The News  from Mrs. Hughes

The first week of May, is time for Science Baboozlers. It's less formal than a science fair. Students are to bring a science experiment to demonstrate to the class. It's about having fun and learning from one another. Some of the links in "Homework Helps" might help. The science book could be another source. We will be studying plants, animals and recycling in science. Social studies topics tie in nicely with protecting our resources or stewardship of God’s creation.

 

                                 

                        

This page came about because of a desire to incorporate poetry in a more in-depth, meaning making way for children in my third grade class. Poetry is a wonderful way to teach reading and writing. Through reading and writing poetry your children will be able to express their feelings, thoughts and imagination about silly to serious topics. 

Great Poetry Books

A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Animals Animals by Eric Carle
Anna Banana: 101 Jump Rope Rhymes by Joanna Cole
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
Beast Feast  by Douglas Florian
Bone Poems by Jeffrey Moss
Dog Days: Rhymes Around the Year by Jack Prelutsky
Dragons Dragons: and Other Creatures That Never Were by Eric Carle
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein
Fly With Poetry: An ABC of Poetry by Avis Harley
For Laughing Out Loud: Poems to Tickle Your Funnybone by Jack Prelutsky
Going Barefoot compiled by Anne Hanzel
Hailstones and Halibut Bones by Mary O'Neil
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman
Leap Into Poetry: More ABC Poetry by Avis Harley
Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs by Douglas Florian
Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll and Other School Poems by Kalli Dakos
Never Take a Pig to Lunch-Poems About Eating by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Old Elm Speaks: Tree Poems by Kristine O'Connell George
One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four: 165 Chants for Children by Mary Lou Colgin
Pass It on: African-American Poetry for Children by Wade Hudson
Some Things Go Together by Charlotte Zolotow
Sometimes I Wonder If Poodles Like Noodles by Laura Joffe Numeroff
The Great Frog Race and Other Poems by Kristine O'Connell George
The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky
The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders by Jack Prelutsky
The Usborne Book of Children's Poems compiled by Heather Amery
Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems by Kristine O'Connell George
Turtles in July by Marilyn Singer
When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Whiskers & Rhymes by Arnold Lobel
Whisper and Shout: Poems to Memorize by compiled Patrice Vecchione
Winter Eyes by Douglas Florian
Songs in Book Form
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Five Little Pumpkins by Iris Van Rynbach
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Miss Mary Mack by Mary Ann Hoberman
Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
The Eensy-Weensy Spider by Mary Ann Hoberman
The Lady With the Alligator Purse illustrated by Nadine Bernar

Poetry Pages

Poetry Downloads To download you need to click on the name to open it, and then go to FILE and SAVE AS.
Couplet Format for writing	Triplet Format for writing	Quatrain Format for writing	Limerick Format for writing
Alliteration	Similes	Metaphors
Acrostic Poem for writing	Autobiographical Poem for writing	Haiku for writing	Cinquain for writing

Poetry Links
Giggle Poetry	Fizzy, Funny, Fuzzy Poetry	Poetry Teachers.Com	Poetry Zone
	Poetry Express	ReadingLady.Com	Tooter4kids Poetry
Poetry by Themes		Mrs. Renz Poetry Units
Limerick Factory	Rhyme Zone Rhyming Dictionary	Mrs. Hicks Poetry Templates	Poetry Patterns
Types of Poetry	Kids Poetry Page	ISLMC Poetry for Children	Poetry Splatter @ Reading Is Fundamental

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