1. “Awaking the Heart” Exploring Poetry In Elementary and Middle School By Georgia Heard Poetry,Like Bread, Is For Everyone

2. Study Group Members Ms. Camacho Ms. Camacho Ms Escalona Ms Escalona Ms. Hale Ms. Hale Ms. Hamblin Ms. Hamblin Ms. Kluger Ms. Kluger Ms. Nicasio-Madera Ms. Nicasio-Madera Ms. Page-Moore Ms. Page-Moore Ms. A. Peguero Ms. A. Peguero Ms. Pagliaro Ms. Pagliaro Ms. Ramos Ms. Ramos Ms. Rosario Ms. Rosario Ms Reback-Mann Ms Reback-Mann Ms. Scholnick Ms. Scholnick Ms. Sukenik Ms. Sukenik Ms. Tovar Ms. Tovar

3. Agenda Creating a Poetry Environment Creating a Poetry Environment Reading and Writing Poems Reading and Writing Poems Crafting Poetry: Toolboxes Crafting Poetry: Toolboxes Website: P.S. 28 Poetry Café Website: P.S. 28 Poetry Café

4. Listening Centers Listening to the sound of a poem is like laying a welcome mat in front of the door of Poetry. Poetry is meant to be heard and listening to a poem adds a new dimension A place where kids listen on a recorder to poems and where kids can also record their own poems.

5. Poetry Environment Poetry Study Centers: Ten areas where kids can independently explore poetry: Poetry Study Centers: Ten areas where kids can independently explore poetry: Amazing Language Center: Purpose is to foster an awareness, an appreciation, and a love of words-both for meaning and their sound: Amazing Language Center: Purpose is to foster an awareness, an appreciation, and a love of words-both for meaning and their sound: Teasure Hunt for Poetry Cracking Open Words Word Scramble Find word Sound Personalities

6. Discovery Center Poets are like scientist and many poems are sparked by observations The poetry center uses this important tool to fuse science and poetry. The poetry center uses this important tool to fuse science and poetry. In this center, students become close observers of small, ordinary, and fascinating objects in nature and in the world around us. In this center, students become close observers of small, ordinary, and fascinating objects in nature and in the world around us.

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

8. Illustration Center The purpose of this center: The purpose of this center: Kids become aware of their internal mind pictures. Place poems that have images and place them in folders. Have blank paper, colored markers, crayons and pencils available for kids to illustrate with. Many poems contain images-words that give us pictures in our minds

9. Revision Center In this center kids will have the opportunty to revise, rewrite their poems Poetry Editorial Center Connecting poetry with what’s happening in the world

10. Music Center Select a favorite poem and write it on chart. Gather instruments like triangle, or small drum and play music on selected words on the poem. Read the poem using the instruments to “play” the word Gather instruments like triangle, or small drum and play music on selected words on the poem. Read the poem using the instruments to “play” the word

11. Performance Center This center makes poetry come alive Include props such as paper plate masks and fabric for kids to use when they perform poems. Include props such as paper plate masks and fabric for kids to use when they perform poems. Kids can choral read, act out, dance, or sign a poem Kids can choral read, act out, dance, or sign a poem

12. Reading and Writing Poetry How do we ensure that poetry has a chance to “sing” to our students? How do we ensure that poetry has a chance to “sing” to our students? How can we help our students form a relationship to poetry? How can we help our students form a relationship to poetry? How can we guide them toward poems that will include their varied lives and stories-poems that will speak to their hearts? How can we guide them toward poems that will include their varied lives and stories-poems that will speak to their hearts?

13. The Three Layers of Reading Poetry Choose poems to read that are immediately accessible, nonthreatening and relevant to student’s lives Choose poems to read that are immediately accessible, nonthreatening and relevant to student’s lives Help students to connect personally to a poem by guiding them toward finding themselves and their lives inside a poem. Help students to connect personally to a poem by guiding them toward finding themselves and their lives inside a poem. UIDE students toward analyzing the craft of a poem, figuring out how a poem is built, interpreting what a poem means, unlocking the puzzle of a difficult poem. UIDE students toward analyzing the craft of a poem, figuring out how a poem is built, interpreting what a poem means, unlocking the puzzle of a difficult poem.

14. Where Does Poetry Hide? Discovering where poems come from is an essential part of the poet process. The Doors of Poems  The Heart Door  The Observation Door  The Concerns About the World Door  The Wonder Door  Infinite Poetry Doors

15. Crafting Poetry: Toolboxes The meaning toolbox The meaning toolbox Six-Room-Poem Six-Room-Poem Metaphor and Simile: The Leap inside a Poem Metaphor and Simile: The Leap inside a Poem Ordinary to Poetic Ordinary to Poetic Words: The power to make something happen Words: The power to make something happen Ending and Beginnings: How to Enter and Exit a Poem Ending and Beginnings: How to Enter and Exit a Poem

16. The Music Toolbox The Most frequently used musical tools: The Most frequently used musical tools: Rhythm (the music of words in a line) Repetition (repeating words, phrases, lines or groups of lines) Rhyme (rhyming words within the line are called internal rhyme and rhyming words at the end of a line are called end rhyme

17. Sharpening Our Outer and Inner Visions: Poetry Projects The Power of Observation The Power of Observation  Observations  Sketching  Field Notes  The Power of Sharpening Our Inner Vision:  Heart Mapping  The Inner Poet

18. How do you write a Poem? Brent Tatsuno & Alvin Kamm, Grade 6 (poem for two voices) How do you write a poem? What are your feelings? What are your feelings? Your imaginings? Your wonderings? What do you see? The Image. An empty room. An alley cat. How do you write a poem? Life is one long lei. The Ocean. In constant battle. How do you write a poem? Let the rain. Kiss you. Line breaks. Repetition. A song on your heart. That is how you write a poem! How do you write a poem? Your surroundings? Your Wonderings? Seek the image. The Image. A pepper plant. A rocking chair. Weave in surprises. And each person is a different flower. And shore. In constant battle. Unusual words. Kiss you. Ordinary to Poetic. Repetition. That is how you write a poem!