Poetry in 1st Grade!

Over the course of your child's first grade year, we have loved diving into our poetry binders at least once a week as we have grown as readers.  We have discussed different types of poems and enjoyed many topical poems based on what we are learning in 1st grade.  Poems have not only provided great practice for our sight word vocabulary, but also an opportunity to practice our fluency (smooth reading without lots of hesitation) as a reader!  Here is a 'glimpse' into what you might see on a Day 4 afternoon in the 1st grade rooms!