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Welcome
to the Preschool Book Nook, an informative place invoking
those book-filled, cozy corners in classrooms and
libraries.
Sometimes
the youngest students make the best kind of poets
out there. Help them bring out their inner wordsmith
with some fun poetry activities. Random House Children’s
Books has a wealth of poetry perfect for the classroom,
including gems by Children’s Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky
and award-winning author Judy Sierra.
Here
are a few ideas to get started . . .
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Name Acrostics
What
You’ll Need: paper; crayons, markers, or colored pencils
- Name
acrostic poems are created when poets take the letters
of their names or of a word and then use each letter
to begin a description of the name or word itself.
- Assist
each student in writing these kinds of poems with
the letters of their names, and then they can decorate
their sheets. Below is an example:
A
dorable
S
uper
smart
H
elpful
L
oves to play
E
nergetic
Y
our friend
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Haiku
for You
- Haikus
are a form of Japanese poetry. They have 17 syllables
in the whole poem. The format is:
Line
1: 5 syllables
Line
2: 7 syllables
Line
3: 5 syllables
Here
is an example:
I
love storytime
Books
and crafts make me happy
Good
stories are great.
2.
Read a haiku in Haiku
Baby with the class and practice counting out
the syllables, clapping out the syllables.
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Poetry
Pebbles
What
You’ll Need: rocks or pebbles; paint brushes; water
and water containers; markers; paint; newspaper; pebble
box; crayons; stickers; glitter
- Cover
your work area.
- Wash
and dry each of the rocks of pebbles.
- Paint
or write any word on each one of the rocks.
- When
the rocks are dry, each should be placed in the
“pebble box,” which you can decorate on your own
or have the children decorate themselves.
- Pull
a poetry pebble out of the box and have the class
come up with a poem about that word, or about multiple
words, stringing pebbles together.
- The
pebbles are also a great tool for word recognition
and story starting.
Click
here to download the Storytime Kit with a printer-friendly
version of these activities on page 6.
Poetry
perfect for preschool:
BEASTLY
RHYMES TO READ AFTER DARK
THE
CAMEL'S LAMENT
DOGTEAM
GO!:
POETRY IN MOTION
GOOD
DOG
HAIKU
BABY
HAILSTONES
AND HALIBUT BONES
READY,
SET, READ!
SCHOOLYARD
RHYMES: KIDS’ OWN RHYMES FOR ROPE-SKIPPING, HAND CLAPPING,
BALL BOUNCING, AND JUST PLAIN FUN
Selected
by Jack Prelutsky
THE
20TH CENTURY CHILDREN'S POETRY TREASURY
THE
BEAUTY OF THE BEAST: POEMS FROM THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
FOR
LAUGHING OUT LOUD: POEMS TO TICKLE YOUR FUNNYBONE
READ
A RHYME, WRITE A RHYME
READ-ALOUD
RHYMES FOR THE VERY YOUNG
THE
RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF POETRY FOR CHILDREN
Written
by Jack Prelutsky
GOOD
SPORTS
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