Poems May 22, 2008
Posted by anne marie in ELA, Our Classroom, SMART Board, Websites.Tags: ELA, Poetry
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This week we are exploring the wonderful world of poetry- reading & writing poems. As part of this process I utilized several resources that were very helpful to me and so I thought it might be helpful to others if I shared. One of my favorite children’s poetry books is by Caroline Kennedy: “A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poems for Children”. Reading the poems in this book is a joy, not to mention that the illustrations by John J.Muth are spectacular and inspiring. Each poem was caringly selected by Mrs. Kennedy from her childhood memories. In addition to reading from her book we also viewed a CBSNews video of Mrs. Kennedy being interviewed about this book. The great thing is that during the video she reads some of the poems, so the students could actually see her and hear her voice.
I also used Classic Poetry Aloud , which is a poetry podcast of poems from the past. There is a link on this page to search every reading since May 2007 (organized by themes). It also gives an option to request a specific poem be added to the list.
The Favorite Poem Project is another great site that offers 50 short video documentaries showcasing individual Americans reading and speaking about poems they love. A nice feature on this site is the fact that there are some young adults and younger children videotaped, allowing my students to view students their age. Click on the video link to view the available selections.
And now for my top pick- Interactive Poetry Tools and Lesson Plans. This outstanding resource is loaded with interactive poetry activities, many which are perfect to use with a SMARTBoard. I especially like the Magnetic Poetry Board because you can generate your own words to create poetry, allowing the students the opportunity to move the words around on the SMARTBoard and Student Riddle Interactive because it is very well organized with clear instructions and because my students love riddles!
Hope this helps with your own poetry adventures. I will be posting our first class poem called Flowers Pretty, tomorrow. My students did a PHENOMENOL job writing and illustrating their poem– guaranteed you’ll be impressed so make sure you check back tomorrow!!
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