Poetry Goes to School: From Mother Goose to Shel Silverstein - Softcover

Bob Barton; David Booth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551381613 ISBN 13: 9781551381619

Publisher: Pembroke Publishers, 2004

Synopsis

Poetry Goes to School Learn how to create a "culture of poetry" that demonstrates the power of words and strengthens the language lives of children. "Poetry Goes to School" is a comprehensive resource for teachers who want to fill their classrooms with poetry. The authors have expanded the territory covered in their previous book, "Mother Goose Goes to School." In this rich collection, they have gathered and classified... Full description

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Product Description:

A must-have for teachers who want to fill their classrooms with poetry. With descriptions of poetic genres; lessons and teaching tools; sample poems; and ideas for sharing, exploration, and assessment, this book will inspire, inform, and entertain. Stimulate creativity and imagination and learn to create a ""culture of poetry"" that demonstrates the power of words and strengthens the language lives of children.

About the Author:

Bob is a graduate of Hamilton Teacher's College and McMaster University and has experience working in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary classrooms as a teacher, language arts consultant, arts coordinator, governments education officer, and lecturer. For the past eighteen years, he's been working as an artist and storyteller in schools with Prologue to the Performing Arts and Learning Through the Arts -- Royal Conservatory of Music. He is also an instructor of dramatic arts in continuing education at the University of Toronto. Bob says that he became a teacher because he wanted an opportunity to work in a way that allowed him to be creative. His areas of specialty are storytelling, drama, and poetry. He is the author of several picture books, story collections, nonfiction books, and textbooks. Bob is married with two children and five grandchildren. He enjoys cooking, reading, and gardening. David Booth is Coordinator of Elementary Programs at OISE/University of Toronto. For more than 25 years he has worked with teachers in creating, applying, and evaluating approaches to how children learn to read and write. As a classroom teacher, consultant, speaker, and writer he has delighted thousands with his energy, enthusiasm, and commitment. He has given hundreds of speeches and workshops throughout North America, Australia, and England and has appeared on dozens of television and radio programs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pembroke Publishers
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1551381613
• ISBN 13: 9781551381619
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112