The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science

<p> The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science (Grades K-5) features 218 poems by 78 award-winning and popular poets, connecting science with reading and language arts. The &quot;Take 5!&quot; activities highlight concepts and topics identified in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) as well state science standards such as the Texas TEKS. The &quot;Take 5!&quot; activities also incorporate the literacy skills identified in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Poetry TEKS. </p> <p> * * * </p> <p> There are several easy ways to use this book: </p> <p> --Match poems and science lessons using the weekly themes or the index at the back of the book to identify relevant science topics. </p> <p> --Add poetry sharing to a planned science lesson by taking one minute to read aloud a science poem to set the stage for the instruction. </p> <p> --Or end with a poem to reinforce the concepts introduced in a science lesson and build knowledge retention. </p> <p> * * * </p> <p> The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science includes poems by 78 poets: </p> <p> Newbery and Newbery Honor winners Margarita Engle, Linda Sue Park, and Joyce Sidman; </p> <p> National Book Award winner Virginia Euwer Wolff; </p> <p> Children's Poet Laureates Mary Ann Hoberman, J. Patrick Lewis, and Kenn Nesbitt; </p> <p> and more, with Spanish bilingual poems by Alma Flor Ada, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, F. Isabel Campoy, Margarita Engle, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, and Carmen Tafolla. </p> <p> * * * </p> <p> Pair this Teacher's Edition with an e-book edition that you can project from your computer and paperback grade-level Student Editions for each grade (K-5) . </p> <p> * * * </p> <p> For more information about the other books in The Poetry Friday Anthology series, see www.PomeloBooks.com. </p>