Kids' Poems (Grades 3-4) Paperback – February 1, 2000

It’s an oldie but goodie!

Great help in the classroom

Wish they had more interesting stories.

Regie promised great results with this book and she delivered! The book is a quick read - concise and to the point. It is organized with an overview of the instructional sequence, then subsequent chapters are devoted to each step. Each chapter includes strategies and minilessons, often referencing the student work that is included in the second half of the book. The student work includes both first and final drafts. I used the student work faithfully in my instruction - it was very powerful. Each one of my third graders wrote incredibly descriptive verse about the water cycle. After reading my students' work, a colleague remarked that their verse gave her chills! (I took that comment in a positive way). My kids and I are totally jazzed about writing now!

Regie Routman's book is an amazingly clear and concise look at sharing and teaching poetry in a fourth grade classroom. Thanks for a book that taught me as well as my students.

Did not thoroughly read description. Not for kids. But super useful for adults assisting kids learn