Poems In The Attic Read Aloud

Teacher poet and anthologist lee bennett hopkins assembles traditional and contemporary poets to be read aloud to young children.

Poems in the attic read aloud.

Each subsequent set of pages pairs a poem written by the girl with one by her mama. A great look at free verse poetry and tanka the book is a great addition for elementary school teachers to use in poetry units. Hear silverstein above read backwards bill a poem i remember quite well as one of my favorites from a light in the attic. Poems in the attic gr 1 4 during a visit to grandma s a seven year old girl discovers a stash of poems in the attic written by her mother as a child.

Covering the seasons holidays animals and lullabies the 57 poems also include several of the classic narrative poems for young children like poor old lady the house that jack built and a visit from st nicholas. As most of the nominees tend to be poems in the attic was exceptionally well done. His raspy sing song narration turns the poem into a funny little melody kids will remember and love singing along to.