As preparation for World Poetry Day this year I put lots of poems on display for students, teachers and parents to read. The main location was on a large pinboard just inside the front door. It was a good location because it is probably the highest traffic area at school as it is near the toilets. It made me smile when I saw parents reading to their children before and after school, when I saw a teacher stop to read to her class when they were on there way to or back from a specialist lesson such as PE or music. At lunchtime I saw students taking poems out of the pocket and reading to each other. See the photos below of the board.
As well on the day teachers planned their own activities with their class or grade. In the library we had a week of poems, with every class enjoying at least one poem. I was surprised to see that poems I assumed the students would all have heard, like
The Owl and the Pussy Cat and
The Adventures of Isabel, they didn't appear to know, but once introduced they joined in with gusto.
Love this celebration of poetry. Your display looks so enticing.
ReplyDelete