Good morning, how are you? Charlie and I have a Field Trip this morning. Before we leave I wanted to bring you Homeschool Resources: Reading and Poetry. Take a look at the websites below and let me know if you’ve used them with your Students or not.
Smarty Ants builds foundational reading skills in an interactive and adaptive learning environment designed to create a love of reading. With their personal ant guide, “Coach” leading the way, students work through animated lessons and activities.
Emily Dickinson Museum: Emily Dickinson Poems, Activities
All grades, with parental supervision
Emily Dickinson Museum offers a view into the Poet’s life, times, and work with free lessons, activities and much more!
When you get to the site you’ll see the featured events and news, as well as the “Poem of the Day.”
Use the menu at the top of the page to explore the site including:
- Emily Dickinson – Read her biography, learn about her childhood, youth, and her writing. See pictures of her home and the room where she wrote over 1,000 poems.
- The Museum – Get an overview of the exhibits and the various Dickinson family properties that influenced Emily’s poetry. Take a virtual video tour of the landscaped grounds.
- Education – Click on “Resources for Teachers” in this section to find suggestions on how to help students appreciate Dickinson’s poems. You’ll also find “Lesson Ideas” that explore language, interpret poetry, provide starter poems and writing assignments, and a set of lessons from the National Endowment for Humanities.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
