A Child's Calendar (20th Anniversary Edition)

A Child's Calendar (20th Anniversary Edition) | John Updike

Where has the year gone?! I can‘t understand how it is December. 😲

This is such a delightful year keeper. We (kids & I) read each month‘s poem throughout and have been for several years. I will no doubt continue on after they have flown the coop and will gift a copy to them & their children if and when that time comes. ♥️

LeahBergen What a lovely tradition. ❤️ 1y

batsy Yes, such a wonderful tradition. And it looks so pretty! 1y

jlhammar Love that! 1y

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A Child‘s Calendar by John Updike and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman is a Caldecott award-winning poetry book (P). These poems follow a family throughout the year as it includes 12 poems, one for each month of the year. This book would be great as a choral reading activity (CR) as I feel like poems are very song-like.

Nkaufmann They have a rhythm and sometimes a rhyme to them and because of that, I think it would be fun for the students to read chorally. The UDL principle 3.2 regarding highlighting patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships and the EL principle 12 regarding teaching to two objectives, language and content can be met by this book. When discussing poetry, I believe it is important for teachers to talk about the patterns the author utilizes (edited) 4y

Nkaufmann ...from stanza to stanza. In addition, I think while teachers should talk about the content of the poem, they should also point out the language used in poetry as there is usually more figurative language used compared to a regular story.

Resource: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/teaching-strugglin...
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DrSpalding This is a wonderful poetry anthology that you could use each month, as a new month begins. Your article is a good one! Use poetry consistently with all readers including struggling readers in your classroom. 4y

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Libby1 😻 6y

Eggs Beautiful 6y

Tamra @Eggs it is a beautifully illustrated book! 6y

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[DELETED] 3803335244 Oh the picture! 6y

Tamra @ForeverNerdy I want to live in the farm house depicted throughout this book! 6y

[DELETED] 3803335244 Me too! I would love a farmhouse! ❤️❤️❤️ Makes me miss my old house. 6y

Tamra @ForeverNerdy don‘t forget drafty! 😂 I had to get out our space heaters. We get lots of “fresh air” all winter. 6y

[DELETED] 3803335244 Haha! Yes 6y

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I can‘t recommend this book enough! I see there are $4 copies on various used book sites. 😊 Here is December‘s painting that accompanies the poem on the opposite page. So cozy! I wish someone would make a hanging or table top version so I could leave it out & appreciate each one all month long.

Jinjer Ohhh I love that! 6y

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Tamra

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@ForeverNerdy I thought of you & kids when we read November‘s poem. This book is super charming with a poem and artwork for each month. It was re-illustrated to include more diversity after the artist became a grandparent to grandchildren of color. I leave this book in the kitchen so that I remember to read it with each new month. It will last for years. 😁

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled That‘s lovely!! 😍 7y

Tamra @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled the artwork is very charming! And the poetry isn‘t childish, so we can read it for years. 7y

[DELETED] 3803335244 Oh this is neat! I‘m adding to our reads, thinking I‘ll keep up all year too. Most of my kiddos love poetry, my daughter (oldest) struggles with it. I love diversity in books, that we both share a love of. Thank you my friend for thinking of me. Makes me feel good 💜💜 7y

Tamra @ForeverNerdy 😊 The poems are not long, so doesn‘t require long concentration. I have a couple of other kid poetry books that I keep handy because it‘s easy to read a short poem at meals. 7y

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Child's Calendar | John Updike