A Poem in Your Pocket

Posted on 03 January 2017 by Margaret McNamara

Usher in National Poetry Month with Mr Tiffin and his students, stars of the hugely popular How Many Seeds in a Pumpkinand The Apple Orchard Riddle Once again, Margaret McNamara sets her playful, child friendly story in the classroom, and this time, poetry from metaphors to acrostics to haiku is the name of the game The focus here is on Elinor, whose confidence falters as she tries to write something perfect for Poem in Your Pocket Day and impress a visiting poet G Brian Karas s accessible, adorable illustrations add to the fun.Includes a list of Mr Tiffin s tips for celebrating Poem in Your Pocket Day A nimble introduction to poetry as well as a sensitive look at the perils of perfectionism The New York Times Pair this book with the works of Shel Silverstein, Paul B Janeczko, Jack Prelutsky, Douglas Florian, or Robert Louis Stevenson School Library Journal, Starred Download A Poem in Your Pocket By Margaret McNamara – kino-fada.fr The third in the Mr Tiffin s Classroom series, this book focuses on Elinor, a girl who just wants everything to be perfect Unfortunately though, poetry and perfection really don t work together no matter whether you are talking haikus, concrete poems or rhyming stanzas A poet is going to be visiting their school and Elinor desperately wants to impress her with her poetry But as the time goes by, the pressure builds and Elinor becomes less and less able to write poetry When she finally does The third in the Mr Tiffin s Classroom series, this book focuses on Elinor, a girl who just wants everything to be perfect Unfortunately though, poetry and perfection really don t work together no matter whether you are talking haikus, concrete poems or rhyming stanzas A poet is going to be visiting their school and Elinor des...This great mentor text uses a story about a little girl struggling through the writing process to come up with a perfect poem to present to an author visiting her school for Poem In Your Pocket Day Things at school usually come pretty easy for Elinor But has she and the other students in Mr Tiffin s class study poetry in anticipation of a...Elinor can t wait to meet Emmy Crane, a visiting poet, but her excitement wanes when she has trouble writing the perfect poem A Poem in Your Pocket is a wonderful story about poetry and creativity in which one student must learn to let go of per...Synthesis A Poem in Your Pocket is a beautiful children s literature text that focuses on the topic of poems Elinor is a student in Mr Tiffin s class who is intent on writing the best poem ever The night before Poem in Your Pocket day at her school where a real poet is going to be visiting, Elinor becomes so obsessed with writing the PERFECT poem that she doesn t even have one prepared to share with the rest of the school The the poet asks her to share her poem, she beautifully shares the Synthesis A Poem in Your Pocket is a beautiful children s literature text that focuses on the topic of poems Elinor is a student in Mr Tiffin s class who is intent on writing the best poem ever The night before Poem in Your Pocket day at her school where a real poet is going ...Poetry encourages us to see the world through a different lens, slowing down to notice small details But how do you encourage a child who s feeling absolutely stuck, unable to let go enough to trust their own poet s eye This delightful new picture book offers a gentle lesson on how a special teacher and a visiting poet did just that.I adore this story, for its message that poetry begins in the heart, and for the way it shows how we all need to be kind and not judge our own attempts too harsh Poetry encourages us to see the world through a different lens, slowing down to notice small details But how do you encourage a child who s feeling absolutely stuck, unable to let go enough to trust their own poet s eye This delightful new picture book of...A class prepares for an author visit to celebrate National Poetry Month and Poem in Your Pocket Day by learning to write several types of poems One little girl struggles with expressing herself accurately in a poetic form and finds that a talk with the visiting author helps her organize her thoughts and feelings into an artful expression at last.Love the inclusion of different types of poetry, love the way the problem and solution are handled, love the diversity present in the gouache, acrylic, A class prepares for an author visit to celebrate National Poetry Month and Poem in Your Pocket Day by learning to write several types of poems One little girl struggles with expressing herself accurately in a poetic form and finds that a talk with the visiting author helps her organize her thoughts and feelings into an artful expression at last.Love the inclusion of different types of poetry, love the way the problem and ...During the month of April National Poetry Month the young students in Mr Tiffin s class are getting lots of experience with poetry The children learn about similes and metaphors, as well as different types of poems As the students in the book learn about them, the reader also learns because examples of students work are woven into the story in this picture book We read Haiku, Acrostic,...This is a really great book about poetry w really nice and fun examples Also shows how sometimes, the harder you try at something, theelusive it becomes Great for the ECRR category write, but it is better for kids older than the target age for a CLEL bell award.A very nice book about Poetry In April we should do poem in your pocket day This book talks about all sorts of poems what I poem can be..like it doesn t always have to rhyme Me personally my favorite types of poems are the Acrostic and the Concrete Fun ways to make poetry not a dragGrades 2 5 Great mentor text for poetry unit Defines simile and metaphor, shows concrete, haiku, and acrostic forms Defines poetry and gives ideas for writing poems Great book for a mini lesson or writers workshop.

03 January 2017

Margaret McNamara