253 search results for poetry
- Stories in Verse
- <img src="/images/default-source/reading-today/before-she-was-harriet-th.jpg"/>
- https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2017/11/28/stories-in-verse
- From picture books to novels, stories in verse are popular with all age groups. Whether readers come to these stories for the content or for the poetry, they will find a focus on language and sensory images. This week’s collection of books includes rhyming and free verse stories, novels in verse, and a poetic biography. Ages 4–8 Grump Groan Growl. bell hooks. Ill. by Chris Raschka. 2017. Disney-Hyperion. Hand-printed in India ink, the words of a spare rhyming text—“GRUMP / GROAN
- Five Questions With Jared Reck (<em>A Short History of the Girl Next Door</em>)
- <img src="/images/default-source/reading-today/jared-reck-th.jpg"/>
- https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2018/01/04/5-questions-with-jared-reck-(a-short-history-of-the-girl-next-door)
- , so I am always writing with them, whether it’s memoir or poetry or fiction or whatever. I model
- How One ILA Chapter Used Community Partnerships to Create Powerful STEAM Events
- <img src="/images/default-source/reading-today/steam-ld-th.jpg"/>
- https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2018/10/24/how-one-ila-chapter-used-community-partnerships-to-create-powerful-steam-events
- or history research, write poetry, examine math concepts, or practice writing descriptively. Butler
- Using Literature to Eradicate Xenophobia: One Educator’s Response to COVID-19
- <img src="/images/default-source/reading-today/UsingLiteracytoEradicateXenophobia_140.jpg"/>
- https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2020/04/14/using-literature-to-eradicate-xenophobia-one-educator-s-response-to-covid-19
- ., and writes and performs poetry
- Key Takeaways From Week 1 of ILA Next
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- https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2020/10/09/key-takeaways-from-week-1-of-ila-next
- are some additional themes that emerged throughout the week. Poetry is a powerful means
- Inspiration From Outside of the Classroom: An Afterschool Program That Motivates Students to Write
- <img src="/images/default-source/reading-today/AfterSchoolWriting_140w.jpg">
- https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2024/11/20/inspiration-from-outside-of-the-classroom-an-afterschool-program-that-motivates-students-to-write
- with hip-hop and poetry in their classrooms even though this was something outside of their typical
- 5 Summer Activities Libraries Can Host to Boost Engagement
- <img width="150" height="214" src="https://literacyworldwide.org/images/default-source/reading-today/thumbnaile9b7db1d53e14d0a82099db0ffb21481.jpg?Status=Temp&sfvrsn=27569696_4" alt="Young elementary students outside exploring with a teacher"/>
- https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2026/05/20/5-summer-activities-libraries-can-host
- workshops focused on poetry, comics, or self-published zines to make literacy feel more personal
- A Tribute to Literacy: K-12 Book Reviews
- <img sfref="[images]b2472a6e-a53a-4bd6-a490-b5cf8993f988" src="/images/default-source/reading-today/avatarneasreadacrossamerica.jpg" alt="nea's read across america" title="nea's read across america" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 8px 0px;" />The CL/R SIG celebrates citizens' access to quality literature in honor of Dr. Seuss’s March 2nd birthday and NEA’s Read Across America celebration.
- https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2013/03/06/a-tribute-to-literacy-k-12-book-reviews
- mother would have her become a poet but young Emily does not even like poetry. In fact, she has, wonderful happy endings. Emily discovers one day the original book of poetry where her mother has
- Food, Friends, and Books about Thankfulness
- <img alt="" sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]399573c1-674c-6d52-9eff-ff000089f9b9" src="/images/default-source/reading-today/being-thankful-summary.jpg?sfvrsn=0.2639018234331161" title="Being Thankful-summary" style="float: left; margin: 3px 8px 8px 0px;" />As weather turns colder and family celebrations ensue, now is the perfect time to consider the things for which we’re grateful.
- https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2013/11/13/food-friends-and-books-about-thankfulness
- of his mother. Teacher readers will smile at Ms. Silver's classroom lessons and her affection for poetry, abundant affection, with enough love to find a place for a poetry-spouting African grey parrot named
- Olympic Fever! Books About Sports
- <img alt="" sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]8bba7cc1-674c-6d52-9eff-ff000089f9b9" src="/images/default-source/reading-today/avatarthewinterolympics.jpg?sfvrsn=0.4886750974692404" title="avatarTheWinterOlympics" style="float: left;" />The Winter Games in Sochi provide an ideal opportunity to support interdisciplinary instruction.
- https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2014/02/24/olympic-fever!-books-about-sports
- , The First Woman Swam the English Channel in 1926, and A Race With Grace: Sports Poetry in Motion, about baseball. Through beautifully written free-verse poetry, Borden brilliantly pens language