{"id":96000000128,"date":"2019-04-06T18:34:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T18:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/tomball\/?p=96000000128"},"modified":"2019-04-06T18:34:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T18:34:39","slug":"national-poetry-month-teaching-your-child-the-basics-of-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/tomball\/2019\/04\/06\/national-poetry-month-teaching-your-child-the-basics-of-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"National Poetry Month: Teaching Your Child 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-96000000129 \" src=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/tomball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/04\/shutterstock_531868735.jpg\" alt=\"National Poetry Month: Teaching Your Child the Basics of Poetry\" width=\"5068\" height=\"3379\" \/><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">April is National Poetry Month and a natural time to introduce the basics of poetry to your preschooler. While they won\u2019t be reading Shakespeare\u2019s sonnets anytime soon, teaching them the basics of poetry will help them build the literacy needed to become a strong reader.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhyming<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhyming is a big part of many types of poetry and a great way to introduce the topic to your child. A fun rhyming activity is to say a word and then go back and forth with your child saying rhyming words. This might be too difficult for some children, so you could even have your child just repeat the words as you say them. Familiar nursery rhymes are another great way to introduce rhyming! Write down the rhymes and help your child identify which words are the rhyming words.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visual Poetry<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most preschoolers won\u2019t be able to write a poem on their own, but they definitely can with a little help from their parents! Write a poem for your child on any subject, but leave a few words out for them to fill in. If you write a poem about your day, let the last line say something like \u201c________ was the best part of my day!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acrostics<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acrostic poetry is where the first letter of each line spells out a word. Name acrostics are really good for poetry beginners. Have your child write their name out on a piece of paper, one letter on top of the other. Then, help them think of describing words that start with each letter of their name. Feel free to help them write or think of words. This activity isn\u2019t about them writing a poem by themselves, but about exposing them to poetry!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taking advantage of National Poetry Month and teaching your child poetry will help them build strong foundations to learn about poetry in elementary school. Even more than that, you and your child will have so much fun learning to rhyme and writing poems together. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Want to learn more about<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsrkids21tx.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Kids \u2018R\u2019 Kids Learning Academy of Tomball<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> located in Tomball, 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. 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