Poetry - Tea
An idea from The Writer's Jungle by The Brave Writer. My younger child does NOT like to read and reading out loud can be excruciating for all involved. However, introducing the Poetry Tea has been miraculous. Both kids ask to do it and both kids participate with eagerness and smiles. Yes, there is something sweet to drink (no one really wants tea). There are Jelly Bellys or brownies, or something else sweet to go along with the sugary drink. So, yes, I understand that the motivation might be consuming mass amounts of sugar, but this is a small price to pay to see both kids running to the table to read poetry of all kinds out loud.
We do have to make a lot of trips to the library, otherwise our poetry seems to be all Shel Silverstein!
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