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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820233503321

Autore

Savren Shelley

Titolo

Welcome to poetryland : teaching poetry writing to young children / / Shelley Savren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2016]

ISBN

1-4758-2524-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Disciplina

372.62

Soggetti

Language arts (Early childhood)

Poetry - Study and teaching (Early childhood)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Teaching Students to Write Poetry; Chapter One. Imagine a Purple Elephant: Teaching Grades Pre-K Through 5; Chapter Two. Magic Poetry Pencils and Mistake Stickers-"Special Needs Students"; Chapter Three. The Craft of Poetry: Gifted, Seminar, and Pullout Programs; Chapter Four. Poetry Outside the Classroom; Chapter Five. Poetry in the Face of Art: Writing in an Art Museum; Chapter Six. Home Is Where You Sleep at Night: Homeless, Abused, and Neglected Students; Appendix. Additional Exercise Ideas; Permissions; Resources; Index

About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Welcome to Poetryland: Teaching Poetry Writing to Young Children draws from Shelley Savren's forty years of teaching poetry writing in grades pre-K-6 and to focus populations, including gifted and special education students, students in after school programs, and homeless, abused, or neglected students. Designed for use in a classroom, this book features thirty-eight lesson plans and twenty-three additional poetry-writing workshop ideas. It provides guidance and inspiration for anyone who wants to teach poetry writing to children.