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Poetry Friday: Food Love and A Special Announcement

Thank you, Linda B. at TeacherDance for rounding up all the poetry goodness this week.

This week upon arrival to the school I was subbing at, the person was there and gave me the opportunity to write poetry with her two fifth grade classes. I think it caught the students off guard (especially first thing in the morning and they are less familiar with me than my former school).  I made some…

Poetry Friday: Skinny Poems Based on Poems from Pet crazy

Thanks to Kat at Kathryn Apel for hosting  all the goodness of Poetry Friday today.

This week I was in first grade for two days.  I was given time to share and teach poetry.  I used Pet Crazy by Sylvia Vardell  and Janet Wong to prime the pump.  Who doesn’t want a pet or have a pet?

I specially used the Anchor Poem, Response Poem, and Mentor Poem written by Kristy Dempsey and Janet Wong

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Poetry Friday: Fourth Grade Short Poems

Do you have Paraskevidekatriaphobia? I hope not.  All poetry goodness is hosted by Liz at Elizabeth Steinglass.

This week, I was the guest teacher for fourth grade. I again shared the book, SANTA CLAUSES, SHORT POEMS from the NORTH POLE by Bob Raczka.

Here are the fourth grade poems:

https://padlet.com/macrush53/j60gps6xc0b1

Poetry Friday: December Short Poems

Welcome.  Thank you, Tanita at [fiction, instead of lies] for hosting the Poetry Friday Community today.

Yesterday was spent in third grade.  This teacher teams with her neighbor so I was able to teach two poetry lessons.

I used SANTA CLAUSES, SHORT POEMS from the NORTH POLE by Bob Raczka as the mentor text. While, the first page of the book, describes Santa’s love of haiku, I focused on the idea…

Poetry Friday: In November by Kindergarten

I’m giving thanks to Rebecca at Sloth Reads for hosting our Poetry Friday this week.

Yesterday, I subbed in Mrs. Henderson’s K class. I read the book In November by Cynthia Rylant to get these eighteen students thinking about the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of November.

I decided to “prime the pump” by having the students draw what they saw, heard, smelled or tasted before…

Poetry Friday: Second Grade Monsters

Thanks to Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference for hosting Poetry Friday.

It’s November 1, all monsters have gone to sleep. Or have they? On Monday, I had the opportunity to sub in a second grade class.

Originally I was going to do an “I Come From” poetry lesson and then I remember what week it was, Michelle H. Barnes Ditty Challenge, and decided we would all be better served thinking of…

Poetry Friday: Honoring. #DearOneLBH and a Guest Blogger

Thank you, thank you, thank you to Amy at The Poem Farm for hosting this wonderful celebration about our Dear One, Lee Bennett Hopkins.

Today at this blog, I am turning it over to Janet Clare Fagal for her poem tribute to Lee Bennett Hopkins.

Thank you to Jone for allowing me to post my poem for Lee on her blog today. I am eternally grateful for Lee’s invitation that led to my poem, “A Mermaid’s…

Poetry Friday: Long Lost Treasures

Mary Lee Hahn at A Year of Reading has all the poetry goodness of the world. This week many in the Poetry Friday Literasphere are celebrating our new Young People’s Poet Laureate, Naomi Shihab Nye.

Today you can read about Naomi Shihab Nye at Deowriter.

I’ve been organizing my writing room and that means finding some long lost treasures from former students.

Well, you can see how long ago this…

Poetry Friday: An Interview with Janet Wong

Today, Dani at Doing the Work That Matters is bringing us all things poetry at the round up.

And here at Check It Out, I am thrilled to be interviewing Janet Wong about A SUITCASE OF SEAWEED AND MORE. I have had such great success using this book as a mentor text during my recent time in classrooms. Food and family are such inspiring topics. Kids can relate to food and have strong emotions…

Have you read this book?

If not, you need to buy it now or find it at your local library. It’s a great mentor text for getting students to think about their cultural background. Janet Wong published this book twenty-three years ago and just recently added back stories to the poems. Tomorrow I will have her interview.

Today, please enjoy the fourth grade food poems. For details on the HOW-TO of…

If not, you need to buy it now or find it at your local library. It’s a great mentor text for getting students to think about their cultural background. Janet Wong published this book twenty-three years ago and just recently added back stories to the poems. More about that next week when Janet shares the answers to some questions I recently asked her.

Yesterday I…

Food Poems based on A SUITCASE OF SEAWEED AND MORE

Have you read this book?

If not, you need to buy it now or find it at your local library. It’s a great mentor text for getting students to think about their cultural background. Janet Wong published this book twenty-three years ago and just recently added back stories to the poems. More about that next week when Janet shares the answers to some questions I recently asked her.

I was back in the…

More Poems Inspired from A SUITCASE OF SEAWEED AND MORE by Janet Wong

Have you read this book?

If not, you need to buy it now or find it at your local library. It’s a great mentor text for getting students to think about their cultural background. Janet Wong published this book twenty-three years ago and just recently added back stories to the poems. More about that next week when Janet shares the answers to some questions I recently asked her.

I was back in the…

Poetry Friday: Food Poems Inspired by A SUITCASE OF SEAWEED AND MORE by Janet Wong

                                                                     Thanks to Margaret Simon at Reflections on the Teche for gathering all the Poetry Friday goodness this week.

Have you read this book?

If not, you need to buy it now or find it at your local…

Poetry Friday: A Response Poem

Thanks to Liz at Elizabeth Steinglass for hosting Poetry Friday

Back in April, during National Poetry Month, I had the opportunity to sub i a fourth grade class. I read the book CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR?: POEMS of RACE, MISTAKES, and FRIENDSHIP by Irene Latham , Charles Waters. This was a 2018 CYBILS Poetry finalist.

As the students listened, I had them write down words and…

Poetry Friday: Part Two of Kinder Color Poems

Thanks to Jama at Jama’s Alphabet Soup for hosting all the Poetry Friday goodness yesterday.

Poetry Friday: The Color of May

Thanks to Jama at Jama’s Alphabet Soup for hosting all the Poetry Friday goodness today.

I returned to a kinder class a few weeks ago for a day of subbing. Since we had written animal sounds poems, I decided to use Joyce Sidman’s book, RED SINGS FROM TREETOPS, A YEAR IN COLORS. My example poem is at Deowriter.

Today and tomorrow, please enjoy these kinder poems.