This poetry collection is meant to be read aloud so that children hear a particular language sound again and again in word after word, all within an enticing and meaningful context--P. [4] of cover.
Carefully prepared lessons use the rhythm and rhyme of poetry to teach phonics. This book's 115 read-aloud poems - some from well-known children's authors like Norma Farber, Maurice Sendak, John Ciardi, and Jack Prelutsky, others written specially for this book - immerse children in particular language sounds again and again, in word after word, within an exciting context. Each poem comes with teaching apparatus comprising word lists using the targeted sound, a "focusing talk" to cement and extend students' connection to the poem, and an idea for a hands-on activity. Photocopy masters supply "letter cards" for sounds the book targets. Multiple indexes (by the poem's first line, by title, by sound, and so on) aid ease of use. Grades preK-1. Illustrated. Good Year Books.
It's time for lots of noisy fun! Flip flop, flip flap, clickety-clickety clackety clack! Slurp some spaghetti, crash and bang, hear the trees go ping and the mice go clang! This is a perfect first collection of noisy poems for sharing aloud, delightfully illustrated by award-winning artist Nick Sharratt.
Teaching phonics is a delight with this big collection of irresistible poetry! Each kid-pleasing poem helps kids master key decoding skills and targets a key letter-sound relationship--consonants, vowels, blends, digraphs, and more. Includes instant lessons and activities to build phonemic awareness, oral literacy, and all the phonics concepts students need to know to help ensure reading success. Great for shared reading! For use with Grades K-3.
Teaching resource to use poetry to expand children's oral language capabilities, develop phonological awareness, and teach about the intricacies of print. Reproducible format.
This book shows elementary teachers how and why to use phonogram poems to teach phonics. It includes many sample poems for the most common rimes in children's reading. An intro chapter shows why the onset/rime (phonogram) approach is important to teaching phonics. Chapters with original poems and other texts for the 40 or so most common rimes in children's reading are also included. Approximately 100 poems are included in this book, and there is also information on extending the use of the poems into other activities and texts. Practicing elementary teachers in grades K-3, and parents who are creating reading programs for their children at home.
This delightful, interactive journey through the history of the world's poetry includes a removable poster and access to downloadable audio, allowing kids to listen and learn as they experience the magic of the spoken word. Poetry is fun—especially when we can read it, hear it, and discover its many delights. A Child's Introduction to Poetry joyously introduces kids (and parents) to the greatest poets in history—from Homer and Shakespeare to Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou—and provides excellent examples of their work and commentary on what makes it so special and everlasting. The book covers every style of poem, from epics and odes, to nonsense verse and haikus, and is filled with examples of each one. This multimedia package encourages children to listen, read, and learn, and opens the door to a lifetime of appreciation of a rich literary tradition. Also included is a removable, fold-out poster of "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, one of history's most iconic poems.
"Beautifully written, brilliant, and necessary," (Matt de la Pena, Newbery Medalist), here is a body-positive book about how a boy deals with fat-shaming. Ari has body-image issues. After a move across the country, his parents work selling and promoting his mother's paintings and sculptures. Ari's bohemian mother needs space to create, and his father is gone for long stretches of time on "sales" trips. Meanwhile, Ari makes new friends: Pick, the gamer; the artsy Jorge, and the troubled Lisa. He is also relentlessly bullied because he's overweight, but he can't tell his parents—they're simply not around enough to listen. After an upsetting incident, Ari's mom suggests he go on a diet, and she gives him a book to help. But the book—and the diet—can’t fix everything. As Ari faces the demise of his parents' marriage, he also feels himself changing, both emotionally and physically. Here is a much-needed story about accepting the imperfect in oneself and in life.
Pop these poems in a pocket chart and build important reading skills! Children develop decoding strategies as they solve fun guess-me poems that target key sound-letter relationships—initial consonants, long- and short vowels, and more. Comes complete with step-by-step lessons, pocket-chart poems, reproducible picture cards, and follow-up activities. For use with Grades PreK-2.