Poems have little rules - maybe there capital letters, punctuation could be used, they don't always make sense - throw out the grammar rules! Poems can be quick bursts of humor or sadness. Poems can teach and/or confuse us. Often times poems rhyme but it's not required. I do love to read aloud when poems rhyme! There are days that I will have a poem in my pocket and read to anyone who will listen. Read poems in your home. Talk about what the poet might be trying to say. Click on the QAE Poetry Slam Wall and support your child in posting an original or published poem. We'll be looking at these poems together.
Ask your child where the poetry books are located in the library. Hopefully I've done a good job teaching and you will hear "811" or maybe "somewhere in non-fiction", if not give clue, or take them to the library and visit poetry collection. I've created a new Poetry section in the QAE Resources on the Reading page. Here are links where we can hear and read poems. One site allows us to post poems and respond to others.
How about a poem a night before bed? Check out the online Magnetic Poetry - way cool!
Have a great weekend!
Jeffrey
Teacher / Librarian
How about a poem a night before bed? Check out the online Magnetic Poetry - way cool!
Have a great weekend!
Jeffrey
Teacher / Librarian
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