Taryn Schnugh Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I need poetry ideas for the little ones, boys and girls aged 4-9 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 This recent thread has some good ideas ~ http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/515678-sick-of-searching-for-poetry-memorization/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Some books you might like: Poetry Speaks to Children (with CD of readings), Poems to Learn by Heart (Caroline Kennedy), The Children's Treasury of Classic Poetry (Baxter), A Light in the Attic (Silverstein). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 What type of poetry? Are you looking to teach them to write it, just enjoy it, or memorize it? There's a scholastic series on writing poetry that I liked by Reggie Routman but I can't recall the name. It's geared toward different grade levels and has lots of kid written examples based on mentor texts. Just for fun reading, we got a book of Limericks this week at the library called Pigericks. My rising 2nd graders are eating it up. I'm personally a free verse kind of gal, but they love the structure right now. I also got a book called Guyku (or haiku for boys) and a picture book called Dogku where the story is told all in haiku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taryn Schnugh Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 What type of poetry? Are you looking to teach them to write it, just enjoy it, or memorize it? There's a scholastic series on writing poetry that I liked by Reggie Routman but I can't recall the name. It's geared toward different grade levels and has lots of kid written examples based on mentor texts. Just for fun reading, we got a book of Limericks this week at the library called Pigericks. My rising 2nd graders are eating it up. I'm personally a free verse kind of gal, but they love the structure right now. I also got a book called Guyku (or haiku for boys) and a picture book called Dogku where the story is told all in haiku. I just want to fill their minds with great poetry. I was actually hoping for free stuff. Like Robert Louise Stevenson, which is available on gutenberg.org Maybe I'm too cheap :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I just want to fill their minds with great poetry. I was actually hoping for free stuff. Like Robert Louise Stevenson, which is available on gutenberg.org Maybe I'm too cheap :eek: Lol! Never- I get almost everything at the library. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I just want to fill their minds with great poetry. I was actually hoping for free stuff. Like Robert Louise Stevenson, which is available on gutenberg.org Maybe I'm too cheap :eek: In that case I suggest taking the time to learn Ambleside Online's website. There's a steep learning curve to figuring out how to find specific resources over there, but it's a treasure trove for good, and free, poetry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 What I would like to find is a vintage poetry text that also includes questions for poetry study. Vintage English school books often includes this, but I would love to find something that was solely poetry study or poetry and art study. Here are some links you might enjoy: http://www.oldfashionededucation.com/poetry.htm http://freehomeschoolinglibrar.blogspot.com/search/label/Children%27s%20Poetry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children, edited by Kenneth Grahame (Wind in the Willows), free on Google books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 What I would like to find is a vintage poetry text that also includes questions for poetry study. Vintage English school books often includes this, but I would love to find something that was solely poetry study or poetry and art study. Here are some links you might enjoy: http://www.oldfashionededucation.com/poetry.htm http://freehomeschoolinglibrar.blogspot.com/search/label/Children%27s%20Poetry I think the Ontario readers are largely poetry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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