Focus Poetry
day 1:
introduce poem, invite
predictions, discuss the
message
day 2:
read poem together, discuss
new/interesting vocabulary
day 3:
read poem together, use poem
to introduce or reinforce any
new print concepts
We reviewed left-to-right
directionality and exclamation
points.
day 4:
read poem together,
move/stamp/clap/snap to the
rhythm, reinforce print concepts
day 5:
students add poem to poetry
journal, then illustrate and take it
home to share with their families
They illustrated the poem and then
"highlighted" (with yellow crayon)
the exclamation points.
"Apple Tree"
Way up high in an apple tree,
Two little apples smiled at me.
So I shook that tree as hard as I
could!
Down came the apples
Mmmm, mmmm, good!
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