Kids' Poems

by Regie Routman

Regie Routman shares here delightful selection of free verse poems written by kindergartners that will inspire your students to think, I can write poems like this too! Regie provides strategies for using kids' poems as models to guide children to write poems about things they know and care about: eating popcorn, playing in June, wishing for a pet dog and more. She describes the way she invites children to study the model poem, beginning by asking kids, What do you notice? She shows how she demonstrates the poetry-writng process to children: thinking aloud and drafting poems about her own life, and then collaborating on a poem together before children write on their own. Includes 20 reproducible poems written and illustrated by kindergartners to share with kids. Perfect for classroom teachers and parents! For use with Grade K.

Genres: Education

80 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2000

Reviews

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who would have every thought kids would like to write poetry. But why not? There really are no rules and the "edgy" the better, eh! I believe at this age poetry is best introduced before the preconceived notions of "What a Poem" is creates an inner writer's conflict.
I like how this book is written so that you can follow along or skip and stumble! I also like it is plum full of KID WORK. In Kid penmanship with kid illustrations. It is so important that students see writing from kids their age. I have actually started to keep writings from prior years. And it has become even more meaningful as these youngesters enter a class where a neighbor, friend, brother or cousin once did their writing. BOY ARE THEY AMAZED AND MOTIVATED!