Poems DON'T have to rhyme!

Hello to all you Roadrunner readers and writers!  Have you been enjoying learning about poetry this week in language arts?  Have you gone home and bragged to your parents that you know the difference between lyrical poems and free verse poems?  Can you teach your younger siblings all that you have learned about meter, rhyme, stanzas, and line breaks?  I have added a link to the Poetry 4 Kids website.  We looked at it during class, and read some funny poems from the site.  You will find many more poems and activities on this site.  Please take a look at it and tell me what your favorite poems are, or what other parts of the site you enjoyed browsing through.  Happy reading!

Using Non-Fiction Texts

Hello again to all you Wolverine readers and writers!  I hope you have enjoyed all the non-fiction book features we have been studying in class over the last few weeks.  Have you found some interesting non-fiction books in the library this week?  We will be putting all our non-fiction knowledge to use next week when we create our non-fiction text features animal project, so be ready with your research on Monday, and we will begin making your projects.
Practice using your non-fiction text features when you are away from school.  For example, look for tables or charts on food packages when you are shopping with your parents at the grocery store.  Try reading a map before you go to a new place.  Hopefully you are able to get to your destination without getting lost!  When you read an article in a magazine, or online, always look for photos or other illustrations to help with your understanding of the information you are reading.  Remember to read those picture captions!  When you come to school next week, tell me what ways you have used to bring non-fiction texts into your everyday life. Let's see who can come up with the most creative ideas!  Happy reading!