Speaking of finding seeds. Maybe sharing seeds of other children. Last year I discovered Regie Routman¹s series called Kids Poems. She has ones for K, 1, 2, and 3 I think. She shares some of her ideas for getting kids to write poetry and to gradually start ³playing² with it as they decide on arranging and moving lines. More than half the book though are authentic poems from children in that grade. She shares both their drafts and final copies. My students really really loved these and moved right into writing as a consequence. A poem where a second grader shared how much she hated it when the boys called her ³curly fries² was the very very favorite poem of the year I think.
I bring it up in the context of Georgia¹s book because these are so much examples of seeds growing out of children¹s very real experiences, both joyful and painful. I find Georgia¹s book takes me deeper and farther. But these others would be great to have in your libraries for the children to discover! Sally _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
