EDRG 3321/ M&W- Author Profile(Poetry Books)

*Poetry*

Love To Mama- A Tribute To Mothers

This is a collection of thirteen poets writing about the powerful bond between mothers, grandmothers, and children. They write about their latin background and the influence of their mothers and grandmothers. Its great for children who have that special bond with their moms and grandmothers. It teachs children to recognize mothers as one of our universal role models.

Poetry by Heart- A child's book of poems to remember

"Sometimes you read a poem that you think must have been written specially for you. When you learn it by heart, it becomes yours!" This book begins with poems that are short, quick and easy to learn, and ends with a selection of longer classics which, once learned, will last a lifetime. I thought this book of poetry was great to use with a wide range of grade levels. They are easy to read, and easy to understand, but beautifully written. I do recommend this poetry book. My favorite poem was on page 106 called The Heavenly City. If any of you get the chance to read or skim through this book you'll find how insightful and relating it can be.

I found this great website called "Giggle Poetry", it had hundreds of poems for children to read. Its a great site lots of cute poems that children can find amusing, and it would be great to use with elementary students to show them humor can lighten up you day. It had great activities you can use with your students too. Its a pretty useful website on instruction on how to write simple poems for grades 2-5 i would guess.

Here's a little example of the silly poems found on this site.

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

I Pledge Allegiance


by Timothy Tocher

I pledge allegiance to the floor,the walls and ceiling, classroom door.I pledge allegiance to my books,to desk and papers, coat-rack hooks.I pledge allegiance to my bag,to Joni’s pigtails—and the flag.