In this lesson, however, you will be looking at contemporary settings. Poetry Poetry is an incredibly effective method of catching children s interest and inviting their participation. It easily flows to song, chant, and action. When a lesson plan is zapped because the assembly went too long, a good poem or two will focus your students and redeem the session. Poetry combined with engaging illustrations is a match made in heaven.
Poems often work well as writing prompts.
This assignment asks you to use Huck et al. s guidelines to evaluate poetry anthologies, single poem picture books, and a non-print presentation of poetry. For this project, I want you to pick a subject you know little about and with limited time and a small amount of virtual money decide what you would buy for a classroom or library collection. For this one, reading the books will not be an option. The Rest of the Story A library collection includes a variety of electronic resources, starting with the catalog. The availability of hardware and software varies greatly from school to school and district to district.