Poetry

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**Goodreads**
This month our focus is poetry. You need to read two of the poetry books listed below OR a poetry book with a copyright date 2012 or newer. If you can't find these books in your school library, you may want to check in the public library. Once you have read two poetry books, post a comment on each to Goodreads. Did you like the poetry book and how could you use this book with your students?


 * Dare to Dream…Change the World by Jill Corcoran and J. Beth Jepson
 * Edgar Allan Poe’s Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems by J. Patrick Lewis and Michael SlackF
 * Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart by Mary Ann Hoberman and Michael Emberley
 * Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems by Gail Carson Levine and Matthew Cordell
 * In the Sea by David Elliott and Holly Meade
 * I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus by Jack Prelutsky and Jackie Urbanovic
 * Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses by Ron Koertge and Andrea Dezso
 * A Meal of the Stars: Poems Up and Down by Dana Jensen and Tricia Tusa
 * National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar! by J. Patrick Lewis
 * October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Leslea Newman
 * Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies and Mark HearldPoem Runs: Baseball Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
 * Pug and other Animal Poems by Valerie Worth
 * The President’s Stuck in the Bathtub: Poems About the Presidents by Susan Katz and Robert Neubecker
 * Rutherford B., Who was he? : poems about our presidents by Marilyn Singer
 * Step Gently Out by Helen Frost and Rick Lieder
 * A Stick Is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play by Marilyn Singer and LeUyen Pham
 * A Strange Place to Call Home: The World’s Most Dangerous Habitats & the Animals That Call Them Home by Marilyn Singer and Ed Young
 * UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
 * Walking on Earth and Touching the Sky: Poetry and Prose by Lakota Youth at Red Cloud Indian School by Timothy P. McLaughlin, S. D. Nelson and Joseph Marshall III
 * Water Sings Blue by Kate Coombs and Meilo So
 * What’s Looking At You Kid? by J. Patrick Lewis

** TechTool **
The technology tool for November is to download one of these free poetry ipad apps and comment on how you like this app and how you could use this app in your classroom. **Fridge Magnets**: drag words around to make poetry / highly customizable

**Poem Flow**: text turns into animation / 20 poems to keep and share

**Poetry Creator**:magnetic poetry / email or share on Facebook

**Poetry Daily**: new poem from new books, magazines, and journals, chosen from the work of a wide variety of poets

**Poetry Magnet**: word tiles / save as photos

**The Poetry App**: 100 poems from sixteen of the greatest poets of all time, accompanied by video and audio narrations.