Monday, April 4, 2011

Linky Monday~ Poetry Month

April is Poetry Month so I thought it would be a good topic to explore.

We do Teatime Tuesdays, a la Bravewriter, where we make a snack, have some tea, cider or hot chocolate in mixed fancy teacups, set the table nicely and read poetry. We also try our hand at writing them too. When we studied poetry in school, it was a very dry and uneventful topic. I find this activity is a great way to appreciate that form of writing and it is something we look forward to.

How do you go about introducing poetry to your family? If you haven't yet, this would be a great month to start! Check out these links and have fun with it!

Great Overview Sites


Specific Forms


Read Some Poems


Poets


Activities


I'll leave you with a poem that I had to read three times last week!
The kids got a kick out of it.

Dawdle, Dawdle, Dawdle
By Denis Lee

Dawdle, dawdle, dawdle,
It's the uncles and the aunts,
Dawling with their shoes and socks,
Dawdling with their pants.
So hurry up
And scurry up
And hurry, scurry, worry up-
Thank goodness there are kids around
To make them stop their dawdling.

Dawdle, dawdle, dawdle,
It's the daddies and the mums,
Dawdling with their apple-juice,
Dawdling with their crumbs.
So hurry up
And scurry up
And hurry, scurry, worry up-
Thanks goodness there are kids around
To make them stop their dawdling!



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