I'VE LOST MY HIPPOPOTAMUS by Jack Prelutsky (Greenwillow 2012) is another welcome addition to the collection of Prelutsky's poetry books. Many of these poems involve some fun word play, a hallmark of Prelutsky. What teachers will love is the poems that include vocabulary that might not be familiar to readers but that is clearly "defined" in the context of the poem. Invented animals, skating potatoes: it is all here. One of my favorites in this new collection is about a snake that can do arithmetic; it is, of course, an adder. (Insert groan here). <196>
I think that teaching reading concepts like vocabulary through poetry is a great idea. I am happy to see more emphasis being put on poetry in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI am always in need of another poetry book and teaching vocabulary through poetry is a great idea.
ReplyDeletePoetry is the "big idea" now in the classroom since our newly adopted state assessment. This book would be a great addition.
ReplyDeleteJack Prelutsky poetry is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to add this to our library. Kids love humorous poetry, and I am always looking for ways to teach vocabulary, context clues, and other skills with books. Thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeletePrevious comment- I love Jack Prelutsky! Abi, I agree that when students see the words they've been learning in a book it almost makes it click even more!
Children love poems, word play, rhythm, and rhyme. It is also a great way to show example of alliteration for writing compositions.
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