Everything On It

Everything On It

 

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Author:

• Shel Silverstein 

Genre:

• Poetry

Grade level appropriateness:

• 3rd grade and up

Theme:

• Silly poems

Synopsis or Review:

• I thought the book was a fun way to get kids thinking about poems. The pictures draw readers into the book. Even if poetry is not your favorite, the pictures and silly lines will have you read more and more.

Noteworthy features or issues with the text:

• The silly topics for the poems and pictures to go along with them

Teaching ideas:

•  Have students write their own poems
• Poem in your pocket

Curriculum tie-ins and/ or related activities:

• Have students write their own poems. 

Read aloud suitability:

•  Yes, definitely readable

Connections to other texts or content areas:

• No other connections to other books outside of other Shel Silverstein books