Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme is a book with poems which are about things that most children enjoy, and begin with more concrete things (like talking about dogs) to more abstract things (like talking about oneself). The poetry is actually very good! The author did an excellent job of picking out poems that showcase the theme, but also have some substance to them and are entertaining to read.
Written by Jack Prelutsky, Read a Rhyme Write a Rhyme, gives three poems examples on a certain theme and then it challenges its young reader to write their own poem using a Poem Start. Poem Starts give students the first few lines of the new poem in order to give them a push in their writing. Poem Starts are well done, creative and help children who may struggle with starting out the boost they need to write well. Here is an from the book; the theme is snow.
One Thing I Know
Snow's cold
Snow's white.
Snow's soft.
Snow's bright.
Ine thing
I know-
I DO
LIKE SNOW.
--Ivy O. Eastwick
I will write an ending to the poemstrart (my addition will be in red).
Snow Poemstart
It's snowing on the treetops,
It's snowing in my house.
A mouse is running through the snow,
It's snowing on the mouse.
It's snowing in my backyard,
It's snowing outside my door.
Springtime, please come soon,
I can't take the snow anymore.
As you can see, I'm not a fan snow. A teacher can show the class his or her poemstart by writing on the board, or by projecting it on touch responsive board. Teachers may also want to use this book to aid with teaching words that rhyme, writing poetry with an ABCB rhyme pattern (or rhyming patterns in general). Rhyming lesson plans would work very well. Here are a few: rhyme time, reading, writing, rhyming, and rhyming lesson
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