A Sackful of Poems

<p style=margin-top:0cm;line-height:15.75pt;background:white;><strong>Children have many questions: </strong><strong>What do animals do in winter? What does peace mean? Who makes up a family? What would life be like if we were lions? </strong></p><p style=margin-top:0cm;line-height:15.75pt;background:white;><strong>This charmingly-illustrated book helps teachers and parents answer these questions and more in a fun and captivating way.</strong></p><p style=margin-top:0cm;line-height:15.75pt;background:white;>A Sackful of Poems is a compilation of lyrical adventures inspired by the author's many years of working in the field of education. The collection explores various subject areas including <strong>literacy</strong> <strong>numeracy</strong> and <strong>seasonal themes</strong>. From a <em style=box-sizing: border-box;>mysterious robot </em>and a <em style=box-sizing: border-box;>fire breathing dragon</em> to a <i style=mso-bidi-font-style:normal;>monster under the bed - </i>some poems are silly some are profound. What a fascinating way for children to learn about the world around them.</p><p style=margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm; line-height:15.75pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing:0px;>Teaching with poetry in mind allows children to experience an exciting variation in the classroom. It also offers many other benefits:<br>• encourages a love of reading<br>• strengthens speaking and listening skills<br>• activates prior knowledge<br>• explores language conventions<br>• studies perspective (character voice)<br>• builds empathy<br>• promotes creativity<br>• teaches imagery and effect<br>• reviews facts<br>• brings otherwise dull topics to life.</p><p style=margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;><b style=mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;>At the most fundamental level poetry is pure pleasure.</b></p><p style=margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;><br></p><p style=margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;>Lora Rozler's anthology is must-have for every home and classroom.</p>