““Awaking the Heart”Awaking the Heart”

Exploring PoetryExploring PoetryIn In

Elementary and Middle SchoolElementary and Middle SchoolBy Georgia HeardBy Georgia Heard

Poetry,Like Bread, Is For Everyone

Study Group MembersStudy Group Members Ms. CamachoMs. Camacho Ms EscalonaMs Escalona Ms. HaleMs. Hale Ms. HamblinMs. Hamblin Ms. KlugerMs. Kluger Ms. Nicasio-MaderaMs. Nicasio-Madera Ms. Page-MooreMs. Page-Moore Ms. A. PegueroMs. A. Peguero Ms. PagliaroMs. Pagliaro Ms. RamosMs. Ramos Ms. RosarioMs. Rosario Ms Reback-MannMs Reback-Mann Ms. ScholnickMs. Scholnick Ms. SukenikMs. Sukenik Ms. TovarMs. Tovar

AgendaAgenda

Creating a Poetry EnvironmentCreating a Poetry Environment Reading and Writing PoemsReading and Writing Poems Crafting Poetry: ToolboxesCrafting Poetry: Toolboxes

Website: P.S. 28 Poetry CaféWebsite: P.S. 28 Poetry Café

Listening CentersListening CentersListening to the sound of a poem is like Listening to the sound of a poem is like laying a welcome mat in front of the door laying a welcome mat in front of the door

of Poetry. of Poetry.

Poetry is meant to be heard and listening to Poetry is meant to be heard and listening to a poem adds a new dimensiona poem adds a new dimension

A place where kids listen on a recorder to A place where kids listen on a recorder to poems and where kids can also record poems and where kids can also record their own poems. their own poems.

Poetry EnvironmentPoetry Environment

Poetry Study Centers: Ten areas where kids can Poetry Study Centers: Ten areas where kids can independently explore poetry:independently explore poetry:

Amazing Language Center: Purpose is to Amazing Language Center: Purpose is to foster an awareness, an appreciation, and a love foster an awareness, an appreciation, and a love of words-both for meaning and their sound: of words-both for meaning and their sound:

Teasure Hunt for PoetryTeasure Hunt for PoetryCracking Open WordsCracking Open Words

Word ScrambleWord ScrambleFind word Sound PersonalitiesFind word Sound Personalities

Discovery CenterDiscovery Center

Poets are like scientist and many poems are Poets are like scientist and many poems are sparked by observationssparked by observations

The poetry center uses this important tool The poetry center uses this important tool to fuse science and poetry.to fuse science and poetry.

In this center, students become close In this center, students become close observers of small, ordinary, and observers of small, ordinary, and fascinating objects in nature and in the fascinating objects in nature and in the world around us.world around us.

Poetry Window and Poetry Window and Observation CenterObservation Center

Decorate part of the classroom window Decorate part of the classroom window to be used as the “Poetry Window”. to be used as the “Poetry Window”. Display observation poems about the Display observation poems about the outside world-sky, trees, the park, outside world-sky, trees, the park, cars,street around the window or in a cars,street around the window or in a basket as examples. Have clipboards basket as examples. Have clipboards and paper at the window ready for and paper at the window ready for students to write their observations.students to write their observations.

Illustration CenterIllustration Center

The purpose of this center: The purpose of this center: Kids become aware of their internal Kids become aware of their internal

mind pictures.mind pictures.

Place poems that have images and Place poems that have images and place them in folders. Have blank place them in folders. Have blank

paper, colored markers, crayons and paper, colored markers, crayons and pencils available for kids to illustrate pencils available for kids to illustrate

with.with.

Many poems contain images-words Many poems contain images-words that give us pictures in our mindsthat give us pictures in our minds

Revision CenterRevision CenterIn this center kids will have the In this center kids will have the opportunty to revise, rewrite their opportunty to revise, rewrite their

poemspoems

Poetry Editorial CenterPoetry Editorial Center

Connecting poetry with what’s Connecting poetry with what’s happening in the worldhappening in the world

Music CenterMusic CenterSelect a favorite poem and write it on Select a favorite poem and write it on

chart.chart.

Gather instruments like triangle, or small Gather instruments like triangle, or small

drum and play music on selected words drum and play music on selected words on the poem. Read the poem using the on the poem. Read the poem using the

instruments to “play” the word instruments to “play” the word

Performance CenterPerformance Center

This center makes poetry come alive This center makes poetry come alive

Include props such as paper plate Include props such as paper plate masks and fabric for kids to use masks and fabric for kids to use when they perform poems.when they perform poems.

Kids can choral read, act out, dance, Kids can choral read, act out, dance, or sign a poemor sign a poem

Reading and Writing PoetryReading and Writing Poetry How do we ensure that poetry has a How do we ensure that poetry has a

chance to “sing” to our students?chance to “sing” to our students? How can we help our students form a How can we help our students form a

relationship to poetry?relationship to poetry? How can we guide them toward How can we guide them toward

poems that will include their varied poems that will include their varied lives and stories-poems that will lives and stories-poems that will speak to their hearts?speak to their hearts?

The Three Layers of Reading The Three Layers of Reading PoetryPoetry

Choose poems to read that are Choose poems to read that are immediately accessible, nonthreatening immediately accessible, nonthreatening and relevant to student’s livesand relevant to student’s lives

Help students to connect personally to a Help students to connect personally to a poem by guiding them toward finding poem by guiding them toward finding themselves and their lives inside a poem.themselves and their lives inside a poem.

UIDE students toward analyzing the craft UIDE students toward analyzing the craft of a poem, figuring out how a poem is of a poem, figuring out how a poem is built, interpreting what a poem means, built, interpreting what a poem means, unlocking the puzzle of a difficult poem.unlocking the puzzle of a difficult poem.

Where Does Poetry Hide?Where Does Poetry Hide?Discovering where poems come from is an essential part of Discovering where poems come from is an essential part of

the poet process.the poet process.

The Doors of PoemsThe Doors of Poems

The Heart DoorThe Heart Door The Observation DoorThe Observation Door The Concerns About the World DoorThe Concerns About the World Door The Wonder DoorThe Wonder Door Infinite Poetry DoorsInfinite Poetry Doors

Crafting Poetry: ToolboxesCrafting Poetry: Toolboxes The meaning toolboxThe meaning toolbox Six-Room-PoemSix-Room-Poem Metaphor and Simile: The Leap inside a Metaphor and Simile: The Leap inside a

PoemPoem Ordinary to PoeticOrdinary to Poetic Words: The power to make something Words: The power to make something

happenhappen Ending and Beginnings: How to Enter and Ending and Beginnings: How to Enter and

Exit a PoemExit a Poem

The Music ToolboxThe Music Toolbox

The Most frequently used musical tools:The Most frequently used musical tools:

Rhythm (the music of words in a line)Rhythm (the music of words in a line)

Repetition (repeating words, phrases, Repetition (repeating words, phrases, lines or groups of lines)lines or groups of lines)

Rhyme (rhyming words within the line Rhyme (rhyming words within the line are called are called internal rhymeinternal rhyme and rhyming and rhyming words at the end of a line are called words at the end of a line are called end rhymeend rhyme

Sharpening Our Outer and Sharpening Our Outer and Inner Visions: Poetry ProjectsInner Visions: Poetry Projects

The Power of ObservationThe Power of Observation ObservationsObservations

SketchingSketching Field NotesField Notes

The Power of Sharpening Our Inner Vision: The Power of Sharpening Our Inner Vision: Heart MappingHeart Mapping The Inner PoetThe Inner Poet

How do you write a Poem?How do you write a Poem?Brent Tatsuno & Alvin Kamm, Grade 6Brent Tatsuno & Alvin Kamm, Grade 6

(poem for two voices)(poem for two voices)

How do you write a poem?How do you write a poem?

What are your feelings?What are your feelings?

Your imaginings?Your imaginings?Your wonderings?Your wonderings?What do you see?What do you see?

The Image.The Image.An empty room.An empty room.An alley cat.An alley cat.How do you write a poem?How do you write a poem?

Life is one long lei.Life is one long lei.

The Ocean.The Ocean.

In constant battle.In constant battle.How do you write a poem?How do you write a poem?

Let the rain.Let the rain.Kiss you.Kiss you.Line breaks. Line breaks.

Repetition.Repetition.

A song on your heart .A song on your heart .That is how you write a poem!That is how you write a poem!

How do you write a poem?How do you write a poem?

Your surroundings?Your surroundings?

Your Wonderings?Your Wonderings?

Seek the image.Seek the image.The ImageThe Image..A pepper plant.A pepper plant.A rocking chairA rocking chair..

Weave in surprises.Weave in surprises.

And each person is a different flower.And each person is a different flower.

And shore.And shore.

In constant battle.In constant battle.

Unusual words.Unusual words.

Kiss you.Kiss you.

Ordinary to Poetic.Ordinary to Poetic.

Repetition.Repetition.

That is how you write a poem!That is how you write a poem!