POETRY FRIDAYS

WHY MORE POETRY?

• Good for writing on the fly
• Increases comprehension skills
• Commercial for language
• Fun
• Builds vocabulary

FIND A POEM AND TAKE 5

• Poetry Friday Anthology
• Created by Sylvia Vardell
• Super simple and fun
• Incorporate poetry each week
• Easily done without the book

USING ANY POEM

• Read aloud
• Read with students
• Open for discussion
• Connect to TEKS
• Connect to other poems, reading pieces

MAKE IT GREAT

• Ham it up!
• Use props
• Use media, add dimension
• Offer reading choices
• Encourage connections

FROM THE BOPK

TROUBLE ON THE TRAIL

HOW BIG IS THE ATLAS MOTH?

EXPLORER

LET'S TAKE 5

TAKE 5 STEPS

• Teacher- read
• Teacher and students- read
• All- discuss
• Connect to TEKS
• Connect to literature