More Food Poems
Have you read this book? If not, you need to buy it now or find it at your local library. It’s a great mentor text for getting students to think about their cultural background. Janet Wong published...
View ArticlePoetry Friday: Long Lost Treasures
Mary Lee Hahn at A Year of Reading has all the poetry goodness of the world. This week many in the Poetry Friday Literasphere are celebrating our new Young People’s Poet Laureate, Naomi Shihab Nye....
View ArticlePoetry Friday: Honoring. #DearOneLBH and a Guest Blogger: Janet Clare Fagal
Thank you, thank you, thank you to Amy at The Poem Farm for hosting this wonderful celebration about our Dear One, Lee Bennett Hopkins. Today at this blog, I am turning it over to Janet Clare Fagal for...
View ArticlePoetry Friday: Second Grade Monsters
Thanks to Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference for hosting Poetry Friday. It’s November 1, all monsters have gone to sleep. Or have they? On Monday, I had the opportunity to sub in a second grade...
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Poetry Friday: In November by Kindergarten
I’m giving thanks to Rebecca at Sloth Reads for hosting our Poetry Friday this week. Yesterday, I subbed in Mrs. Henderson’s K class. I read the book In November by Cynthia Rylant to get these...
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Poetry Friday: December Short Poems
Welcome. Thank you, Tanita at [fiction, instead of lies] for hosting the Poetry Friday Community today. Yesterday was spent in third grade. This teacher teams with her neighbor so I was able to teach...
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Poetry Friday: An Interview with Janet Wong
Today, Dani at Doing the Work That Matters is bringing us all things poetry at the round up. And here at Check It Out, I am thrilled to be interviewing Janet Wong about A SUITCASE OF SEAWEED AND MORE....
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Poetry Friday: Fourth Grade Short Poems
Do you have Paraskevidekatriaphobia? I hope not. All poetry goodness is hosted by Liz at Elizabeth Steinglass. This week, I was the guest teacher for fourth grade. I again shared the book, SANTA...
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Poetry Friday: Skinny Poems Based on Poems from Pet crazy
Thanks to Kat at Kathryn Apel for hosting all the goodness of Poetry Friday today. This week I was in first grade for two days. I was given time to share and teach poetry. I used Pet Crazy by Sylvia...
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Poetry Friday: Food Love and A Special Announcement
Thank you, Linda B. at TeacherDance for rounding up all the poetry goodness this week. This week upon arrival to the school I was subbing at, the person was there and gave me the opportunity to write...
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