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Wacky, Wild, and Wonderful: 50 State Poems
Contributor(s): Flynn, Catherine (Author), Salas, Laura Purdie (Author)
ISBN: 1507573014     ISBN-13: 9781507573013
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE:   $7.59  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: January 2015
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- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6" W x 9" (0.55 lbs) 182 pages
 
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  • "What does this poem mean?"
  • "How should I read it?"
  • "How do we talk about it?"
  • "What do I DO with it?"
  • "What's the best way to assess it?"
  • "How do I meet standards?"
  • "When can I possibly fit it into my already over-packed day?"

    Have you ever asked these questions about poetry? The 30 Painless Classroom Poems series makes it easy for you, the elementary school teacher, media specialist, or reading specialist, to share poetry with your students. Whether you already love poetry or you fear or even actively dislike it, these books are for you. The poems, Notes from the Poet, extension activities written by experienced classroom teachers, and tips for using poetry in your classroom will have you sharing poems in no time.

    In Wacky, Wild, and Wonderful: 50 State Poems, award-winning poet Laura Purdie Salas (author of BookSpeak , Water Can Be..., and more) offers up a poem for every state, covering a wide variety of poetic forms, moods, and topics. Extension activities by teacher Catherine Flynn share ideas for spring-boarding from these poems into deeper learning across many content areas.

    Sample:

    Pennsylvania: Celebrity Weatherman

    Phil has no thermometers
    And no advanced degrees
    He only knows a cold front
    By its snapping, chapping breeze

    He can't interpret radar
    He's surprised by winter snows
    But Phil foretells the birth of spring
    Because his shadow knows

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    Note: Every year since 1877, on February 2, a groundhog--who is always named Punxsutawney Phil--comes out of his hole in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. If he sees his shadow, tradition says, that means six more weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, that means winter is over. Thousands of people go to Gobbler's Knob, a hill outside the town center, each year to see Phil's Prognostication, and reporters around the country spread word of the results.

    A Note from the Poet: As high-tech as we are, we still love our traditions and superstitions. I love that every February 2nd, on Groundhog's Day, newspapers and news shows still report on whether Phil sees his shadow or not. Up here in Minnesota, we ignore Phil's prediction because there's no chance winter is going to end before mid-March

    See all of the 30 Painless Classroom Poems at www.30PainlessClassroomPoems.com.

    Disclaimer: For those of you collecting all my 30 Painless Classroom Poems books, please note that some information, such as Why Poetry Matters and Classroom Poetry Tips, is repeated from book to book. The introduction to the book, the poems, the Notes from the Poet, and the classroom activities are unique to each book.

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