Because I run several different spelling lists in my room,
students glue their poems into their notebooks on Friday while
other students are taking their spelling tests. After
students add their poem, they color it or illustrate it and
then read their poems to themselves to practice their fluency.
When we get a free few minutes during the week, students pair up
and read their poems to one another. Then I usually ask,
"Who has a partner who read '_____' fluently?" and
students will nominate their partners and the student I select
will read the poem to the class as we all follow along in our
notebooks.
My students love using their poetry notebooks! It is a fun
and authentic way to develop fluency!
Click
here to download the cover that we
glue onto the outside of our composition books!
Here are some of the books I use for my poems:
I
write the poems on chart paper and we read them chorally for a
few days and student volunteers take turns reading them to the
class. I have a huge collection of fun pointers they can
use and it is a huge motivator for students to read to the
class!
