tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543227077955655074.post5254422706275744745..comments2023-08-16T03:39:55.131-04:00Comments on Ina's 5 & our Native Homeschool Blog: POETRY: FANTASY MEETS REALITYIna's 5 and our Native Homeschool Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17739420863377032835noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543227077955655074.post-85343519679197779502010-12-17T23:31:19.337-05:002010-12-17T23:31:19.337-05:00yes that comment left me in one of those bad Mom m...yes that comment left me in one of those bad Mom moments where I am laughing at my child...I try but sometimes they are too funny.Ina's 5 and our Native Homeschool Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739420863377032835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543227077955655074.post-58625702643135565972010-12-17T16:45:31.573-05:002010-12-17T16:45:31.573-05:00Despite his detail he likes stick people because &...Despite his detail he likes stick people because "they are so in right now". <br />This line had me falling out of my chair laughing! So funny the things kids say.<br />I have to agree that Shel Silverstein is the way to begin poetry with kids. I had all his books growing up and would read them over and over. I still remember some of the poems and it gave me a great love of poetry.<br />I didn't really appreciate Poe until Junior High when I could enjoy the darkness of his work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543227077955655074.post-38963359550030706012010-12-14T19:03:22.193-05:002010-12-14T19:03:22.193-05:00Silverstein would have been the smart place to sta...Silverstein would have been the smart place to start :)Ina's 5 and our Native Homeschool Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739420863377032835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543227077955655074.post-32526749162814677862010-12-14T12:58:16.815-05:002010-12-14T12:58:16.815-05:00We love Shel Silverstein! That's where I star...We love Shel Silverstein! That's where I started when introducing my kids to poetry, and I had them each pick a poem to memorize. Now we are reading and discussing other poems, and I try to get them to memorize one at least every other month or so. Even the 3-year-old joins in!Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980716707225502492noreply@blogger.com