Performing+Poetry

=Performing Poetry=

1. [] This site is from readwritethink, International Reading Association. It gives the teacher a step by step approach for performing a poem and also a lesson plan for K-2 and one for grades 3 to 5.

6. Reading in echoing voices.
Another great resource for performing poetry is __**Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices**__ (Fleischman 1988), a collection of poems about nature that have been arranged for two readers or two groups of readers.

--- =__‍Poetry Friday! A Fun Celebration Idea__=

(Based on the idea that most people like an end of week doughnut and coffee break. So do children! Don't they desire a relaxing, talk-filled Friday too? ) ===‍1. Parents sign up to bring in a morning snack (suggetions: doughnuts and juice boxes)=== ===‍2. Snacks can be sent with their child or dropped off on thier way to work or come in and enjoy poetry and doughnuts.===

‍3. The routine lasts 15 - 20 minutes.
===‍4. As students arrive they hang up their coat and grab a doughnut and a poetry book.=== ===‍5. After 2-3 weeks of Poetry Friday, there is usually an increase in interest in poetry books during independent reading time.===

‍6. Every class can vary the direction of Poetry Friday.
===‍7. Students may wish to read poetry with friends and then present it at the end of the class.===

=__Poetry Parade__= Students parade to another classroom and and recite their poetry. students carry large cutouts or pictures to provide a viaual, with the poem attached to the back.

=__Poetry Day__= On a given day of each week, students can read a poem of their choice to their class.

=__Poetry Theatre__= Transform your classroom intoa theater and have students read poetry individually or in groups to the audience. Invite parents or other classes to attend.

=__Poetry Cafe__= Transform your classroom into a cafe and have students orally read poetry to their classmates, family members, and / or members of the school community.

=__Poetry Night__= Invite pparents and members of the community to listen to students read poems. These poems can be their own choice or their own creation.