Entertaining little book introduces youngsters to 70 rhythmic recreations in which players chanting nonsense rhymes are excluded from the group, one by one, as last word of rhyme reaches them. Includes "Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home" and "I’m a little Dutch girl, dressed in blue." Poems accompanied by 61 clever, colorable vignettes.
Gone are the days, when poetry was used as a mere tool for memory training, through the mechanical repeti-tion of hundreds of lines. The sole purpose of learning poetry today in the elementary classes is to enjoy it. The music of words, the thrill of the galloping rhymes and the smooth rhythm should create an atmosphere which the child loves, providing him with an exhilarating sense of aesthetic pleasure. From such a level, it is possible to lead the child to the realms of creative aspiration in thought and word.
To the child of today, the world of flowers and animals, trees, toys and people have greater significance than the elusive world of elves and fairies. Let him seek charms and miracles in the streets and country scenes, the beaches he traverses and the people he meets. Let him hear music in the sighing of the winds, the rustle of the leaves, the whirring of the wheels and, of course, in the weaving of words.
Gone are the days, when poetry was used as a mere tool for memory training, through the mechanical repeti-tion of hundreds of lines. The sole purpose of learning poetry today in the elementary classes is to enjoy it. The music of words, the thrill of the galloping rhymes and the smooth rhythm should create an atmosphere which the child loves, providing him with an exhilarating sense of aesthetic pleasure. From such a level, it is possible to lead the child to the realms of creative aspiration in thought and word.
Added by: paulrid | Karma: 127.84 | Fiction literature | 19 December 2010
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Guess What Happened at School Today
A hilarious collection of poems from the creator of the best-selling DUCK IN THE TRUCK series. We learnt about acorns and planted a tree, Nigel fell over and bashed up his knee, Rosie Rawlings cried at play - Her pet rabbit's run away. In English, Miss Chadwick was in a bad mood. At lunchtime we all made a mess with our food. And you'll never guess what happened to Claire, She leaned back too far and fell off her chair! Jez Alborough's hilarious rhymes describe a typical day at school, as seen through the eyes of various pupils.
