I was perusing Caroline Kennedy's poetry anthology for kids, WHICH I LOVE, with one of my students yesterday since she was looking for inspiration during our Writing Workshop. We came across Ecclesiastes 3, which I had noticed once or twice in there. I reread it today and was, of course, moved. Hence, that's what I'm… Continue reading Poetry Friday: There Is A Time…
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Poetry Pass in Interactive Read Aloud
We did a Poetry Pass for the first time during Interactive Read Aloud yesterday. I wanted to do it so that I could get the kids writing about a 'heavy' poem I presented them with, which is one of the texts in our voice/silence text set. They did a simply amazing job with responding, in… Continue reading Poetry Pass in Interactive Read Aloud
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Posting Poems
One of my kiddos posted a poem (which was shown to me when it was in draft form a couple of weeks ago) this morning. I'm exceedingly flattered that I'm seeing poems dedicated to me on one of my students' blogs. 🙂
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Quotes & Poetry
Today's Writing Workshop lesson went soooo well. I had never had kids write about quotations before, but it was such a success! I look forward to folding this lesson into the first unit of study in September. (One student I conferred with wasn't writing much... she was just doing literal explanations, rather than interpretations. Therefore,… Continue reading Quotes & Poetry
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A One Week Poetry Challenge: Day 8 of 8
I LOVE Jane Yolen's book Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People. In fact, I read it to my class last year on the first day of our poetry unit of study. They were so inspired that they wanted to write color poems right then and there. I never thought I'd start off… Continue reading A One Week Poetry Challenge: Day 8 of 8
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Stacey’s Eighth of Eight Poems
This is my color poem, which is written in a list poem format.
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A One Week Poetry Challenge: Day 7 of 8
How often do you truly experience something with all five of your senses? Dew’s Poem Starters got me thinking about using all five of my senses to capture an emotion. Dew’s provides a simple template that can help you get started if you need poetic inspiration today. Be sure to come back later today to… Continue reading A One Week Poetry Challenge: Day 7 of 8
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Stacey’s Seventh of Eight Poems
Even if you're a few days behind, don't fret. C'mon in and join JOY: Five Senses Poem Originally uploaded by teachergal I chose to write a poem about the emotion joy. I'm not quite sure if I captured it. I think this poem is still a draft/a work in progress! As I near the end… Continue reading Stacey’s Seventh of Eight Poems
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A One Week Poetry Challenge: Day 6 of 8
A couple months ago I purchased Teaching Grammar with Perfect Poems for Middle School: Engaging Lessons with Model Poems That Motivate Kids to Learn Grammar and Write Well by Nancy Mack. Even though I don’t teach middle school, I was intrigued by the title and figured it could be a good resource to keep on… Continue reading A One Week Poetry Challenge: Day 6 of 8
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What’s in your pocket?
Today is "Poem in Your Pocket Day." When I taught in NYC, this was the equivalent of a holiday. Lots of fun activities and special events took place on this day. Seeing as I'm on vacation today, it made me a little nostalgic for those days in New York when I would celebrate this special… Continue reading What’s in your pocket?
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Stacey’s Sixth of Eight Poems
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A One Week Poetry Challenge: Day 5 of 8
Even if you're a few days behind, don't fret. C'mon in and join Paul B. Janeczo, who selected the poems for A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms defines a senryu as a poem that “follows the same pattern as a haiku – three lines of 5-7-5 syllables – but it… Continue reading A One Week Poetry Challenge: Day 5 of 8
