Does anyone have any suggestiong for introducing a poetry unit to 4th graders?
I am currently students teaching in a classroom of very low to average 4th graders. My co-op would like me to do a unit on poetry. He suggested that I use this book called Love That Dog by Sharon Creech to introduce the topic. I’m not really feeling this book. I don’t think that any child would actually write like this. Does anyone have any other ideas? Oh the hoops school make new teachers jump through. My suggestion is that you NEED to start feeling the book–especially if your coop suggested you teach it. Remember you a guest in his/her classroom. When you have a classroom of your own, then you can make the literature decisions. Sorry for the reality check, but I have seen too many student teachers get poor final evaluations because they attempted to take over the classroom. Your decisions now could be career enders later. Good Luck….
