Review
This inspirational yet very practical book responds to teachers' requests for help in introducing poetry into the curriculum. This book is a valuable resource for all who want to make poetry a part of their students' lives. -- Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, Winter 1996
Written with verve and an obvious love of poetry, this resource sparks instructional imaginations and provides valuable information about the genre. The 33 specific strategies for kindergarten through sixth-grade are simple, sounds, and readily incorporated into on-going curricula. -- The New Advocate, Volume 9, Number 1, Winter 1996
Written with verve and an obvious love of poetry, this resource sparks instructional imaginations and provides valuable information about the genre. The 33 specific strategies for kindergarten through sixth-grade are simple, sounds, and readily incorporated into on-going curricula. -- The New Advocate, Volume 9, Number 1, Winter 1996
From the Back Cover
Teachers know that poetry is a great deal more than just an add-on or an "enrichment" to be fitted into the curriculum at a spare moment. And they are aware of how positively children respond to and learn from reading and writing poetry. The key is to know where to start and how to develop teaching ideas that make poetry a natural and enjoyable part of classroom work.
The text is organized around strategies for using poetry. There are thirty-three detailed strategies spelled out and nearly three hundred brief suggestions. Sidebars contain information on such topics as criteria and a checklist for selecting the kinds of poetry children like, and descriptions of poetry forms. Each section contains:
- A description of a strategy that is applicable to many situations.
- A vignette by Marilyn or Ginnie telling how the strategy worked in their classrooms.
- A list of extensions-more ways the strategy can be adapted in the classroom.
- Examples of student work.
