You’ll find lots to choose from on his site.Īnother good collection of poems to view online can be found at Josie’s Poems. Try his poem, “ Don’t Forget the Floss” during Dental Health Month or “ Pitta Patta, Pitta Patta” would be a good one to have the kids learn with you. Kenn Nesbitt’s site is full of his poetry to access for free. You can read them aloud or write them on chart paper for kids to follow along. Here are a few of my favorite poems to use that fit the bill of being funny, rhyme, and/or short. Individual Poems That are Funny, Rhyme, or Short Here are some suggestions to get you started. But, when introducing a whole class to poetry during circle time you’ll have better success with this criteria. I’m not saying that every poem we read to our class needs to rhyme, be funny, and/or short. It needs to: rhyme, be funny, and/or be short. In general, look for three things when selecting your whole group poem. The success to using poetry during circle time comes down to poem selection. Learn some good poems for kids and ways to use them during circle time with these ideas. Yes, we can use poetry with young children. One of the ways, to spice up circle time is with poetry. I love for my circle time to have predictability and familiarity from day to day, but I love to share new content each week. It’s a time to gather together, share, and collaborate. Circle time is one of my favorites parts of the day in the classroom.
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