Friday, April 9, 2010

Earth is Wet: Celebrate the Seasons with Poetry

1. The Earth is Wet: Celebrate the Seasons with Poetry

The Earth is Wet
The earth is wet.
The sky is gray.
It looks like it
Will rain all day.

by Karla Kuskin




See Songs and Rhymes for a Rainy Day,
A Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book™

Yes, it rains in Oregon, and once again, we are hoping that April showers bring May flowers! Consider greeting your children at the door with a small poem reflecting the weather or the changing seasons.

April is Poetry Month!

Weave poetry into your ongoing science adventures. Here is our expanding collection for your Poetry "I Can Read" Notebook:

When children memorize, recite, and perform the words of carefully selected poetry, they develop English language fluency with the most exquisite language we speak; they practice high-frequency words and phonics in an authentic context; and, most importantly, they develop a love for the sounds of language.

  • Community is served when children learn things “by heart.”
  • Owning wonderful words enlivens the art of speaking and writing.

What words do you carry on the walls of your mind from childhood? Let's help our children paint words in their own memories that will last a lifetime!

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Monthly newsletter from the Nellie Edge Excellence in Kindergarten and Early Literacy site. For more information and resources visit www.nellieedge.com. For questions email to info@nellieedge.com.

IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The Earth is Wet: Celebrate the Seasons with Poetry | 2. Oviparous and Metamorphosis: Voracious Vocabulary 3. Earth Day and April Science Connections | 4. Mentor Kindergarten Teachers Who Sing and Sign | 5. Real Books for Real Readers! 6. April & May: Salem Kindergarten Cadre Meetings

More Teaching Resources: http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/

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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousApril 12, 2010 at 6:04 PM

    – April 22, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the earth’s environment. Meet Me At The Corner (MeetMeAtTheCorner.org), a kids’ virtual field trip Web site, is celebrating with a pod cast about hiking and bird watching in Colorado Springs’ Aiken Canyon Preserve. The episode also includes a variety of activities and interviews intended to promote environmental interest among kids all year long. MeetMeAtTheCorner.org combines the content that educators and parents trust with the delivery method that today’s kids embrace.

    Led by ten year-old reporter Benjy, the on-line video “field trip” introduces children to the 100+ species that inhabit the preserve, its unique ecosystem, and the history of ornithologist Charles Aiken. Rounding out the episode is an interview with Phil Kendal, the past chairman of the Nature Conservancy in Colorado, who shares how kids can get involved in hiking.

    To help localize the content, MeetMeAtTheCorner.org’s “Learning Corner” provides parents and teachers a variety of episode-specific resources, activities and guided questions that meet national- and state-based educational standards.

    Meet Me At The Corner also suggests the following five ways kids can actively participate in Earth Day...on April 22 and all year long:

    1. Use less water. Take showers instead of baths and turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.
    2. No-pollute commute. Walk or bike to school to reduce air pollution and save on fuel costs.
    3. Save electricity. Turn off all lights and appliances when not in use.
    4. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Buy/eat fresh snacks that use less packaging. Take a reusable bag on shopping trips.
    5. E-Cycle. Keep old computers and electronics out of the landfill by taking them to a recycling center.

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