Our Poetry Unit......

This is what we are using for poetry and I love it.  Someone pinned it so I found it on Amazon and gave it a try.  I love that it has a cd in it with people reading the poems mentioned in the book.  It has parts you read, talking about the style of poetry and then you get to listen to examples and follow along in your book. Easy to follow and do, which is a must for me.

Last week we learned about nonsense verse and tried our hand at it.  Very fun to make up your own words, I must say.

Today we learned about limericks, listened to about 6 on the cd and wrote one together. You may remember it....it talked about a pickle at one point...

We also learned about The Villanelle so we read "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night, which always gets to me.  I remember reading that for the first time and the impact it had on me.  Poems will do that to ya, so that is why I really want my kids to be exposed to them.  I like that this book also offers insights into what the author was trying to say, and also gives definitions for words that are probably unfamiliar.

Next week it looks like we will be reading about Haikus.......how fun!! Right??

One thing I have learned in our homeschooling journey is that what we do here at home does not need to be complicated and completely rigid.  Introduce them to something and see what happens....