Download or read book The Hopeful Trout and Other Limericks written by John Ciardi and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1989 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of limericks about such characters as the Elephant Boy, the fast fiddler from Middletown, and the silly old skinflint named Quince.
Download or read book The Hopeful Trout and Other Limericks written by John Ciardi and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of limericks about such characters as the Elephant Boy, the fast fiddler from Middletown, and the silly old skinflint named Quince.
Download or read book Learning with Literature in the Canadian Elementary Classroom written by Joyce Bainbridge and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 1999-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, k, p, e, i, t.
Download or read book Teaching Poetry Level 9 12 written by ETC Montessori Digital and published by ETC Montessori Digital. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing the work that was started with Teaching Poetry Level 6-9, this second part of the curriculum focuses on more advanced types of poetry, examples, research, and activities that are geared towards the students in Elementary II. This Language arts module is well written and researched so that it allows your students to enjoy poetry in a low anxiety level environment that fosters creativity, imagination and fun. The materials are designed to meet CCS standards with each standard is outlined and listed by grade or level. A full manual with teacher lessons on how to present each concept is included, along with an answer key. The Level 9-12 unit includes the following: Introduction lessonsAdditional resources listsCCS standards by level/gradeTeacher and presentation lesson for each conceptAnswer key20 Level 4 task cards20 Level 5 task cards20 Level 6 task cards27 Teacher Presented Nomenclature cards with picture, label, and definition24 Types of poems cards with definitions and examples
Download or read book Teaching Poetry Level 6 9 written by ETC Montessori Digital and published by ETC Montessori Digital. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, an effective approach to teaching poetry in Elementary I. We have created a unique approach to teaching poetry that allows the teacher to the freedom necessary without having to worry about their own needs. The material is designed to meet the CCS standards and each standard is outlined and listed by grade or level. A full manual with teacher lessons on how to present each concept is included, along with an answer key that will allow the students to check their work for any research or analysis questions. The Level 6-9 unit includes the following: Introduction lessonsAdditional resources listsCCS standards by level/gradeTeacher and presentation lesson for each conceptAnswer key20 Level 1 task cards20 Level 2 task cards20 Level 3 task cards
Download or read book Something Funny Happened at the Library written by Rob Reid and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2003 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers strategies and resources for youth services librarians who want to introduce humor into their programs, featuring tricks of the humor trade, programming models, and select bibliographies of humor books.
Download or read book How to Grow a Young Reader written by Kathryn Lindskoog and published by Shaw Books. This book was released on 2002-06-18 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an age of electronic games, TV, videos, and the Internet…You can raise a book lover. Reading opens up a lifetime of learning and delight to children. In How to Grow a Young Reader, Kathryn Lindskoog and Ranelda Mack Hunsicker offer suggestions for creating a reader-friendly home, truths about how literature strengthens character development, and helpful strategies for nurturing a love of reading in any child. Includes a helpful guide to over 1,800 books.
Download or read book Games for Writing written by Peggy Kaye and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995-08-31 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of games and activities designed to help children improve their writing skills.
Download or read book Poems to Make Your Friends Laugh written by Susie Gibbs and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a fantastic array of traditional and modern poems, all guaranteed to make your friends laugh! With fresh, stylish illustrations from newcomer Jess Mikhail, this is a collection which will have enormous appeal to anyone who likes a really good chuckle!Susie Gibbs is the best-selling anthologist and editor behind many of Macmillan's most successful collections.Follow-up to Poems to Freak Out Your Teachers and Poems to Annoy Your Parents
Download or read book Language Arts written by Mildred R. Donoghue and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear introduction for the teaching of language and communication.
Download or read book The Poet Tree written by Sharron L. McElmeel and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1993 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring poetry into every child's daily experience with activities based on the verses of such traditional and contemporary poets as Robert Louis Stevenson, Shel Silverstein, Karla Kuskin, and John Ciardi. Activities for sparking an interest in and an enjoyment of poetry promote listening, speaking, writing, and reading skills. Biographical information, a poster page, and background information are given for each poet. Grades K-6.
Download or read book 100 Most Popular Children s Authors written by Sharron L. McElmeel and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1999-05-15 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide based on a 1997 survey of popular children's book authors provides biographical sketches and selected bibliographies for such writers as Beverly Cleary, Lois Lawry, Lewis Carroll, Mary Downing Hahn, and C.S. Lewis.
Download or read book Poetry People written by Sylvia M. Vardell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-06-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Sylvia Vardell's new children's poetry reference book provides a comprehensive introduction to more than 60 contemporary young people's poets. Focusing primarily on those who are still actively writing today, the author includes poets appropriate for young children through young adults. Each entry features brief biographical information, highlights selected poetry books authored, showcases awards won, notes related Web sites, and provides suggestions for making connections (programming ideas, related books and activities). The book is ideal for librarians who serve children and young adults, as well as for teachers and others who work with children and young adults. Beginning with Arnold Adoff the list of poets is both impressive and informative. A sample: Francisco Alarcon, Aileen Fisher, Douglas Florian, Nikki Giovanni, Kristine O'Connell George, Jane Yolen, Eloise Greenfield, John Ciardi and many more!
Download or read book Limericks with a Smile written by Joan A. Christen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Limericks Too Gross written by Isaac Asimov and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1978 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Renaissance man and the poet/ critic engage in a lighthearted literary duel utilizing the rigid verse tradition of the limerick and providing a humorous look at sex and the human condition
Download or read book John Ciardi a Biography p written by Edward M. Cifelli and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study of Ciardi's life, Edward Cifelli has captured all the deep concern, passion, and thoughtfulness that marked Ciardi's long career in American letters. With care and penetrating detail, Cifelli evokes Ciardi's early childhood in Boston, his Italian heritage, his service as a gunner on a B-29 during World War II, and his years teaching at Harvard and Rutgers. Illuminated here are Ciardi's widely read contributions as an editor of Saturday Review and World magazines, as well as his tireless effort to bring an awareness and love of language and poetry to America through radio, television, the lecture circuit, and his twenty-six years on the staff of the famous Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, a gathering he directed for seventeen years.
Download or read book Poetry in Literature for Youth written by Angela Leeper and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006-03-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry in Literature for Youth offers teachers, librarians, parents, and students with an instrumental guide for incorporating all forms of poetry into the curriculum. More than 900 annotated entries provide descriptions of books and other resources, including anthologies, classics, various poetry formats, poetry novels, multicultural poetry, performance poetry, teen poetry, poet biographies, and curriculum connections. Educators, who are often unaware of the poetry resources available-particularly for young adults-will welcome this book with open arms. Lists for building a core poetry collection, along with resources for teaching poetry criticism and writing, electronic poetry resources, booktalks, classroom activities, and lesson plans complement this guide. Author, Geographic, Grade, Subject, and Title indexes are also included. For anyone interested in knowing more about poetry in literature, this is an indispensable guide.
