In kindergarten, we had a "Poetry Binder" that the students took home each Friday. It is a great opportunity for kids to practice reading text that they are familiar with. I used to have large charts of each of these poems that we would read together in class - however, using an interactive whiteboard made this task much easier. You can access each poem by clicking the image and downloading it to your computer, then inserting the document into an interactive file (such as Mimio Notebook). When projected on an interactive board, students can use the pen tool to highlight words, letters, blends, etc. You could also add elements to make each poem personalized (for example, adding names and pictures to the Wise Owl poem shown below). I also loved using these poems digitally, because once we worked on the poems together, I could take a screenshot of the finished poem to include on our blog or Twitter for parents to see and use from home.
I will work on transferring these poems into Mimio Notebook files for your use. As I do this, I will add links to the Notebook files below each image.
THINGS PARENTS CAN DO WITH POEMS AT HOME:
1. Find the focus letter of the week
I will work on transferring these poems into Mimio Notebook files for your use. As I do this, I will add links to the Notebook files below each image.
THINGS PARENTS CAN DO WITH POEMS AT HOME:
1. Find the focus letter of the week
2. Find word wall words
3. Find other known letters and words
4. Find rhyming words
5. Read 5 favorite poems plus the poem of the week
6. Read each of the letter poems that have been added each week
7. Find as many words as you can that start with a specific letter
8. Have your child point at the words (with "crispy pointing") as you read to them
9. Clap syllables of specific words that your child chooses
10. Pick a word and talk about or write word family words for that word. Example: can - man, tan, Dan, fan.
Many of these poems are adapted from Hubbard's Cupboard printable booklets. Many were also found on the Kindertips website. Others with separate authors have been noted.
10. Pick a word and talk about or write word family words for that word. Example: can - man, tan, Dan, fan.
Many of these poems are adapted from Hubbard's Cupboard printable booklets. Many were also found on the Kindertips website. Others with separate authors have been noted.
August & September Poems
Wise Owl
Click here to download Wise Owl Mimio Notebook file.
The Wheels on the Bus
Click here to download The Wheels on the Bus Mimio Notebook file.
iPad Song
Click here to download iPad Song Mimio Notebook file.
Alphabet Song
Click here to download The Alphabet Song Mimio Notebook file.
I Am Me
I Can Move
Good Morning to the Bear
Apple Happy
October Poems
Pumpkins
Animals at Night
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Trick or Treat
November Poems
Go To Sleep by Deanna Jump
The Basket
Five Fat Turkeys
December Poems
Gingerbread Men
After reading the poem several times, have students use cookies or other objects to act out the gingerbread man poem. They could even create equations to correspond with the poem (for example 10-1=9, 9-1=8, etc)
Alphabet Christmas
I Like to See Christmas
January Poems
In Winter
The Mitten
A Snowman is Here!
The Mitten
We Love Hot Chocolate!
February Poems
Valentine's Day Alphabet
10 Red Valentines
Teeth
The Cat in the Hat
March Poems
Look at the Shamrocks
Pigeon
Jelly Beans
Meatballs in the Sky
April Poems
Climb Aboard the Spaceship
The Man in the Moon
Your Garden
At the Farm
May & June Poems
Where Are We?
The Fuzzy Caterpillar
Roly Poly Caterpillar
First Grade, First Grade
