A favorite strategy to use with students is poetry. Poetry should be taught all year not restricting poetry to the obligatory "April Poetry Month." Instead begin the school year immersing children in poetry; Acrostic, Cinquain, Free Verse,
Haiku, Funny Poems, Nature Poems, and more. Read poetry aloud, choral read,
act out poems, and have students share their own poems. Frequently remind
students, "Hey, during Work on Writing, you could write a poem like this one!"
Poems can be a wonderful way to build fluency and work on writing. For some
students it isn't as daunting as a whole story and there is greater freedom
regarding conventions.
Use Squidoo
to discover this collection of Free Websites with Interactive Poetry and Poem
Creators for Teachers and Kids.
http://www.squidoo.com/k12interactivepoetry
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