tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post557629148456066190..comments2024-03-25T12:58:42.058-05:00Comments on Poetry for Children: A poem momentSylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-64074300120353694402012-04-23T15:16:14.572-05:002012-04-23T15:16:14.572-05:00I have been challenging my grade sixes to memorise...I have been challenging my grade sixes to memorise this poem for years! The first child to do so in each class gets a bar of chocolate of their choice. I've given away many bars of chocolate over the years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-20240017555710588472009-06-30T12:13:54.032-05:002009-06-30T12:13:54.032-05:00Thank you, Benjamin, for your kind compliment.Thank you, Benjamin, for your kind compliment.Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-27493303639592395082009-06-30T11:42:50.384-05:002009-06-30T11:42:50.384-05:00Great piece, it was definitely a good read.Great piece, it was definitely a good read.Benjamin Harrellhttp://www.writersfoundationllc.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-28356033337687752072009-06-17T07:53:22.315-05:002009-06-17T07:53:22.315-05:00It was a fun discovery for me, too. And thanks so ...It was a fun discovery for me, too. And thanks so much for your kind words!Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970790447637356879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-39121568133158880232009-06-17T07:23:09.999-05:002009-06-17T07:23:09.999-05:00SO happy to now know of this wonderful piece! PLEA...SO happy to now know of this wonderful piece! PLEASE keep your wonderful blog going! I love it...Courtney at SL's No Ennuihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03736115775389995749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-62770252279509208452009-06-15T22:04:50.910-05:002009-06-15T22:04:50.910-05:00Thanks for stopping by. I agree about the value of...Thanks for stopping by. I agree about the value of self-motivated memorization. Lovely stories!<br />SylviaSylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970790447637356879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-37673231811014441222009-06-15T02:35:29.577-05:002009-06-15T02:35:29.577-05:00What difficult poem to memorize! No real meaning t...What difficult poem to memorize! No real meaning to latch onto!<br /><br />Memorization is a good practice, though, to keep the mind alert. This one would do that beautifully!Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-35934706381444012412009-06-14T17:54:13.019-05:002009-06-14T17:54:13.019-05:00I learned to "read" by asking every fami...I learned to "read" by asking every family member to read me Dennis Lee (over and over), until I had Alligator Pie memorized. Then I'd sit with my stuffed animals and read to them! Some of my favorite childhood memories include poetry... no doubt a huge influence on me and my writing now. There's something fantastical about children's poetry - the content, the cadence, the imagination...nice to hear that others feel the same way!Carriehttp://www.leap-learnexploreandplay.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com