Revision as of July 2022. This plan gives more time than the previous one for longer poems for families who wish to memorize the selections, or to add additional poets per term if families wish.<\/em><\/p>\n Note: The 36 week charts will not be updated for the 2022-23 school year, so you’ll need to use this document as your guide if following the new plan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n How to Read a Poem<\/strong><\/span><\/a> by Sally Thomas<\/p>\n Useful for all levels, though for Levels 1 and 2, it\u2019s definitely not necessary to ask most of these questions. A parent might gently acclimate a young child to observing patterns of rhyme, for example, as the child might notice things in nature. Poetry study and nature study have a lot in common, in fact, and this may be a useful way to think about approaching poetry, especially in the early years: mostly to delight in it, but also to talk about whatever somebody notices in a poem. Note that until Level 4, <\/span>The Harp and the Laurel Wreath <\/span><\/i>is the core text for poetry, unless otherwise indicated. Parents are welcome to substitute poems from other resources, or use other anthologies \u2014 a number of our favorites are listed at the end of this document. But <\/span>HLW <\/span><\/i>does give, over many years, a rich and thorough introduction to the tradition of poetry in English, at accessible but gently challenging levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Families are also encouraged to read poetry outside school time for enjoyment. <\/span><\/p>\n Families with 3 or more children may want to pick 1 or 2 levels’ poetry to focus on rather than each year’s selections.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div> The lesson plan for poetry at this level is simply to read aloud together and enjoy. Families may opt to memorize a poem weekly, or at their discretion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Term 1: <\/b>The Harp and the Laurel Wreath: <\/i><\/b>Robert Louis Stevenson<\/b><\/p>\n 1-2 poems per week<\/b><\/p>\n NB: All these poems are in the public domain and may be found easily online and printed out, if a family desires a free option.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It is all right to revisit poems the family might have read earlier, as in all the selections from Robert Louis Stevenson\u2019s <\/span>A Child\u2019s Garden of Verses. <\/span><\/i>In fact, <\/span>The Harp and the Laurel Wreath <\/span><\/i>is set up to reintroduce the same poems again and again at higher levels, with the idea that each rereading will bring pleasure and the reward of greater insight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are more Stevenson poems in <\/span>The Harp and the Laurel Wreath <\/span><\/i>than there are weeks in the term. Families are welcome to substitute favorite Stevenson poems not listed here for any of the listed poems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Some very short poems are doubled up, giving two poems a week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Week 1: Whole Duty of Children, p. 19, At the Seaside, p. 19<\/span><\/p>\n Week 2: Rain, p. 20, Happy Thought, p. 20<\/span><\/p>\n Week 3: Singing, p. 20, Time to Rise, p. 21<\/span><\/p>\n Week 4: Windy Nights, p. 28<\/span><\/p>\n Week 5: Bed in Summer, p. 28<\/span><\/p>\n Week 6: Where Go the Boats, p. 29<\/span><\/p>\n Week 7: Foreign Lands, p. 30<\/span><\/p>\n Week 8: The Land of Counterpane, p. 31<\/span><\/p>\n Week 9: My Shadow, p. 32<\/span><\/p>\n Week 10: The Wind, p. 33<\/span><\/p>\n Week 11: The Moon, p. 34<\/span><\/p>\n Week 12: Open\/Exam Week<\/span><\/p>\n For a poetry \u201cexam,\u201d the child may choose one poem to recite from memory<\/span><\/p>\n Term 2: <\/b>The Harp and the Laurel Wreath: <\/i><\/b>A.A. Milne<\/b><\/p>\n NB:\u00a0 Milne\u2019s <\/span>When We Were Very Young <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>Now We Are Six<\/span><\/i>, from which selections are taken, are also listed for this level. Milne\u2019s poems are in the public domain and may be easily found online as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Again, if these have been read before, it is FINE to read and enjoy them again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Week 1: The Christening, p. 40<\/span><\/p>\n Week 2: Furry Bear, p. 41<\/span><\/p>\n Week 3: At the Zoo, p. 42<\/span><\/p>\n Week 4: <\/span>Disobedience<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Week 5: <\/span>Buckingham Palace<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Week 6: <\/span>The King\u2019s Breakfast<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Week 7: <\/span>Pinkle Purr<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Week 8: <\/span>Rice Pudding<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Week 9: <\/span>If I Were King<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Week 10: <\/span>Market Square<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nHelpful Guide<\/h5>\n
Ways to \u201cdo poetry\u201d in your homeschool:\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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