tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post7967913176880531403..comments2024-03-10T07:30:57.158-04:00Comments on THE WRITE SISTERS: Poetry Friday: What's a "suppet?"Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973140969934922400noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post-11528748682791368042009-07-02T07:49:15.488-04:002009-07-02T07:49:15.488-04:00That's me, Laura Purdie Salas (laurasalas) abo...That's me, Laura Purdie Salas (laurasalas) above. Couldn't get it to accept my profile. Sorry!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post-16997986746430539992009-07-02T07:48:45.115-04:002009-07-02T07:48:45.115-04:00I hadn't read this one before--kids will love ...I hadn't read this one before--kids will love reading it aloud. Yay for teachers introducing their kids to all kinds of poetry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post-52433285469673292802009-06-28T19:29:38.869-04:002009-06-28T19:29:38.869-04:00I agree that we process things through our own exp...I agree that we process things through our own experiences, C.O. (Hope you don't mind me giving you a nickname, Color Online.) I can see how a 4-year old from the city might have a hard time wrapping his or her mind around Mary. It's up to the adult sharing the poem to supply the context the child might need in order to make a connection. My students happen to be country kids. We live in a 1-sidewalk town with farm animals within shouting distance. I'd like to think, however, that I'm a good enough teacher to present this poem to any group of preschoolers, regardless of their everyday life setting. (My students are still going to need help picking the meat off the bone of this poem. The setting may be similar, but the era of the language certainly isn't.)<br /><br />I agree that it's important to offer young children literature that reflects their lives and their experiences. Kids should be able to find themselves in what they read, but not necessarily in everything they read. I think it's equally important to give them many opportunities to stretch their imaginations. <br /><br />Thanks for joining the conversation, C.O. Come back anytime! (It's good to see you, too, Mur and Jet.)Andrea Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926896897768609275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post-14328870087794427742009-06-28T16:57:25.710-04:002009-06-28T16:57:25.710-04:00nothing wrong with hav'n questions.nothing wrong with hav'n questions.I'm Jet . . .https://www.blogger.com/profile/18126808059666263516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post-25563644266486226952009-06-27T11:28:06.600-04:002009-06-27T11:28:06.600-04:00I like the sounds of the poem, but if someone had ...I like the sounds of the poem, but if someone had shared it with me as a child growing up in the city, I wouldn't feel any connection to the setting. It would sound like another fairy tale that has nothing to do with me. That's not to say I would like it, but I'd have more questions than anything else.Color Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062017327837729986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post-39304697332081742182009-06-26T12:06:05.990-04:002009-06-26T12:06:05.990-04:00Okay, so I looked up "suppet" in my dict...Okay, so I looked up "suppet" in my dictionary. Not there. Then I looked on-line. It brought me to..."The Write Sisters Blog Spot.<br /><br />The moral? Poetry can make you go around in circles sometimes.<br /><br />MurMurhttp://www.thewritesisters.comnoreply@blogger.com