tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post3196311519560264113..comments2023-07-22T13:54:28.279-04:00Comments on The 'Blish: Poetry made easy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-85584506586553403332014-12-08T02:18:58.360-05:002014-12-08T02:18:58.360-05:00Your post reminds my school time. I loved poetry c...Your post reminds my school time. I loved poetry classes the most. A few days ago I found the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-short-poems-to-memorize/ranker-books" rel="nofollow">best short poems</a> online that we rehearsed at high school. That made me nostalgic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785947223961426037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-21598110082594446812013-12-10T22:41:47.864-05:002013-12-10T22:41:47.864-05:00Thank you, ladies!
I wouldn't have thought mu...Thank you, ladies!<br /><br />I wouldn't have thought much of it either, if our curriculum hadn't specifically scheduled it in...but I'm so glad now!<br /><br />~Lisha :)Lishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918895740337520284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-15324604487722172872013-12-10T22:40:33.675-05:002013-12-10T22:40:33.675-05:00What a sweet surprise :) Please do, and thank you ...What a sweet surprise :) Please do, and thank you for the encouragement, Jacqueline! And yes, so much of it sticks when they are young!<br /><br />~LishaLishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918895740337520284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-43323597705066122332013-12-10T22:24:53.909-05:002013-12-10T22:24:53.909-05:00Lisha, I would like to feature this post on the We...Lisha, I would like to feature this post on the Wednesday Link-up!! It inspires me and I wish I could have taught more poetry to our children. They have memorized so much, and it sticks better at the younger ages :) Great stuff!Jacqueline@ Deeprootsathome.comhttp://www.deeprootsathome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-61881263182325013652013-12-10T15:10:03.204-05:002013-12-10T15:10:03.204-05:00Hi Lisha,
These are great suggestions. I never th...Hi Lisha,<br />These are great suggestions. I never thought of poetry. Thanks so much for sharing with Adorned From Above’s Link Party. You help make the party a success.<br />Have a great week.<br />Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above<br />http://www.adornedfromabove.comAdorned From Abovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931923319950750384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-76570876768775928952013-12-10T02:22:38.465-05:002013-12-10T02:22:38.465-05:00You're welcome, Missy. Thank you for being an ...You're welcome, Missy. Thank you for being an encouragement :)<br /><br />I'm blessed that you stopped by!<br />~Lisha :)Lishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918895740337520284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-66625124049107917122013-12-10T02:21:58.635-05:002013-12-10T02:21:58.635-05:00I think you're right! Word play is such an imp...I think you're right! Word play is such an important part of their ability to figure out the language - my girls really like the nonsense poems the best :)<br /><br />Thanks for hosting and for stopping by!<br />~LishaLishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918895740337520284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-30787499499647151192013-12-06T22:01:05.623-05:002013-12-06T22:01:05.623-05:00I found your post at Family Fun Friday. You have ...I found your post at Family Fun Friday. You have some good tips on here! Thank you for sharing!Missy @ Dot-to-Dot Connectionshttp://www.dottodotconnections.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-30770470289467080562013-12-06T15:20:22.423-05:002013-12-06T15:20:22.423-05:00Great tips! My daughter seems to really enjoy poet...Great tips! My daughter seems to really enjoy poetry. I think little ones appreciate the lyrical flow of the words, even if they don't understand much else. Thanks for linking up to Thrive @ Home Thursday!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515053617889270906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-17633685394932565992013-12-05T16:49:11.058-05:002013-12-05T16:49:11.058-05:00We (Lord willing) will be a Sonlighting family all...We (Lord willing) will be a Sonlighting family all through our homeschooling years! This is our 5th year with Sonlight. One of the things I love the most about it is that there are so many books we've read that I never would have picked for us, that we have ended up adoring (like Understood Betsy!). Sonlight is not joking when they say it's 'the way you wish you'd been taught'!<br /><br />What Core are you using right now?Lishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918895740337520284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-344713629947145982013-12-05T16:46:21.480-05:002013-12-05T16:46:21.480-05:00Thank you, Roxy! I agree with you, and Will & ...Thank you, Roxy! I agree with you, and Will & I try to be deliberate about sharing art & music of many kinds with the girls. You never know what will stir their hearts! <br /><br />I'm glad you've stopped by!<br />~Lisha :)Lishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918895740337520284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-33706872973087426112013-12-05T16:44:11.445-05:002013-12-05T16:44:11.445-05:00Yes! Again! Again! ...I hear that a lot around her...Yes! Again! Again! ...I hear that a lot around here :) And I think it does help with the pre-reading. Abby (6) had memorized Green Eggs & Ham when she was smaller and it helped her greatly when she finally learned to read!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Elisabeth! :)<br />~LishaLishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918895740337520284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-42302555057713694862013-12-05T16:40:17.388-05:002013-12-05T16:40:17.388-05:00It's so good to share different styles with ou...It's so good to share different styles with our kids! I've heard great things about Skippyjon Jones, I'll have to look at the library for them :) <br /><br />My husband is a big John Reuben & TobyMac fan, so my girls like them very much, as well! It's neat to see which styles of music & art pique a child's interests!<br /><br />I'm thankful you stopped by, Becky! Thank you!<br />~Lisha :)Lishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918895740337520284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-38523353871004815952013-12-05T16:37:02.710-05:002013-12-05T16:37:02.710-05:00Thanks, Keri! I appreciate it :) We are a Sonlight...Thanks, Keri! I appreciate it :) We are a Sonlight family!!Lishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918895740337520284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-41322668882531083522013-12-05T16:34:45.937-05:002013-12-05T16:34:45.937-05:00Thank you so much, Virginia! Your job sounds so wo...Thank you so much, Virginia! Your job sounds so wonderful - I was a middle school math & history teacher at a public school - that age group is so wonderful!<br /><br />I'm so glad you stopped by!<br />~Lisha Lishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918895740337520284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-17678290801996886612013-12-05T16:01:46.867-05:002013-12-05T16:01:46.867-05:00"Not getting it" had such a large part i..."Not getting it" had such a large part in my not wanting to teach it. But once I started reading poems to the girls with no real expectation and trying not to worry about not having all the answers to their questions - they loved it. I'll have to see if the library has that book! Thanks, Gabby! :)Lishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918895740337520284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-87949371803735309072013-12-05T15:47:53.148-05:002013-12-05T15:47:53.148-05:00I'm pinning this post because it's full of...I'm pinning this post because it's full of useful ways to inspire a love of reading and exploring poetry with kids. <br /><br />By the way, what curriculum are you using?Keri @ Growing in His Gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447715799427470358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-30750556397943121612013-12-04T15:56:20.743-05:002013-12-04T15:56:20.743-05:00We love poetry! The girls get a kick out of readin...We love poetry! The girls get a kick out of reading it, and many of the poems are great pre-reading activities because of the repetitive nature... I find Patrick loving to repeat the refrains...Elisabethhttp://plantinggodlyseeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-88410716644212945132013-12-04T15:33:45.404-05:002013-12-04T15:33:45.404-05:00I'll admit, I'm also one that was turned o...I'll admit, I'm also one that was turned off of poetry for a long time! I still don't go out of my way to read it, but I enjoy sharing different kinds of writing with my children during our school time. We've come across a couple different kinds of poetic writing during our school time, one they enjoy is from the book Skippyjon Jones, and of course anything Dr. Seuss. Also, they are getting into a lot of contemporary Christian music, it's fun to see them genuinely become fond of artists like Francesca Battistelli, John Reuben and TobyMac. :-)Beckyhttp://www.happychristianhome.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-19790795006177282902013-12-04T12:21:54.863-05:002013-12-04T12:21:54.863-05:00Hello, Very good post! It is like so many things w...Hello, Very good post! It is like so many things we have lost the art and beauty. I remember as a child loving poetry. My kids loved all the sing songs we sang with the little poems and such.<br />Blessings, Roxyliving from glory to gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123718369605106023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-2336286817900694692013-12-04T08:08:30.143-05:002013-12-04T08:08:30.143-05:00In school I always thought of poetry as boring, or...In school I always thought of poetry as boring, or that it had to be sad and depressing, or that it required too much thought to figure it out. We're using Sonlight to school our children and many of the books above, have been included in our Cores and I've learned how very wrong I was and the children enjoy so many of them!!Jenn @ Beautifulcallinghttp://www.beautifulcalling.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-45066842150725088432013-12-03T23:19:56.527-05:002013-12-03T23:19:56.527-05:00Lish, you might like these three posts on my presc...Lish, you might like these three posts on my preschool / elementary blog:<br /><br />Poetry in Life and Education<br />http://startwellhomeschool.blogspot.com/2009/10/poetry-in-life-and-education.html<br /><br />Three Christmas Poems for Children<br />http://startwellhomeschool.blogspot.com/2010/12/three-christmas-poems-for-children.html<br /><br />"When Mother Reads Aloud" poem<br />http://startwellhomeschool.blogspot.com/2009/10/when-mother-reads-aloud.html<br /><br />I am currently a part-time middle school history and language arts teacher in a private / home school hybrid. Since I integrate the two subjects, and since I am a poet myself, we read a lot of historical poetry in the classroom!<br /><br />I wrote this poem when one of my students spotted a moth on the outside of the window... http://virginiaknowles.blogspot.com/2013/09/moth-we-see-youresting-wings-unfurled.html<br /><br />Grace,<br />Virginia Knowles<br />Virginia Knowleshttp://www.virginiaknowles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-87026527740771831082013-12-02T22:01:44.595-05:002013-12-02T22:01:44.595-05:00As a former high school English teacher, I have to...As a former high school English teacher, I have to say that not only do I LOVE poetry, but I love teaching it too. I think part of the struggle with poetry is that people feel they don't "get it." But I think the secret to poetry is to stop trying to get it and just enjoy it...the sounds, the rhythm, and the images. I'm so glad you're taking the time to read poetry to your children. One of my favorites is Poetry Speaks for Children, which I recently discovered at the library. I can't read every poem because they're not all appropriate for my kiddos, but those that we do read are wonderful and so fun. Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429881962286637130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-958982201515483292013-12-01T21:45:21.057-05:002013-12-01T21:45:21.057-05:00This blesses my heart to read - thank you for your...This blesses my heart to read - thank you for your kindness! Please feel free to share this! :)<br /><br />I think it is so important to help children learn to commit things to memory. We just studied the Greeks, and how for so long the poems and epic tales were passed down from generation to generation by memory...puts me to shame! I can't even remember my best friend's phone number some days! :P I'd like my girls to excel at memorizing.<br /><br />I'm so glad you stopped by, Lisa! Thanks again!<br />~LishaLishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918895740337520284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712462159991923024.post-22637545980084306062013-12-01T21:29:40.389-05:002013-12-01T21:29:40.389-05:00I really love this post, Lish. Tomorrow, when I&#...I really love this post, Lish. Tomorrow, when I'm more awake I am going to link this up to my homeschoollinkup pinterest board. I think these are excellent suggestions.<br /><br />It's funny because for Ava's Suzuki Violin class, we memorize poems every week. Even though she has decided not to do that, we are still going to memorize poems. I think it's so important for academics. learning and thinking are of utmost importance, but there is an element of memory involved. The better we improve our children's memories and expose them to different types of literature, the better.<br /><br />Thank you so much for this. Would you mind if I linked up this post in my homeschool link up?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956044918626392909noreply@blogger.com