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Apr
April is Poetry Month!
April is National Poetry Month! Exposing children to poetry has a myriad of benefits in creativity and literacy, even at the earliest of ages. You can never start reading poetry too early! To kick things off, I’ve compiled a short list of ways kids (and adults!) can enjoy learning about and engaging in poetry throughout […]
1
May
Poetry is Music
Yesterday was the last day of April and the last day of National Poetry Month and the day before yesterday was last poetry-themed Sunday Storytime, “Poetry is Music”. We were very fortunate to have a couple special guests, local musician, Michael Bradley and his daughter Eva preforming lyrical songs. I would alternate reading a poem […]
27
Apr
Novels in Verse for Kids
This month, I’ve found that a great way to introduce poetry to the reluctant poetry reader is through novels in verse. With this confession… I actually had not read a children’s fiction novel in verse until more recently when I read the National Book Award Winner and Newbery Honor Medalist, Inside Out & Back Again. […]
24
Apr
Wordplay
Wordplay(time)! Came across this idea recently and decided to try it out on the library storytime kids as a “Build-A-Poem” activity during National Poetry Month. I labeled bunches and bunches of legos and left them out after Sunday’s storytime last weekend. It turned out to be more of a Build-A-Verse than the Build-A-Poem activity I […]
23
Apr
Poetry in Nature
Sunday was Earth Day and it’s also National Poetry Month! So, yesterday as a part of the ongoing festivities for poetry month, the storytime theme was “Poetry in Nature”. After reading a few poetic books about nature and the world, we made a “Plant a Poem, Plant a Flower” craft. One part grown in the […]
16
Apr
Poetry as Story
To celebrate National Poetry Month, Sunday’s storytimes throughout the month of April are themed around poetry. A couple weeks ago was Poetry is FUN! Storytime, where we focused on how silly poetry can be. This week’s focus was how poems are also stories. After a few ballads and rhymes, we made Color Poem Books for […]
2
Apr
Poetry is FUN!
Yesterday was the kick-off for National Poetry Month! The Lawrence Public Library teamed with the The Lawrence Arts Center for “Poetry Off the Page“, a month of poetry themed activities of which Sunday Storytime is a part of! Woot!! Which means over that past few weeks I’ve been compiling poetry books, crafts, and activities to […]
31
Mar
Poem-A-Day
Did you know April is Poetry Month? I thought I’d share Knopf’s annual Poem-A-Day offering. Thought I’d also share a poem by my all time favorite poet, William Stafford. It’s also the poem that inspired this here blog. What’s your favorite poem? Allegiances It is time for all the heroes to go home if they […]
