Poems for Children to Enjoy - And Teachers Too

Author: Eleanor McLeod
Publisher: Exposure Publishing
ISBN: 9781905363490
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
This collection of poems is ideal for the primary classroom as it covers seasonal topics such as Harvest, Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night, Christmas, Pancake Day, Easter and many others. There are also poems about the weather and about a variety of creatures which could be used to support the curriculum. Most of them have already been enjoyed by Eleanor McLeods discerning young pupils. Using poems such as these as a starting point for learning can be fun and informative.Eleanor McLeod is from Swansea, Wales and it was when she began her Primary School teaching career in 1966 that she started writing poems for her pupils. When she decided to change direction and become a professional actress she continued to write poems, stories and dramatic monologues. In 1984 after the birth of her son Thomas, she returned to the classroom where all the old favourites and many new ones were tried and enjoyed once again.As a teacher of the LAMDA Speech and Drama syllabus and a member of the LAMDA Examining board and a adjudicator for the British and International Federation of Festivals she realises how welcome and useful a collection of poems like this will be to teachers and performers.

Even More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too

Author: Eleanor Mcleod
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781803691152
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Eleanor McLeod is a well-established writer of poetry for children and her first two anthologies have also been welcomed by teachers as they include poems that are suitable for each school term. In this new anthology there are still sections for different times of the year but also sections on the natural world, families and travel. Initially aimed at Primary school children there are some thoughtful poems that would appeal to older pupils. As a teacher herself her connection with her young readers makes them relevant and entertaining.

More Poems for Children to Enjoy - and Teachers Too!

Author: Eleanor Mc Leod
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906628192
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Following the enthusiastic reception for her first collection of poems, Eleanor McLeod has now written this second book, full of poems for the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms, as well as a lively selection on a variety of subjects, which will certainly be useful for teachers as well as appealing to her young readers who have already enjoyed the rhymes and structures, use of words and images of her imaginative verse. A review in "SPEECH & DRAMA," the journal of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama, of the first book said: ..".a delightful selection of verse...they are immensely accessible, written with simple clarity and with the majority in a rhyming format and with metrical form. They are indeed for children to enjoy ....having some neat insights and observations. (She) has a sharp ear for the way children respond to poetry, consequently they should be read aloud to be fully appreciated, not just at school but in the family." So, here is the second collection!

Wishes, Lies, and Dreams

Author: Kenneth Koch
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060955090
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
The classic, inspiring account of a poet's experience teaching school children to write poetry When Kenneth Koch entered the Manhattan classrooms of P.S. 61, the children, excited by the opportunity to work with an instructor able to inspire their talent and energy, would clap and shout with pleasure. In this vivid account, Koch describes his inventive methods for teaching these children how to create poems and gives numerous examples of their work. Wishes, Lies, and Dreams is a valuable text for all those who care about freeing the creative imagination and educating the young.

A Child's Garden of Verses

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
The classic book of children's poetry that immortalized "The Land of Counterpane," "The Land of Nod," "My Shadow," and "Foreign Land."

Death Coming Up the Hill

Author: Chris Crowe
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054430215X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213

Book Description
Douglas Ashe keeps a weekly record of historical and personal events in 1968, the year he turns seventeen, including the escalating war in Vietnam, assassinations, rampant racism, and rioting; his first girlfriend, his parents' separation, and a longed-for sister.

Making Your Own Days

Author: Kenneth Koch
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684824388
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
From the winner of the Bollingen Prize in poetry and author of the classic bestseller "Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?" comes a unique, highly entertaining book for anyone who wants to be a better reader and writer of poetry.

The Works

Author: Paul Cookson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781447273493
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This edition published 2010; reissued 2014.

Giggle Poetry Reading Lessons Sample

Author: Amy Buswell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451680864
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Sample Lesson from Amy Buswell and Bruce Lansky's Giggle Poetry Reading Lessons! Turn struggling readers into happy readers — For Grades 2–5. This sample lesson and introduction from Giggle Poetry Reading Lessons provides the research and methodology behind the most entertaining fluency intervention ever! As well as a kid-tested poem, customized reading lesson, an off-the-wall illustration, and zany performance tips—all designed to make the process of reading more like fun than work! Perfect for teachers and parents who want to help children improve their reading. Check out the full version of Giggle Poetry Reading Lessons available in softcover and eBook for the full lesson plan.

The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems

Author: Paul B. Janeczko
Publisher: Candlewick
ISBN: 0763681687
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49

Book Description
Toast a marshmallow, be a tree in winter, read braille — Paul B. Janeczko and Richard Jones invite you to enjoy an assortment of poems that inform and inspire. Today I walked outside and spied a hedgehog on the hill. When she and I met eye to eye, she raised up straight and still. Be they practical (how to mix a pancake or how to bird-watch) or fanciful (how to scare monsters or how to be a snowflake), the poems in this book boast a flair and joy that you won’t find in any instruction manual. Poets from Kwame Alexander to Pat Mora to Allan Wolf share the way to play hard, to love nature, and to be grateful. Soft, evocative illustrations will encourage readers to look at the world with an eye to its countless possibilities. Contributors include: Kwame Alexander Calef Brown Rebecca Kai Dotlich Margarita Engle Ralph Fletcher Douglas Florian Helen Frost Martin Gardner Charles Ghigna Nikki Grimes Anna E. Jordan Karla Kuskin Irene Latham J. Patrick Lewis Marjorie Maddox Elaine Magliaro Pat Mora Christina Rossetti Monica Shannon Marilyn Singer Robert Louis Stevenson Charles Waters April Halprin Wayland Steven Withrow Allan Wolf