Poetry and Technology by Chanelle

My topic for our literacy unit is "Weather Poems". I have made PowerPoints for each poem and I have been able to use our new projector/screen to share them more effectively with my students for our Shared Reading activities.
My students respond well to poetry, especially poems that rhyme and use onomatopoeia . I have added animation and pictures to the poem presentations and this aids in their comprehension of the content . This also increases their enjoyment of reading and their motivation to read when the text is presented in this format . They also enjoy seeing the poems that they compose on the "big screen". Poetry is great for helping them to become more fluent readers !