Poetry
Daffodil from Charlotte Mason's Church Yard - Ambleside
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (Daffodils)
BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Teaching Poetry at Spread the Feast Co-op:
The teacher will share a short (1-2 minute) part of a biography about the poet at the beginning of poetry time each week. Then the teacher will read the selected poem for that week. After that everyone will share their thoughts about that poem. Except for the first and last weeks of each term, the children will also share their commonplace book entries from their poetry reading at home throughout the week.
A Commonplace book is simply like a journal ( a common place) where a person can record their thoughts about what they have read or selected words/paragraphs from their reading. In this case, we want the kids to jot down the actual word or words ( depending on their age) of the poem they like. At home over the 2 weeks we're apart, families will be assigned a list of 3-5 poems to be read before our next co-op meeting. The Commonplace entry should be from one of these poems assigned. ( Whoever teaches poetry should select these 3-5 poems and pass those on to each family so we can all know what to read at home for those two weeks.)
The first week of each term the teacher will also hand out a pre-selected list of poems for memorization/recitation. One list for older and one for younger children. These poems will be recited at the last co-op each term and also at family night for the dads.
Resources:
http://simplycharlottemason.com/2012/09/12/teaching-poetry-subject-by-subject-part-16/
Fall 2012 poet: William Blake, History/Biography
A Commonplace book is simply like a journal ( a common place) where a person can record their thoughts about what they have read or selected words/paragraphs from their reading. In this case, we want the kids to jot down the actual word or words ( depending on their age) of the poem they like. At home over the 2 weeks we're apart, families will be assigned a list of 3-5 poems to be read before our next co-op meeting. The Commonplace entry should be from one of these poems assigned. ( Whoever teaches poetry should select these 3-5 poems and pass those on to each family so we can all know what to read at home for those two weeks.)
The first week of each term the teacher will also hand out a pre-selected list of poems for memorization/recitation. One list for older and one for younger children. These poems will be recited at the last co-op each term and also at family night for the dads.
Resources:
http://simplycharlottemason.com/2012/09/12/teaching-poetry-subject-by-subject-part-16/
Fall 2012 poet: William Blake, History/Biography
2011/2012
Term 1 -
Walter De La Mare
Term 2
** Eugene Field and James Whitcombe Riley
Term 3
*** Christina Rossetti
