I learned last month how to easily get a summary of all my favorite Diigo bookmarks for a month, once again I think to myself: “What an amazing, useful tool!” Thrilled to share these resources for April:
Technology Sharing: Here’s the treasures for this past month… from poetry celebrations to origami fun to teaching writing ideas to more poetry teaching ideas to terrific technology tips…
ONLINE RESOURCES SHARED:
Elkonin Boxes | Classroom Strategies | Reading Rockets
Why use Elkonin Boxes? They help students build phonological awareness by segmenting words into sounds or syllables.
Book Spine Poem: On Postcards and No Tomorrow «
http://gatheringbooks.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/book-spine-poem-on-postcards-and-no-tomorrow
Poems About Books and Reading – The Reading Lady
Poems About Books and Reading
Smashwords — Ebooks from independent authors and publishers
“Welcome to Smashwords! Smashwords is an ebook publishing and distribution platform for ebook authors, publishers, agents and readers. We offer multi-format, DRM-free ebooks, ready for immediate sampling and purchase, and readable on any e-reading device.
For readers, Smashwords provides an opportunity to discover new voices in all categories and genres of the written word. Once you register, the site offers useful tools for search, discovery and personal library-building. Each week we add new features based on feedback from members.”
Paperbag Poetry in First Grade
“In first grade we are learning about poetry by playing the paper bag game. I don’t tell the students what we are going to be studying for the next few library lessons. Instead I introduce poetry with a game – The Bulldog Paperbag Game!”
Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC)
Might be a good resource to follow: “The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) is a unique and vital gathering place for books, ideas, and expertise in the field of children’s and young adult literature. The CCBC is a noncirculating examination, study, and research library for Wisconsin school and public librarians, teachers, early childhood care providers, university students, and others interested in children’s and young adult literature. The CCBC is part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) School of Education (SoE), and receives additional support from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).”
Free Technology for Teachers: How To Use Evernote for Bookmarking and More
Evernote ideas.
March 2012 eSchool News
“8 Tips for Creating a Grant Proposal Budget: In an eSchool News article, author Deborah Ward presents eight tips for creating an accurate budget for grant proposals. ”
Getting Started: Really Basic Information for Children’s Writers and Illustrators
Great ideas for publishing books- especially for children (and children’s book writers)
Origami Videos by Mari
Origami instructional videos and videos related to paper folding.
Most models in the videos were folded from diagrams that are freely available on the Internet. Models from books were made with permission from the authors.
Teach Mentor Texts: Announcing It’s A-OK to Reread in April!
“That’s what led me to declaring April a month when It’s A-OK to Reread! I give myself permission. I give you permission. (I feel the need to have my own permission so I’m sharing it with you in case you need someone to give you permission, too.)”
Reigniting the passion – The Stenhouse Blog
“The fact of the matter is that, now and then, we need a bit of a reignition, a kick start, a battery jump. So, the next time you find yourself in that slump, try a few of these tactics (and they work well with our students, too).”
KIdsWWwrite
The online anthology for young authors and readers
MAKE WRITING VISIBLE
“Graphic novels are all the rage. Some PICTURE BOOKS are even adding speech bubbles to show the conversation in their stories. So why not have students add speech bubbles to wordless books for a fun writing activity?”
Flying Words Project
“Flying Words Project is an American Sign Language (ASL) poetry troupe comprised of Deaf Poet Peter Cook and hearing coauthor Kenny Lerner. The goal of Flying Words is probably the same as all other poets, to play with language. As luck would have it, ASL is a language of moving pictures. So Kenny and Peter juxtapose imagery you can see in creating their work.”
Poetry 180 – Introduction to Poetry
Introduction to Poetry – Billy Collins Poem- beautiful
James W. Hall’s Blog:
“Since “Maybe Dats Your Pwoblem Too” a poem I wrote about Spiderman, shows up in a lot of anthologies and text books and therefore becomes assignment material for students of many ages, I frequently get emails requesting more information on the poem. So I’ve prepared the following to answer some basic questions about that poem.”
isnoop.net’s fridge 3.0. Play with my magnetic words.
Magnet Poetry fun!
Poetry Out of Nowhere: National Poetry Month Flash Mob!
“So a few weeks ago, I had this idea. What if my 7th grade English students staged a flash mob poetry event at the food court of our local mall? I kind of fell in love with this idea, even though I had no idea how to plan such a thing. I was pretty sure the school and mall would never approve it anyway, so I figured, “Why not ask?””
NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children
“The National Council of Teachers of English wishes to recognize and foster excellence in children’s poetry by encouraging its publication and by exploring ways to acquaint teachers and children with poetry through such means as publications, programs, and displays.”
Newspaper Blackout
Grab a newspaper, marker, black out the words you don’t need- create a Newspaper Blackout Poem!
Two Libraries One Voice: Our Poem In Your Pocket Day Celebration
Our Poem In Your Pocket Day Celebration
Reading Is Fundamental | Reading Planet | Game Station
RIF – fabulous ideas! Writing poems has never been so much fun! Are you ready to get messy and SPLAT your own poem?
The magic of poetry for english language learners
Slideshow- professional resource.
Between the By-Road and the Main Road: Global, Multicultural Poetry Texts (Print and NonPrint) for Grades 7 – 12
Annotated list of poetry books for 7th-12th grade
Sharon Creech Reads from Love That Dog
Listen to the brilliant Sharon Creech read aloud from her book, Love That Dog
Poem In Your Pocket Day- Poets.org – Poetry, Poems, Bios & More
“Celebrate national Poem In Your Pocket Day on Thursday, April 26, 2012! The idea is simple: select a poem you love during National Poetry Month then carry it with you to share with co-workers, family, and friends. You can also share your poem selection on Twitter by using the hashtag #pocketpoem.”
Between the By-Road and the Main Road: Poetry Books for Grades 3 – 5
Poetry Books for Grades 3 – 5: Annotated list!
Charles R. Smith, Jr., Author & Photographer
“Charles R. Smith- wonderful poet, list of his books. One of my favorites! Book List – The grade levels you see here are only a general recommendation. I’ve seen middle schoolers get excited about Brown Sugar Babies and first graders enjoy Rimshots. This is only a guide of where to begin.”
A Tuesday Poem: Revolution for the Tested
Revolution for the Tested by Kate Messner (Copyright 2010) Beautiful poem to share with students and staff.
Kid’s Club : Games
Shel Silverstein poetry fun page
If I Were a Student in Your School | ellBillofRights
ELL Bill of Rights, beautiful poem
Won Ton | Lee Wardlaw; illustrations by Eugene Yelchin | Macmillan
WON TON A Cat Tale Told in Haiku: A must share during Poetry Month!
Poetry on the iPads, Part 2 | Inquiry Live in the Classroom
Poetry on iPADS, what fun.
Great Kid Books: Welcome to Poetry Friday! Poetry Tag Time and more!
“Tag, you’re it! It’s a game we all loved to play as kids. This book makes poetry fun and interesting by inviting poets to play a game of tag. It all starts off with Jack Prelutsky writing about the moon and what would happen if it was a balloon or cheese or a sun. And then Joyce Sidman’s tagged!”
Reederama
“Here are my first graders’ Book Spine Poems. Please join our conversation! Share these Book Spine Poem Albums with your students and have them comment on them.”
Bookin’ Along: Poetry in the Classroom
http://misterstephenson.blogspot.com/2012/03/poetry-in-classroom.html
http://readingyear.blogspot.com/
Poetry 180 – Home Page
“Welcome to Poetry 180. Poetry can and should be an important part of our daily lives. Poems can inspire and make us think about what it means to be a member of the human race. By just spending a few minutes reading a poem each day, new worlds can be revealed.”
Poetry Out Loud
National Recitation Contest
Audio / Poems Out Loud
Poems read aloud- wow, what a fabulous resource!
Julie Sheehan reads Hate Poem / Poems Out Loud
Poem read aloud- Hate Poem – laugh through the hatred.
JoMA Archives: Poetry
Poems collected based on Fairy Tales, Folklore, Myths
Home : American Life in Poetry
“American Life in Poetry provides newspapers and online publications with a free weekly column featuring contemporary American poems. The sole mission of this project is to promote poetry: American Life in Poetry seeks to create a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.”
Billy Collins: Everyday moments, caught in time | Video on TED.com
“Celebrate Poetry with professional staff too!: Combining dry wit with artistic depth, Billy Collins shares a project in which several of his poems were turned into delightful animated films in a collaboration with Sundance Channel. Five of them are included in this wonderfully entertaining and moving talk — and don’t miss the hilarious final poem!”
POETRY iPhone App : The Poetry Foundation
With the Poetry Foundation’s POETRY mobile app, you can now take hundreds of poems by classic and contemporary poets with you wherever you go.
PicLits.com – Create a PicLit
PicLit – poetry activity!
National Poetry Month: Poem-a-Day
“Another poem a day resource! National Poetry Month is April and we can thank Poets.org for wonderful materials to help us celebrate. Visit their extraordinary website as a place to begin. Listen to a favorite poet, download lesson plans, find out whether there are any special events scheduled locally, and examine the National Poetry Map.”
GottaBook
“Thoughts, opinions, and ramblings about (broadly) children’s literature from my perspectives as a writer, parent, and volunteer elementary school librarian. Plus I post Fibs, Oddaptations and poetry galore, all listed on the right hand side of the blog.”
Spring by Karla Kuskin : The Poetry Foundation
Poem to share when back from Spring Break!
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