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Happy April!
As you may know, April is National Poetry Month. Students will be exploring, writing and reading a wide variety of poetry in the Resource Center. Thursday, April 18th is Poem in Your Pocket Day. I will put a class set of poems in your mailbox on the 17th and you can help, by encouraging your students to share their poems with one another and their buddies throughout the day. If you are interested in bringing poetry into your classroom this month, there are a ton of great ideas over at the poets.org website. There you can find poems to read everyday of the month, lesson plans and much more. We have a very healthy poetry collection in our library for you to explore as well. I’m attaching a copy of one of my favorite ‘poems,’ the lyrics to Stephen Sondheim’s “Children Will Listen.” On the heels of our staff meeting yesterday, it reminded me of just how much influence we have on our students. Happy Poetry Month! Children Will Listen Careful the things you say, Children will listen. Careful the things you do, Children will see. And learn. Children may not obey, But children will listen. Children will look to you For which way to turn, To learn what to be. Careful before you say, “Listen to me.” Children will listen. Careful the wish you make, Wishes are children. Careful the path they take- Wishes come true, Not free. Careful the spell you cast, Not just on children. Sometimes the spell may last Past what you can see And turn against you… Careful the tale you tell, That is the spell. Children will listen. -Stephen Sondheim
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