Hi, teachers! This week, I’m sharing poems from my new 30 Painless Classroom Poems book, Fairy Tale Garage Sale. The book includes 7 fairy tales, each with an introductory poem and three poems from characters selling junk they don’t want/need anymore. I’m going to share the Jack and the Beanstalk set this week.
Note from the Poet:
OK, this is a ’don’t do what I do? Note. Often in rhyming poetry, a poet will change the natural word order just to make the rhymes work. For example, look at the last five lines. If you were speaking, you’d say, ?Jack stole gold, a hen, and harp, then chopped the plant with a sharp axe blade.? But?that doesn’t rhyme. So I put axe-blade in front of sharp. You might get away with it once in a great while, but it always makes the reader have to stop and think, because it’s not natural. So always avoid it if you can!
28 Responses
these will be good for younger kids I like the idea for turning the teals into poems
Thanks, Jessica–LOVE the Little Free Library bag!
these will be good for younger kids I like the idea for turning the teals into poems
Thanks, Jessica–LOVE the Little Free Library bag!
Laura, I love the concept of this book and today’s offering is so clever. I am not a teacher in the professional sense of the word, but as a lifelong student I cannot wait for more.
Thanks, Martha! I think of myself as a lifelong student, too:>)
Laura, I love the concept of this book and today’s offering is so clever. I am not a teacher in the professional sense of the word, but as a lifelong student I cannot wait for more.
Thanks, Martha! I think of myself as a lifelong student, too:>)
Love this one, Laura, just clever, like Jack! And I’ve been enjoying every one although not always commenting. It’s a terrific idea!
Thanks, Linda:>)
Love this one, Laura, just clever, like Jack! And I’ve been enjoying every one although not always commenting. It’s a terrific idea!
Thanks, Linda:>)
Laura,
I ordered a copy! Yay!
Thank you, Linda! You bought the very first one! Hope you enjoy it:>)
The first one?! Wow!
First–and only, so far!
Others will shop and buy. Remember, “Build it and they will come.”
This gave me a good laugh! Any writer with out of print books (including me) knows this is unfortunately not true. BUT I really just wanted to at least have the possibility of reaching teachers and making them feel less intimidated by poetry, so hopefully this will reach some educators once I start spreading the word more. Meanwhile, thank you for buying it:>)
Laura,
I ordered a copy! Yay!
Thank you, Linda! You bought the very first one! Hope you enjoy it:>)
The first one?! Wow!
First–and only, so far!
Others will shop and buy. Remember, “Build it and they will come.”
This gave me a good laugh! Any writer with out of print books (including me) knows this is unfortunately not true. BUT I really just wanted to at least have the possibility of reaching teachers and making them feel less intimidated by poetry, so hopefully this will reach some educators once I start spreading the word more. Meanwhile, thank you for buying it:>)
Love the defiant/giant rhyme–and looking forward to seeing what Jack sells!
Thanks, Buffy–that one’s scheduled for Friday. But the giant/ogre and his wife will have their poems tomorrow and Wednesday:>)
Love the defiant/giant rhyme–and looking forward to seeing what Jack sells!
Thanks, Buffy–that one’s scheduled for Friday. But the giant/ogre and his wife will have their poems tomorrow and Wednesday:>)