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I like to spend a couple weeks each year teaching my students about poetry. We do a number of fun activities in addition to reading and writing different poems. We have a poetry battle, rank poetry, make a poetry journal, and much more! Here is a look into my poetry unit.... To kick off my poetry unit I have my students each complete this KWL Chart about Poetry. We then discuss what poetry is, what a poet's purpose is, what poems can have, etc. I use and display these posters during my unit…

It's about time, teachers, for a New Year! Welcome it with poetry. These 2 poems, and their teaching possibilities, are from the winter edition of POETRY POSSIBILITIES. This collection of winter poems provides custom lessons that incorporate multiple subjects. The POETRY POSSIBILITIES include a teaching point about poetry, skill lessons, writing models & prompts, and other activities. Differentiated instruction accommodates students reading above or below grade level. You may also be…

I was reading the book aloud Gooney Bird is So Absurd! by Lois Lowry. These books have been a new treasure to me this year. My colleague introduced them to me and I have fallen in love with them and so has the class. This book is set in the month of January so I thought it would be great to read in January however, you can read it in any month. January doesn't play a large part of the book! However, poetry does!!! The kids became inspired to start writing their own poetry! We started with a…

Today’s #PoemADay is a familiar favourite Robert Frost’s classic ode to social distancing - take the road less travelled (or stay home)! #keepcalmandreadpoems Published in Staying Alive: Boodaxe's anthology of Real Poems for Unreal Times. Available to order here with 25% off for PBS Members.

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Hello Everyone! More Daily Five stuff! :) "Read to Someone" is a component that my firsties love!! We practice over and over how it should look and sound. We practice sitting EEKK style, reading quietly, sharing, asking questions, etc. Many ask what my kids read during "Read to Someone." Most of the time they are sharing books from their book baskets, but at least once a week, they read poetry together. We build a collection of poems in a folder starting from day one of first grade! Many of…