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After the week is over, the poems are moved into an early finisher’s bin. The students love putting their past favorites into order.
And they have their poetry notebook to look back on if need be.
What does the research say?
“if children can sing or recite poetry, they will soon be able to read it, and if they can read it, they will soon be able to write it.โ Parr, M., & Campbell, T. (2006). Poets in practice. The Reading Teacher, 60(1), 36-46.
โPoetry
is the first genre that most children hear Poetry isnโt just whimsical but contributes to increasing reading abilities. Lower primary teachers use nursery rhymes to develop phonemic awareness and one-to-one correspondence, and poetry helps children of all ages develop vocabulary. Reading poetry aloud over and over creates fluency with expression.” Manning, M. (2003). A poetic awakening. Teaching PreK-8, 33(5), 85-87.
You can find these poems by following the links below. I have two sets since some teachers have looped with their class and they wanted to have a new set of poems:
- Kindergarten: Poetry Unit, Songs, Videos, and Interactive Notebook
- Kindergarten or First Grade: Poetry Unit, Songs, Videos, and Interactive Notebook
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[…] We love our poetry time! ย Each week we start a new poem. ย We practice it for fluency and also work on a plethora of literacy skills. ย You can read more about my 5 day fluency plan HERE. […]
Hi! I have purchased your poetry bundle and I am loving it. Can I purchase the QR codes separately ?
Thank you!
Yes! The QR codes are included in the music and video files ๐
[…] You can read a post on how I take a poem and use it over the course of 5 days to build fluency. You can see that post HERE. […]
I really love this idea? How much time do these activities take on daily lesson plans? (daily poem review/interactive notebook) When do you incorporate the various pieces?
I usually spent about 15 minutes a day. ๐