Earth is Wet: Celebrate the Seasons with Poetry

1. The Earth is Wet: Celebrate the Seasons with Poetry

The Earth is WetThe earth is wet.The sky is gray.It looks like itWill rain all day.

by Karla Kuskin

See Songs and Rhymes for a Rainy Day,A Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book™

Yes, it rains in Oregon, and once again, we are hoping that April showers bring May flowers! Consider greeting your children at the door with a small poem reflecting the weather or the changing seasons.

April is Poetry Month!

Weave poetry into your ongoing science adventures. Here is our expanding collection for your Poetry "I Can Read" Notebook:

When children memorize, recite, and perform the words of carefully selected poetry, they develop English language fluency with the most exquisite language we speak; they practice high-frequency words and phonics in an authentic context; and, most importantly, they develop a love for the sounds of language.

Community is served when children learn things “by heart.”
Owning wonderful words enlivens the art of speaking and writing.

What words do you carry on the walls of your mind from childhood? Let's help our children paint words in their own memories that will last a lifetime!

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Monthly newsletter from the Nellie Edge Excellence in Kindergarten and Early Literacy site. For more information and resources visit www.nellieedge.com. For questions email to info@nellieedge.com.

IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The Earth is Wet: Celebrate the Seasons with Poetry | 2. Oviparous and Metamorphosis: Voracious Vocabulary 3. Earth Day and April Science Connections | 4. Mentor Kindergarten Teachers Who Sing and Sign | 5. Real Books for Real Readers! 6. April & May: Salem Kindergarten Cadre Meetings