“The sun is rich and gladly pays in golden hours.“
An activity for this book could be to have students create their own poems for that month. I think it would be neat to see what everyone would come up with.
An activity for this book could be to have students create their own poems for that month. I think it would be neat to see what everyone would come up with.
I really like this book! I think it would be good to pull this book out each month and read the poem. At the end of the school year, you could read the poems for summer. I think this book was a creative idea!
Where has the year gone?! I can‘t understand how it is December. 😲
This is such a delightful year keeper. We (kids & I) read each month‘s poem throughout and have been for several years. I will no doubt continue on after they have flown the coop and will gift a copy to them & their children if and when that time comes. ♥️
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A Child‘s Calendar by John Updike and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman is a Caldecott award-winning poetry book (P). These poems follow a family throughout the year as it includes 12 poems, one for each month of the year. This book would be great as a choral reading activity (CR) as I feel like poems are very song-like.
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I can‘t recommend this book enough! I see there are $4 copies on various used book sites. 😊 Here is December‘s painting that accompanies the poem on the opposite page. So cozy! I wish someone would make a hanging or table top version so I could leave it out & appreciate each one all month long.
@ForeverNerdy I thought of you & kids when we read November‘s poem. This book is super charming with a poem and artwork for each month. It was re-illustrated to include more diversity after the artist became a grandparent to grandchildren of color. I leave this book in the kitchen so that I remember to read it with each new month. It will last for years. 😁
This is a beautiful book of monthly illustrated poems. It is all the better because it was re-illustrated to be more racially diverse.