Students have started bringing home their Poetry Folders! Students will receive a new poem every Wednesday, and it is due back the following Wednesday. Therefore, their orange Poetry Folders will come home on Wednesday, and do not need to be returned to school until the following Wednesday.
The goal of our Poetry Folders is Fluency - the ability to read smoothly, with good phrasing, and intonation. Students are responsible for reading their poem to 6 people every week. After reading, the person who was read to should sign the back of the poem.
Who can they read to? ANYONE! Moms, Dads, big/little brothers & sisters, friends, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, babysitters, whomever! They can even call someone and read it over the phone (grandparents love this!). With that, I do understand that everyone has busy schedules, therefore I explained to students that I prefer humans, but if need be, 1 of their at home readings can be to a pet/toy/stuffed animal, etc. Then parents would just need to sign-off for that reading. So, 6 humans is the goal, but if need be, I will accept 5 humans + 1 non-human!
