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Tip #11: Focus on Transitions [Poetry Tips for Teachers]

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Welcome to today’s tip in my month-long Poetry Tips for Teachers series. Tip #11: Focus on transition words. In narrative poems that tell a story, emphasize transition words, like “then,” or “first,” or “next” to help kids follow the chronology and make sense of the series of events. Or if the poem doesn’t use obvious […]

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Misbehaving Magic Wand, by Laura Purdie Salas

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Happy Poetry Friday! This is the final poem of 2 weeks of sharing poems from my new 30 Painless Classroom Poems book, Fairy Tale Garage Sale. You know, some days I’m having bad technology days. Like lately, when my car keys, website, and anything else with the slightest whiff of high-tech to it has decided […]

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Out of Time, by Laura Purdie Salas

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Hi, teachers! This week, I’m sharing Cinderella poems from my new 30 Painless Classroom Poems book, Fairy Tale Garage Sale. Here’s one from the lady herself.   A Note from the Poet: I love acrostics. They’re one of my favorite poetic forms. Usually, acrostic poems don’t rhyme, but I have fun playing with meter and […]

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Meet My Collaborator, Colby Sharp

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So, I’ve introduced you to Ed Spicer, the awesome teacher who wrote the activities for What’s Inside? Poems to Explore the Park,? and to Marcie Flinchum Atkins, who wrote activities for Riddle-ku: Poems for Very Close Reading. I’ve been sharing poems from the third book in my 30 Painless Classroom Poems series, and I’d like […]

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Cinderella poem, by Laura Purdie Salas

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Hi, teachers! This week, I’m going to share a few more 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 3 poems from characters selling junk they don’t want/need anymore. Last week, I focused on Jack and the Beanstalk; […]

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The World’s Last Magic Bean, by Laura Purdie Salas

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Happy Poetry Friday! Today’s poem wraps up a week of poems from my new 30 Painless Classroom Poems book, Fairy Tale Garage Sale. This one comes from Jack himself. As with every good horror story, this fairy tale ends with the seed (literally, in this case) of the next terrible event. I hope you’ve enjoyed […]

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Solid Gold Sounds, by Laura Purdie Salas

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Today’s poem from my new 30 Painless Classroom Poems book, Fairy Tale Garage Sale, comes from the Ogre’s wife. They have a very traditional marriage, and she’s the one who has to do all the grocery shopping:>)   Note from the Poet:   When poets work on meter, we use symbols like this: -/–/–/–/ Each […]

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Fee-Fie-Foe-Fairian: Surprise! I’m Vegetarian!, by Laura Purdie Salas

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Today’s poem from my new 30 Painless Classroom Poems book, Fairy Tale Garage Sale, comes from the Giant.     Note from the Poet: Sometimes, I just have a gross sense of humor, and that’s what I’m showcasing in this poem. Can you imagine if a vicious giant had to stop eating meat? I love […]

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Jack and the Beanstalk poem, by Laura Purdie Salas

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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 […]

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