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E. Literature:2. The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.:PreK-2:The student...

LA.E.2.1.1

uses personal perspective in responding to a work of literature, such as relating characters and simple events in a story or biography to people or events in his or her own life.

Forms of Poetry for Children http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poeform.htm

This site provides access to lessons designed to illustrate various forms of poetry for elementary students. Examples of each form are given.

LA.E.2.1.2

recognizes rhymes, rhythm, and patterned structures in children's texts.

The Puffin House http://www.puffin.co.uk/puffin.thepuffinhouse.html

The Puffin House is an excellent and vibrant link that ehances literature experiences for young children.

KidzSing Garden of Song http://members.home.com/veeceet/index.html

This website contains a variety of nursery rhymes/songs that children will enjoy.

Haiku for People http://home.sn.no/~keitoy/haikw.html

Site that gives several sample HAIKU poems. Poems are divided by topic and author.

The Process of Composing Your Own Haiku http://cc.matsuyama-u .ac.jp/~shiki/Start-Writing.html

A lesson plan to introduce HAIKU. Gives examples from Japanese masters and then directs you through your own HAIKU. Ends with revising and editing. Great lesson plan!

R and R: Repetition and Rhyme http://www.udel.edu/ETL/R WN/EarlyYears.html#randr

The site gives ideas and activities for teaching reading using rhyming words and repetition. The books are ones with repeated phrases that you will find in your classroom library.

Welcome to Seussville http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville

Great Dr. Seuss activities for elementary students but most need shockwave.

Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes and Tales http://www.night.net/tucker/

This page contains links to various poems and short stories that the teacher can use as examples to illustrate rhymes, rhythms and patterned structures.

Children's Haiku Garden http://www.tecnet.or.jp/~haidu/index.html

A host of children's art work and poems are available on line. Children have the opportunity to publish their art work and associated haiku on this international web site.

Poetry Pals http://www.geo cities.com/EnchantedForest/5165/lessonplans.html

lesson plans, poetry sites and projects


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