The document provides instructions for reading activities to help keep children focused and engaged. It includes folding paper into squares to draw pictures related to slides. Poems are also included, such as one about a cow in outer space and another about if school was like baseball. The activities cover different types of poems like quatrains, acrostics, and haiku. Children are encouraged to pledge to read books online to earn rewards.

1. Reading with activities Making reading fun for the young By Samantha Tilford My goal with the reading activities and having them draw pictures is to help keep them focused and active. I was an infamous fidgeter as a child and for some reason I always focused more when there was a task that involved movement, even if it was with my hands- as in coloring.

2. In class activityInstructions: You are given two piece of blank paper. Fold each one hamburger style, then hotdog style then back to hamburger style. You should now have eight squares on each paper. Each square is going to be a picture related to a slide.

3. Poetry and Rhyming Fun poems

4. I Have to Write a Poemby Kenn Nesbit I have to write a poem but I really don't know how. So maybe I'll just make a rhyme with something dumb, like "cow." Okay, I'll write about a cow, but that's so commonplace. I think I'll have to make her be... a cow from outer space! My cow will need a helmet and a space suit and a ship. Of course, she'll keep a blaster in the holster on her hip. She'll hurtle through the galaxy on meteoric flights to battle monkey aliens in huge karate fights. She'll duel with laser sabers while avoiding lava spray to vanquish evil emperors and always save the day. I hope the teacher likes my tale, "Amazing Astro Cow." Yes, that's the poem I will write as soon as I learn how. -Read along silently- Poem taken from Kenn Nesbitt at: http://www.poetry4kids.com/poem-249.html

6. I spy something brown. I spy something white. I spy something green, I spy something nice. I spy something Square I see a shoe to wear! In the next square to the right will you draw something you spy. Write underneath your picture what is. Instruction: I spyCan you rhyme?

8. Now draw something to do with baseball on the next square to the right at the topIf school were more like Baseball - Kenn Nesbitt If school were more like baseball we'd only have to play. We'd hang out in the sunshine and run around all day. We wouldn't have to study. We'd practice and we'd train. And, best of all, they'd cancel whenever there was rain. Read Aloud!Picture taken from: http://www.milwaukeebrewersticket.net/main/newsArchivepoetry taken from Kenn Nesbitt, http://www.poetry4kids.com/poem-312.html

9. Types of poems Poems and Rhyming

10. Poem formats Quick Definitions We will focus on four types of poems at the moment: Quatrainpoemsare usually four lined poems where lines 2 and 4 rhyme. Acrostic poem- where you make a word. Ballad poetry where it tells a story, usually four lines in a stanza where it rhymes lines abab or abcb usually at three beats a line (to figure out how many beats a poem has clap your hands together.) Haiku poems- originated in Japan, it focuses on syllables or beats. It is usually three lines. Definitions found at: http://www.poemofquotes.com/articles/poetry_forms.php , http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/glossaryItem.do?id=8066

13. You will have to write a poem that goes:

14. 5 syllables

15. 7 syllables

17. Quatrain poems Lets write a quatrain poem! It has to be four lines where lines 2 and 4 rhyme. Write your poem in the far left bottom square then in the square next to it draw a picture to represent what your poem is about.

18. You are now an AWSOME poet!

19. End of lesson Look at your drawings: My goal: Please put your name on the back, we are going to post it on the wall outside our classroom! Now that you know so much about reading and poems in particular I want you pledge to read a book. You don’t have to, but for every book you pledge and read you will receive a sticker on the board. If you get one sticker you get a candy of your choice. If you get three stars you get free time during class. If you get five stars you get your name put on the wall outside for everyone to see durring parent teacher confrencesas well as extra computer time! You can pledge at: http://www.readfortherecord.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pledge_2010_form

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