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Using poems, quotations and proverbs The activities below are ways for students to enjoy the music of English. Poems Choose short simple poems that are close to students' lives. These poems are not for heavy analysis. Give pairs a poem to read together. Learning things by heart is very much a part of school systems and it gives students a sense of achievement to know a poem in English. Recommended poems and poets to try are:; Michael Rosen, Roger McGough or John Hegley . Quotations from Literature Another popular form of learning by heart and reading aloud are the famous sayings from our own literature or the work of philosophers, historians and politicians. They can spark interest in a theme, a person or a writer They are a good basis for discussion They carry universal messages across cultural boundaries They can be learned and recited for their music and beauty They are a common feature of language studies Students feel a sense of achievement in learning them well and you can do a 'quote of the week' throughout the year

Results on ReadWriteThink Home › Results from ReadWriteThink 1-8 of 8 Results from ReadWriteThink Sort by: Classroom Resources | Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing Poetry Acrostic Poems This online tool enables students to learn about and write acrostic poems. Elements of the writing process are also included. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Day 1 Prior Knowledge Fill a beach pail with sand and mix in some plastic alphabet letters. Have students sit in a circle, placing the pail on a beach towel in the middle of the circle. Let each child take a turn pulling out a letter from the sand. Ask them to hand the letter to you. Companion Poem: Ask students what else they know about letters. Focus Story: Introduce the title, author and illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom; Ask students to look closely at the cover. Day 2 Ask students to share what they remember about the story Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Reread- Shared Reading (Point to the letters in the front of the book as students help to sing the 'ABC Song.' Introduce the Interactive Chart ' Chicka Chicka' (below). (In connection to the above activity, you may wish for students to begin construction of the ABC Mural later in the day.) For phonemic awareness, start by showing students two pictures related to the story at a time. Day 3 Focus Story: Companion Story: Day 4 Day 5 Literacy: 1.

Handwashing - Classroom - BTN Across the globe a highly advanced weapon is being deployed to combat the spread of diseases, it's washing your hands. JACK EVANS, REPORTER: What? Washing your hands? But I've been doing that forever. Like my mum always says, a washed hand gathers no moss. While washing our hands is something we do without thinking too much about it, it's actually quite a recent medical revolution. Unfortunately, not everyone believed him. NICK BAKER, SA HEALTH: What handwashing can do is it can really remove a lot of those germs those nasty bacteria that can make us sick. Nick here is a public health expert and knows a thing or two about washing your hands. NICK BAKER, SA HEALTH: Sometimes your hands might not look dirty but they might actually have a lot of microbes or germs as we call the harmful ones. Nick set up a little experiment to show just how dirty our hands get, involving some invisible gel. NICK BAKER, SA HEALTH: Hands look very clean, pristine. Now imagine the glowing bits are germs. NAT: No.

poets.org | Academy of American Poets Barbaric Yawp in the 21st Century: Using Tech to Engage Budding Poets What if Dead Poets Society were set in modern times? Would Mr. Keating (Robin Williams' character) tweet Walt Whitman? I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. #significantquote #carpediem Would the students have created a Facebook group rather than sneak off to a cave? In the movie, students shouted quotes to music blasted from a record player while on the soccer field. We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We teach poetry because "it is language distilled to its most effective level. However, given our students' inclination to use technology, consider the potential if we leveraged that desire to help them better identify with poetry. Uncovering Poetry in Primary Sources Much like I inadvertently destroyed a number of great literary works with bad book projects, I will also confess to assigning a handful of brutally dry poetry assignments. Lauren also incorporated the audio recording features of Explain Everything into the process.

Writing Centers - Setting Up the Classroom Series When creating a writing center, you want to designate a space that will allow you to make accessible the tools needed for the craft. While I do many structured writing lessons and assignments, I find that my students really grow when they are allowed to write about topics that interest them in ways that interest them. I designed my writing area to be: easy to maintaina model of organizationabundant with materials that they will need for all aspects of the processaccessible to all students at the same time By that I mean that I avoided having a writing center that housed materials and had space for a few students to sit and write. Make sure your items are well labeled and that you develop procedures and routines to maintain the area. This is my writing center. Well, it will be my writing center in the fall. The top row houses a variety of papers to choose from. The second row houses the student's composition notebooks that they use as journals. I love this idea.

Why Can’t Penguins Fly? | Wonderopolis Would you like to hear a joke? Okay, here it is: Why can’t penguins fly? Any ideas? It’s because they don‘t have enough money to buy plane tickets! Okay, so that’s an old joke, but we still like it! And it made us WONDER…why can’t penguins fly? Yes, penguins are aquatic, flightless birds that live in the Southern Hemisphere--especially Antarctica. In fact, penguins swimming through water looks quite similar to birds flying through the sky. Penguins spend about half their time in the water and half their time on land. Have you ever seen a penguin walk? Okay, so a penguin’s flippers help them a lot. As they exist today, it’s easy to see why penguins can’t fly. It’s easy to see why penguins would choose advanced swimming ability over flying. Standards: NGSS.LS1.A, NGSS.LS4.B, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.6, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2

The art of the metaphor - Jane Hirshfield To explore metaphors more fully on your own, there are three directions you can go. The first is simply to start noticing whenever you meet one. Jane Hirshfield slipped metaphors into many of the things she said in this lesson. You might listen to it again and make a list of some of the metaphors she used along the way, without pointing out that they were metaphors. Then go to any random web blog or newspaper or magazine article and just start reading until you’ve found a half dozen metaphors. A second direction to explore metaphors further is to practice inventing metaphors yourself. A third way to learn more about metaphor is to read about it directly. A few specific resources: Almost every modern textbook or handbook about poetry has a chapter on metaphor. BBC Radio ran a terrific 45 minute program on metaphor (with a good “recommended books” list on the program’s web page). Metaphors We Live By, by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson (IL: University of Chicago Press, 1980)

National Poetry Month April is National Poetry Month, 30 days of celebrating the joy, expressiveness, and pure delight of poetry. Learn more about the National Poetry Month, get to know some of our most well-loved children's poets in our video interview series, browse the many online resources listed here, and visit your local library or bookstore to discover wonderful new books and anthologies. Poets on poetry Listen in as acclaimed children's writers like Marilyn Singer, Ashley Bryan, Jack Prelutsky, Mary Ann Hoberman, Nikki Grimes, and Janet Wong talk about reading poetry aloud and writing poetry. National Poetry Month resources National Poetry Month is a month-long, national celebration of poetry established by the Academy of American Poets. Bloggers in the kidlitosphere Kidlit bloggers are sharing poetry and poets in exciting new ways during National Poetry Month. 30 Poets/30 DaysThe GottaBook hosts the annual 30 Poets/30 Days project.

Phonics & Music This Blog Linked From Here Saturday, December 17, 2011 Phonics & Music I try to integrate music into my teaching as often as possible. The kids also love Marching Around the Alphabet by Hap Palmer. Posted by Nicole Ricca at 6:31 PM Email ThisBlogThis! Labels: Phonics, Songs, Technology 2 comments: EdanaDecember 30, 2011 at 12:44 AMMy kids love that song too!! Load more... Newer PostOlder PostHome Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) My TpT Store About Me Nicole Ricca Hi! View my complete profile Search My Blog Followers Labels Blog Archive Clipart My Button Follow by Email My Favorite Blogs Powered by Blogger. Visitors