.F. Poem by Rusty Fischer. goes to a five o' clock on friday even if it is date night hopes it's too early to be crowded buys a ticket… Continue reading Poetry Friday: T.G.I.F.
