![]() I will now step down off my elf-sized soapbox to tell you a bit about a truly gorgeous poetry book for children, one that has been sitting on my desk for way too long, waiting to be reviewed here at Shelf Elf. Pretty important skills for anyone in the “real world” I think. Reading and writing poetry teaches you to think, obvserve, pause and reflect. It would be a shame to sacrifice that experience in the name of teaching more “job related” text forms. In my experience, children enjoy reading and writing poetry. It would be dreamy to spend my days introducing young’uns to beautiful verses and talented poets. There’s been a bit of a shift away from teaching kids to read and write poetry, I think, with so much emphasis being placed on developing literacy skills that are “practical” in the world. I adore poetry books written for children. ![]() ![]() If I could, I would be a kids’ poetry teacher. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |