Thursday, June 21, 2012

SIMILE POETRY

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Simile Poetry is one of my favorite “beginning of the school year” activities. This type of poetry is a simple blend of acrostic poetry ...
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Poet-tree

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Just outside my classroom window, there is a beautiful maple tree.  My kiddos and I love to watch it grow and change throughout the year....
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Monday, June 11, 2012

Writing Center Graffiti

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It's about time, teachers ,... that I admit I am a word collector.  I {heart} words.  I {heart} interesting phrases.  Although I do not...
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Monday, May 28, 2012

USING POETRY IN THE CLASSROOM -- Part 8 -- RANDOM THOUGHTS

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It's about time, teachers, ... to wrap up Using Poetry in the Classroom.  As promised, today I'm posting my random thoughts about p...
Friday, May 25, 2012

USING POETRY IN THE CLASSROOM -- Part 7 -- POETRY LEARNING CENTERS

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It's about time, teachers,...  to talk about using poetry centers for POETRY! Depending on the age and stage of your students, you ...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

USING POETRY IN THE CLASSROOM -- Part 6-- POETRY LEARNING CENTERS

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It's about time, teachers,... that I continue this blog.  I was interrupted by the birth of my grandson, Olin Robert.  :)  He's per...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

POETRY LITERACY CENTERS -- Part 5

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It’s about time, teachers, that we covered poetry literacy centers .  I {heart} centers that have high interest for the kids and low effort ...