Perfect Poems for Teaching Phonics (Grades K-2) [Paperback]

Deborah Ellermeyer (Author), Judi Hechtman (Author), Sandra Grove (Author), Hechtman Judi (Author), Grove Sandra (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Teaching phonics is pure poetry with these kid-pleasing, rhyming poems on popular primary topics like weather, colors, and friendship! Ready-to-use lessons include reproducible poems with adorable artwork, and easy, engaging games and activities to teach alphabet recognition, rhyme, beginning consonants, digraphs and blends, long and short vowels, and many other phonics skills. For use with Grades K-2.

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About the Author

Judi Hechtman, Deborah Ellermeyer, and Sandra Ford Grove all teach in a primary multi-age classroom at the University School at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, PA. The is their second book for Scholastic Professional Books, following Teaching Math with Favorite Picture Books. Judi has spent nearly 30 years teaching grades K-8. She and her husband live in a log cabin in Murrysville, PA with their 3 cats and German Shepherd.She coauthored the hands-on science series Explore and Discover, and I'm Glad I'm Me: Self Esteem for Young Learners (Creative Teaching Press) with Sandra Ford Grove. Sandra has been an elementary teacher since 1990. She and her husband reside in Johnstown, PA, with their two cockatiels. Deborah Ellermeyer has been an educator since 1987. She has taught high school English as well as students in grades 1-8. She resides in Indiana, PA with her daughter, son, and cat.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590390198
• ISBN-13: 978-0590390194
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #440,280 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ok, but not what I was expecting, July 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Perfect Poems for Teaching Phonics (Grades K-2) (Paperback)

I purchased this book looking for short simple poems to use for weekly poetry time in my first grade classroom. While the poems in this book promote phonemic awareness, they contain big words my first graders can't yet read and they are way too long for a first grader to try to read.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I was expecting a poetry book!!, July 27, 2004

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This review is from: Perfect Poems for Teaching Phonics (Grades K-2) (Paperback)

I was expecting a workbook full of poems, instead there are a handful of poems and the rest are activities and coloring pages about the themes of the poems... which are great, but I wanted more meat... I was expecting poems along the lines of the "Goose on The Loose" and Bob Books. I guess I should have read the description more closely!! If I wanted a coloring book and activity book, I could have gotten one for far less than $10...

Maybe I am being too harsh, I will surely get some good use out of it as rainy day activties with my kids that will help reinforce some phonics. I guess it just wasn't what I expected.

21 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The 'Perfect Poems" Book Lives Up to Its Name, November 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Perfect Poems for Teaching Phonics (Grades K-2) (Paperback)

Perfect Poems for Teaching Phonics blends the teaching of basic phonics skills with delightful children's poetry. This teacher resource book is easy to use and adapts easily to fit any primary reading curriculum. The student-centered, age-appropriate learning activities require minimal teacher preparation and materials to implement in the classroom. Whether you're looking for a creative way to introduce a new skill or simply a way to extend your students beyond workbooks and drill sheets, Perfect Poems for Teaching Phonics is the book for you.