Read and Understand Poetry, Grades 2-3 contains 27 poem selections organized around these engaging themes: - Beasts, Birds, & Bugs - Seasons & Celebrations - Stuff & Nonsense - Step Outside - Poems in Song - A World of Sights & Sounds Included are poems by such well-known poets as Christina Rossetti, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Frost, and Pat Mora.
Item content covers: - literal comprehension - sequence - word meaning - context clues & inferences - main idea and details.
The first follow-up activity emulates the format students are likely to encounter on standardized language arts tests.
Read and Understand Poetry, Grades 2-3 contains 27 poem selections organized around these engaging themes: - Beasts, Birds, & Bugs - Seasons & Celebrations - Stuff & Nonsense - Step Outside - Poems in Song - A World of Sights & Sounds Included are poems by such well-known poets as Christina Rossetti, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Frost, and Pat Mora