Poetry - Readying for Kenn Nesbitt SKYPE Visit!!

I missed doing poetry activities with the kids in April (poetry month) because of the time it took to write and publish our ABC books!  I had so much planned, Poem Mobiles: Crazy Car Poems by J. Patrick Lewis, Fold Me a Poem by Kristine O'Connell George, and our Kenn Nesbitt SKYPE!

So, this week, we did a Poetry Scavenger Hunt using Ms. B's printable (freebie here!)  I had kids visit Kenn Nesbitt's website, and read or listen to his poems.  While listening, they were looking for figurative language, rhyme patterns, and phrases and words that appealed to their senses.  They had so much fun!  Mr. Nesbitt writes on topics that are engaging and fun for the kids!  Can you say --Poetry Love!!!

It was so inspiring to see kids sharing poems as they discovered them, and discussing figurative language, and talking about the "pictures" the poems were painting in their heads!

We finished the lesson by using padlet to come up with questions to ask Mr. Nesbitt during his SKYPE visit!

Extensions:  Mr. Nesbitt's site has a lot of ads intertwined into it.  It was a great talking point to show kids web safety and how these ads were like commercials on TV.  Great teachable moment!






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