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A great Massachusetts kindergarten teacher uses a poetry book to teach the students the months of the year and the seasons of New England (teachers from other regions can adapt the poems to fit their area).
It is a great way to introduce students to poetry.
How it works:
1. Hand out one poem at the appropriate time during the school year.
2. Read the poem to the class.
3. Allow the students time to draw a picture to illustrate the poem.
4. Collect the work and save each poem until the end of the school year.
5. At the end of the school year (when the writing is improved), have the students create a cover page. Direct the students to write the following:
My
Poetry
Journal
(current school year)
6. Allow the students time to decorate the cover.
It is a great end of the year review and a great keepsake for the students and parents to reflect back on the first year of school. As we have said before, “Kindergarten teachers are amazing!”
Thanks for all you do!
September
The month is September
And school bells will ring.
We’ll meet lots of friends,
And learn many things.
Apples
Apples are so good to eat,
To have one is a special treat.
Red, green, yellow, too,
All of them good for you.
October
The month is October
With leaves falling down.
Leaves that are yellow,
Orange and brown.
November
The month is November
We’re deep into fall.
We celebrate Thanksgiving
And give thanks to all.
December
The month is December
And Christmas is near.
We greet dear old Santa
Who brings us good cheer.
January
The month is January,
All ice and snow.
We skate and we sled
With friends that we know.
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King we know
Was a man who had a dream.
A dream of love and brotherhood.
A dream of people doing good.
Now in everything we do,
We can make his dreams come true.
February
The month is February,
Valentine’s Day his here.
We honor two presidents
At this time of year.
March
The month is March
And spring arrives.
It is very windy.
See how my kite flies.
April
The month is April
And spring is here.
The flowers will bloom
Once the skies are clear!
May
The month is May
With the sun shining bright.
The flowers are blooming,
And birds are in flight.
June
The month is June
And school will be out.
The children will soon
Be swimming about.
I hope this is useful to some of our kindergarten teachers, parents, and students! Have a great summer!