Literature Links: Touch the Poem

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Touch the Poem

Touch the Poem written by Arnold Adoff, illustrated by Lisa Desimini: Savor the everyday with this collection of poems about the sense of touch. Young students will delight in turning this book every which way to view the imaginative illustrations. Engage your students’ senses as you read about rolling in leaves, scratching daddy’s beard, and bubble baths. Your budding poets may just see their everyday world through new eyes.
Arnold Adoff Web Site:
http://www.arnoldadoff.com/
Lisa Desimini Web Site:
http://www.lisadesimini.com/

published by Blue Sky Press, Scholastic, ©2000.

Select a primary literature link for grades K-2:

Primary literature link for grades K-2:

	100th Day Worries (Counting)
	Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books (Lincoln)
	Abe Lincoln Remembers (Lincoln)
	Abe Lincoln's Hat (Lincoln)
	Election Day (Election)
	Family Pictures / Cuadros de Familia (Family)
	Giraffes Can’t Dance (Dancing)
	Hurty Feelings (Feelings/Emotions)
	I Pledge Allegiance (Community)
	I.Q. Goes to the Library (Research)
	If I Were President (Elections)
	If You Give a Pig a Party
	In My Family/En mi Familia (Family)
	In the Blink of an Eye (Life Science)
	It is the Wind (Weather)
	Just Like Home/Como En Mi Tierra (Homes/Community)
	Marianthe’s Story (Art)
	Meet the Orchestra (Music)
	Mercy Watson to the Rescue
	Mr. Wiggle Looks for Answers (Research)
	The Carrot Seed (Plants)
	My Teacher for President (Election)
	The Mission of Addition (Addition)
	Pigs Will Be Pigs (Measurement & Money)
	Touch the Poem (Poetry)
	The Upside Down Boy / El Nino de Cabeza (Being Different)
	When Marion Copied (Research)
	Whoever You Are(Culture Diversity)

6+1 Traits® Writing Ideas

Project Based Learning: The Zoo
The following are possible ideas or activities to use:

	If I Ran the Zoo
	Animal Strike at the Zoo. It's True!
	Zoo

Other grade levels:

Visit other literature links writing resources:

	for the intermediate grades (3-5)
	for the secondary grades (6-12)