Poetry and Literature

1. Poetry and Literature Dr. Laura McLaughlin Taddei

2. Langston Hughes • Dream Keeper • Bring me all of your dreams,You dreamer,Bring me all yourHeart melodiesThat I may wrap themIn a blue cloud-clothAway from the too-rough fingersOf the world.

3. The DreamFlagProject • Dream Flag Project - What is it? • Writing your Dream

4. Integrating Poetry with Young children • Read poetry everyday with children • poetry that presents visual images • Select poetry that doesn’t need a lot of explanation • Write class poems on chart paper and hang around your room • Use art, drama, and music to extend children’s interpretation of a favorite poem

5. Poem Videos • Spring and Fall for a Young Child • Shel Silverstein - Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too • I Carry Your Heart with Me

6. Linking the Arts through Literature • Selecting a Theme • Webbing to help creativity • Webbing to help planning • Compiling Resources for Learning Experiences • See pages 298-300

7. Writing a Cinquain • Five lines – does not have to rhyme • Broad sweeping statements • First line – one word • Second line – two words • Third line – three words • Fourth line – four words • Fifth line – one word • Try it 