Writing Lesson Plans

Daily Poetry Reading

"To help my students improve their oral reading skills and become familiar with poetry, I have one student a day read a self-selected poem. Students need to prepare for their poetry reading. Many students use the books, Kids Pick the Funniest Poems and No More Homework! No More Tests! These books are filled with humorous poems selected by Bruce Lansky. On Fridays, one of the students reads a selection over the PA system. Students love reading funny poems to their peers!"
Submitted by: Ginny Thompson THOMPSONVIRGIN@email-removed, a fifth grade teacher at Lincoln School in Appleton, Wisconsin.This idea was posted in the NEA's Weekly Works4Me Newsletter.