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What to do
April is National Poetry Month.
1. Throughout the month of April, set aside the last 10 minutes of class for parents to come in and recite their favorite children's poems.
2. Ask parents to teach simple refrains to the children.
3. At the end of the month, prepare and distribute a handmade book of favorite family poems.
4. A few of the many poets to choose from include:
Arnold Adoff
Jill Bennett
Margaret Wise Brown
Aileen Fisher
Eloise Greenfield
Nikki Grimes
Lee Bennett Hopkins
Myra Cohn Livingston
Bill Martin
A.A. Milne
Eve Merriam
Jack Prelutsky
-Karyn F. Everham, Fort Myers, FL
