SUBSCRIBE MY LINKS:    chat center Chatboards Lessons Projects Classifieds Mailrings Jobs Harry Wong Live! Gazette Advertise CHATBOARD MAILRING LESSONS SEARCH LESSONS BROWSE SUBMIT LESSON Share | Print Teachers.Net Lesson Bank #1135. Important Poems to teach comprehension 4 Blocks, level: Elementary Posted Sat Jun 26 08:31:36 PDT 1999 by deb (d-smith@cybersol.com). coloma elementary, south haven, MI USA Materials Required: The Important Book by Margaret Brown Wise Concepts Taught: poetry, comprehension, reading 1. Important Poems: Children write their own Important Poems based on The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown. I use this technique often. After we have finished a unit, then I have them write an important poem to show what they remember. An important poem example: The most important thing about a pencil is you write with it. It has lead and an eraser. You write spelling words with it. You write notes to Junie B. with it. You get a new one for 25 cents from the office. But the most important thing about a pencil is you write with it. Basically, the kids pick one fact for the beginning and the ending sentence (same fact) then they list facts in the between. I compare it to an oreo cookie. I give each kid a cookie and the figure out the top and bottom are the same...

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