Poems 2nd grade

Hello Everyone!! Happy April and Happy Poetry Month!! Poetry is one of the parts of our writing curriculum that I look forward to so much!...

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I admit, I have never been one to go all out for National Poetry Month in April. I enjoy reading poems with my class and poetry books definitely get their rotation in my monthly book display, but poetry projects or multi-day lessons never seem to fit in. First of all, April is peak testing season

Hello Everyone! More Daily Five stuff! :) "Read to Someone" is a component that my firsties love!! We practice over and over how it should look and sound. We practice sitting EEKK style, reading quietly, sharing, asking questions, etc. Many ask what my kids read during "Read to Someone." Most of the time they are sharing books from their book baskets, but at least once a week, they read poetry together. We build a collection of poems in a folder starting from day one of first grade! Many of…

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Poetry is an important tool that can be used to reinforce many different skills. Learn about 12 different types of poems for kids.

Please cite all poem references: “Excerpt from ‘Suzie Bitner Was Afraid of the Drain’ by Barbara Vance.” Thank you! Don’t Rush Me Please I am a snail—Don’t rush me, please. I’m heading forTho…

Are you in the final days of the school year and hanging on by a thread?! I feel you. We all know the mixed bag of emotions that the end of a school year brings along with a level of exhaustion only seen during back to school time. Cue the “there’s no tired like end of school year teacher tired” memes… although I don’t

Are you winding down the school year?!! I know that some of you are and summer is almost here! I have linked up with Cynthia over at 2nd Grade Pad for the Take It and Make It Thursday!! If you would like to see all the great things that have been posted or if you would like to link up, just click on the picture above. This week I have a summer poem and scavenger hunt that goes with it to share with you. I love to write poetry and all these sunny days really gives me inspiration. My poems are…