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The goal of this project is to motivate children to interact with poems in a variety of engaging ways, thereby increasing their reading skills as well as their enjoyment of poetry. The project meets the following Sunshine State Standards in reading/language arts: Fluency � The student will recognize high frequency and familiar words in isolation and in context.
LA.1.1.5.2 � The student will adjust reading rate based on purpose, text difficulty, form, and style.
LA.1.1.5.3 Phonics � The student will identify the sounds of vowels and consonant digraphs in printed words.
LA.1.1.4.2 � The student will decode words from common word families.
LA.1.1.4.4 Vocabulary � The student will relate new vocabulary to prior knowledge.
LA.1.1.6.5 � The student will listen to, read, and discuss both familiar and conceptually challenging text.
LA.1.1.6.2 Comprehension � The student will retell the main idea or essential message.
LA.1.1.7.3 � The student will arrange events in sequence.
� Give students a poem highlighting a particular word family. Access prior knowledge of the
poem. Write the poem on chart paper, read it together, and discuss its meaning with your
students. Ask students to identify all of the words in the word family. Highlight the words
on the chart paper and chorally read them with the students again. Give a paper copy of the
poem to the students to highlight the word family words at their desks, and then place in their
binders. Students then brainstorm and write at least 5 more words that fit in the word family.
� As a whole class, review sight words from a poem on the chart paper. Circle the chosen sight
words. Give team captains (the 4 most fluent readers in the class) index cards of the sight
word set and send them to their teams to teach the other students the words and practice
reading them quickly. Instruct captains how to wait three seconds before telling their
teammate the word and how to give appropriate praise when each member has successfully
learned the words. Students then get the poem out of their binders and chorally read it with
their team and then with the whole class.
� Instruct the students to think about how the poem should sound in order for the listeners to
easily understand its meaning. Take turns with the class reading alternate lines of the poem
with appropriate expression. Then reread the poem, alternating lines between girls and boys
and between the different teams of students. Give the students 3 minutes to practice whisper
reading the poem to themselves.
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� Tape record students reading one of the class poems. Put the tape in listening center for
students to listen to while they read a copy of the poem. Then have them complete a graphic
organizer/writing assignment responding to the poem’s meaning.
� Give students a parent letter explaining the importance of multiple poetry readings to
promote fluency. Send home a copy of the week's poem along with a signature sheet for
students to record how many people listened to them read their poem. You may offer
rewards/incentives each time a student brings in a completed signature sheet.
� At the end of the year, take a digital photo of each student. Show them examples of acrostic
poems, and then have them help you write one using your name. Finally, ask them to write
an acrostic poem of their own using their own names. Put all of the poems and photos
together and make a class “yearbook” to give to students the last week of school. Students
can sign their names next to their poems in their classmates’ books on the last day of class.
� Teach students how to write poems about everyday objects or the people close to them.
Model how to write similes and metaphors and have them write a few poems with you. Then
ask them to pick a topic and write their own poem. Place these into a class book for them to
read at your library center or have them read the poems in front of the class at a mini-
performance.
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� Make a class bulletin board display entitled, "The Great Poetry Race." Tell the students you
will record how many times each student reads the weekly poem to a different person at
home, as evidenced by the take-home signature sheets. Explain that at the end of each week,
the top 3 winners will receive a prize. Remind students that you will collect the first poem's
signature sheet at the end of the week and encourage them to find as many people as possible
who can listen to the poem. Collect the "Great Poetry Race" signature sheets from all
students and announce the 3 winners. Photograph their smiling faces and put their names on
construction paper car cut-outs and place on the "race track" on the bulletin board. After
school, print the children's photographs and paste their faces on top of the cars on the board
so it looks like the students are driving the little cars.
� Have students listen to a poem read by you. After you finish the story and discuss its events,
ask the students to break up the text into natural-sounding phrases. Do this by asking them to
listen for all the times they took a break while reading. With the help of students, write each
phrase on a large cardstock sentence strip. Then place the first few strips on the floor around
the classroom in order. Tell students they will be going on a "poetry walk," which means
they will read each phrase from the strip as they walk around the classroom. With each step
they take, they will read one more phrase, making sure to convey proper meaning and
expression with their voice as well as their movements. Model how to step to each strip and
read the phrase fluently before going on to the next one. Call on a few students to role play
waiting until the person in front of them is three steps ahead before starting. Light classical
music can be turned on. Remind students how to use their whisper reading voices. Give
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students a paper copy of the poem or story to read at their desks while they await their turn in
the "poetry walk." Tap the first student on the shoulder as a signal to walk up to the first strip to
read. When he gets to the third strip, tap the next student. This routine continues until all
students are up and walking/reading. When the first student makes it around the room, he goes
back to the beginning. This "poetry walk" goes on for ten minutes. When the timer stops, all
students "freeze" and silently tip-toe back to their desks to read the story one more time silently.
� A variation of the "poetry walk" activity can be set up for use during reading centers. After
the small group meets with the teacher, the students go to the carpet to work with a buddy.
They choose a set of stepping stones (large rectangular cardstock cut outs with a phrase of a
poem or short passage from a previously read story written on each one). The team of
students works together to set out the stones in order from one side of the carpet to the other.
Then, one at a time, they take turns walking/reading to get to the other side. Their partner
walks along the other side to make sure all the words are read correctly and to help with any
unknown words.
� Students are asked to look through their poetry binders and select a favorite poem. Inform
parents that the class would be having a "poetry cafe" performance. Parents are asked to help
their child prepare for this event by coaching them on appropriate volume of their voice,
proper expression, and possible movements they could incorporate into the reading of the
poem. Parents are also encouraged to attend. Before the event, set up twinkling lights, soft
music, and a table of refreshments and cookies. Have students help you decorate the
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classroom, make signs and programs to welcome parents to the "poetry café." Pick 2 students
to stand by the door and be the greeters, passing out programs to the parents and showing them
where to sit. Assign one student to be the MC and announce the start of the show, as well as call
up each student. Students, one at a time, use a microphone to read their chosen poem to the
audience. Give students a certificate of appreciation for their performance and effort.
� After learning a curriculum unit in science or social studies, older students can write poems,
skits, or songs displaying their understanding of the topic. These can be practiced and
performed in groups, either for the class, other classes, or in front of parents or
administrators.
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These are a couple of poems I included in the poetry yearbook. I was able to fit about 6 photos and poems on each page. I included my own photo and poem at the end. Here is Kyani’s acrostic poem. She was one of my first grade students last year. INSERT STUDENT PHOTO ABOVE EACH POEMINSERT STUDENT PHOTO ABOVE EACH POEMINSERT STUDENT PHOTO ABOVE EACH POEMINSERT STUDENT PHOTO ABOVE EACH POEM
KKKKite flying girl. YYYYummy jello-eater. AAAAlways doing homework. NNNNever has an attitude! IIIIn a first grade class.
HHHHas long brown hair AAAAlways reads books FFFFriendly smile FFFForgets to give out homework sometimes NNNNever eats tuna EEEEvery summer goes to Chicago RRRReally likes her first grade class!
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