{"id":104000000155,"date":"2019-04-06T17:38:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T17:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/north-sugarland\/?p=104000000155"},"modified":"2019-04-06T17:38:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T17:38:03","slug":"national-poetry-month-teaching-your-preschooler-the-basics-of-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/north-sugarland\/2019\/04\/06\/national-poetry-month-teaching-your-preschooler-the-basics-of-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"National Poetry Month: Teaching Your Preschooler the Basics of Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104000000156 \" src=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/north-sugarland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2019\/04\/shutterstock_531868735.jpg\" alt=\"National Poetry Month: Teaching Your Preschooler the Basics of Poetry \" width=\"5068\" height=\"3379\" \/><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">April is National Poetry Month! Poetry definitely has a stigma of being difficult to understand or a \u201cgrown up\u201d thing to study, but don\u2019t be daunted by the idea of introducing the concepts, literacy tools, and fun of poetry to children as young as toddler and preschool age! There are so many ways to engage your child in the enjoyment and creation of poetry.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nursery Rhymes<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nursery Rhymes are absolutely considered poetry! You\u2019re probably already introducing poetry to your kids just by singing simple, rhyming songs to them. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twinkle Twinkle Little Star<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mary Had a Little Lamb<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and other familiar and well-loved nursery rhymes are great examples of poetry in their rhyming, storytelling structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhyme Time! <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Little talkers will absolutely love rhyming games! Have your preschooler choose a word and then take turns coming up with as many rhyming words as possible. This will also increase your child\u2019s vocabulary when you know words that they don\u2019t!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Count Syllables! <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Poetry is all about rhyming and rhythm. Chant the lyrics to a favorite song in the rhythm and clap along. Write them down and, with your preschooler, draw dots under each syllable and count them. How many syllables are in the whole poem? Which word has the most syllables?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identify Poetry. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A simple way to define what a poem is to a preschool-age child is \u201cSomething that looks interesting on the page and sounds interesting to the ears.\u201d Poems can be very artistic on a page, so show your preschooler simple and fun types of poetry such as haiku, acrostics, and even this<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themeasuredmom.com\/teach-children-to-write-poetry-simple-color-poem\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> color poem idea<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make them Laugh! <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If nothing else, have fun with silly rhyming poetry from Shel Silverstein, Dr. Seuss, and Jack Prelutsky. These classics will keep your children giggling and inspire interest in poetry without them even realizing it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Want to learn more about<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/kidsrkidssugarland.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Kids \u2018R\u2019 Kids Learning Academy of North Sugar Land<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> located in Sugar Land, Texas? Our mission is to provide secure, nurturing, and educational environments for children ages 6 weeks \u2013 12 years. We help children to bloom into responsible, considerate, and contributing members of society. For more information, give us a call or stop by for a tour! We\u2019d love to get to know you and your family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April is National Poetry Month! 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