3rd+grade+poetry

=**Third Grade Poetry Share**=

My third graders have spent a lot of time lately learning about library organization and how to use the online catalog, so I thought they'd enjoy a journey back into the wonderful world of literature. I filled their tables with volumes of poetry and invited them to explore the pages. The room was truly filled with "joyful noise". I told them to let me know if they found anything they'd like to share aloud with the class, and they //really// got into it! So many students were disappointed that we ran out of time that they volunteered to stay after school to get another opportunity. A group of 10 stayed after for "Poetry Club" last week, and another 10 plan to stay after next week!

I was really impressed with the variety of poems that the students selected. I must admit that I expected most of the students to go right to the familiar collections by Shel Silverstein! His work was represented (and rightfully so), but we also heard poems by Judith Viorst, Emily Dickenson, and Jane Yolen.

"Dear March - Come In" by Emily Dickinson ||= .......... ||= media type="file" key="Montanna_mpeg4.mp4" width="240" height="240" "The Song of the Spring Peeper" by Jane Yolen || "I Should Have Stayed in Bed Today" by Jack Prelutsky ||=  ||= media type="file" key="Simon_mpeg4.mp4" width="240" height="240" "Pluto" by Douglas Florian || "Homework Oh Homework" by Jack Prelutsky ||=  ||= media type="file" key="Zachary_mpeg4.mp4" width="240" height="240" "A Camel Ride in the Desert" by Constance Levy || "Lazy Jane" by Shel Silverstein ||=  ||= media type="file" key="Jaden_mpeg4.mp4" width="240" height="240" "The Toucan" by Shel Silverstein || A limerick by Edward S. Mullins ||=  ||= media type="file" key="Austin_mpeg4.mp4" width="240" height="240" "Captain Hook" by Shel Silverstein || "Last in the Game" by Kalli Dakos ||=  ||= media type="file" key="Dylan_mpeg4.mp4" width="240" height="240" "Soccer Player" from //Once Upon a Tomb// by J. Patrick Lewis ||
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posted on 4-18-11