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USING POETRY IN THE CLASSROOM – Part 4 -- GRAMMAR - It's about time, teachers, to explore more possibilities for using poetry in the classroom. One of the chief reasons I like to use poetry for grammar lessons is that the subject of t he lesson is usually quite obvious in the poem.   For example, the following poem practically begs you to teach punctuation .   How many punctuation marks y... - 2012/05/15

USING POETRY IN THE CLASSROOM – Part 3 – PHONICS INSTRUCTION - It's about time, teachers , to describe more ways I use poetry in the classroom . . . Poetry is absolutely wonderful for phonics instruction.    Consider the following poem: By drawing your students’ attention to the rhyming words at the end of the lines, you can quickly establish an understanding of rimes.  For example,   dr... - 2012/05/13

Teacher Appreciation Freebie - It's about time, teachers, ... for Teacher  Appreciation Week!  It may seem hard, this near to the end of the school year, to feel appreciated.  Rest assured you are!  And, if you feel beleaguered, overworked, and/or exhausted, just thank your lucky stars that you teach in 2012; not 1872.   Following is a list of the Rules... - 2012/05/12

Mother's Day Craftivity - It's about time, teachers. . . for Mother's Day .  Following are directions for a card your primary students can make for their mothers.  I guarantee it will bring a smile to every mother's face and a warm feeling in her heart. Give each student a 4.5" x 12" piece of construction paper in the color of their choice.   Provide constru... - 2012/05/12

USING POETRY IN THE CLASSROOM -- Part 2-- GUIDED READING - It’s about time, teachers, to describe more ways I use poetry in the classroom.   Poetry lends itself to guided reading lessons so seamlessly.    In my previous post, I referred to using poetry to teach compound words.    The following poem is one I use for compound word study. Depending on the students, this poem can &n... - 2012/05/11

USING POETRY IN THE CLASSROOM – Part 1 - Recently, I was asked to describe how I use poetry in my classroom.  I guess it’s about time that I explain that.  Let me begin by saying that I {heart} poetry.  I read it.  I write it.  I teach it.  I love every kind of poetry from nursery rhymes to sonnets, with one exception: Beowulf .  Just couldn’t embra... - 2012/05/10