I boken får du 20 unika lektionsförslag i olika genrer som hjälper dig att undervisa så att eleverna kan utveckla sitt kreativa skrivande och använda skrivande som ett sätt att uttrycka åsikter, tankar och känslor.

Författaren ger exempel på hur arbetet med så kallade heartmaps kan användas i klassrummet för att skapa nya vägar och möjligheter för eleverna att vara skribenter.

Boken innehåller kopieringsunderlag och elevexempel.

Om författaren

Georgia Heard är lärarutbildare, föreläsare, författare och poet. Hon är en av grundarna till The Teachers Collage Reading and Writing Project vid Coluumbia University, New York. Hennes specialområde är hur man undervisar i skrivande.

In this fresh new edition, Georgia Heard offers updated strategies, lessons, mentor texts, and examples from both professional and student writers that resonate with today’s kids. An impactful complement to any SEL program, Awakening the Heart’s lessons and exercises empower students to connect with their emotions, identities, and the world around them.

Awakening the Heart, Second Edition provides practical strategies for:

creating an inclusive and supportive poetry environment

helping students read poetry to understand its meaning

helping students get started writing poetry with accessible prompts

teaching poetry, craft tools, and techniques.

An entire section of the book is dedicated to poetry prompts, lessons, and exercises you can incorporate into short writing sessions, even when poetry isn’t a main focus of your curriculum.

“We need poetry now more than ever,” Georgia writes. “It is the doorway into literacy for so many children and a pathway to knowing how we feel, learning about who we are, and connecting with others and the larger world.”

A poetry collection that both illustrates what mindfulness is and encourages young, growing minds to be present, from poet and educator Georgia Heard, with art by Isabel Roxas.Poets have long observed the world in a mindful way. They point out beauty we might have missed, draw our attention to our inner thoughts, and call us to see our society in new ways.But as daily life become more and more chaotic, children grow distracted. According to the CDC, 9.4% of children have ADHD and 7% have anxiety/depression. And these numbers continue to climb. As treatment doctors recommend healthy eating, physical activity, plenty of sleep, and mindfulness techniques.Georgia Heard is a poet and educator—and she has long had her own meditation practice. In My Thoughts Are Clouds, she uses poetry to demonstrate what mindfulness is and gives kids—and their parents and teachers—accessible ways to learn mindfulness tools.

I boken får du 20 unika lektionsförslag i olika genrer som hjälper dig att undervisa så att eleverna kan utveckla sitt kreativa skrivande och använda skrivande som ett sätt att uttrycka åsikter, tankar och känslor.

Författaren ger exempel på hur arbetet med så kallade heartmaps kan användas i klassrummet för att skapa nya vägar och möjligheter för eleverna att vara skribenter.

Boken innehåller kopieringsunderlag och elevexempel.

Om författaren

Georgia Heard är lärarutbildare, föreläsare, författare och poet. Hon är en av grundarna till The Teachers Collage Reading and Writing Project vid Coluumbia University, New York. Hennes specialområde är hur man undervisar i skrivande.

In this fresh new edition, Georgia Heard offers updated strategies, lessons, mentor texts, and examples from both professional and student writers that resonate with today’s kids. An impactful complement to any SEL program, Awakening the Heart’s lessons and exercises empower students to connect with their emotions, identities, and the world around them.

Awakening the Heart, Second Edition provides practical strategies for:

creating an inclusive and supportive poetry environment

helping students read poetry to understand its meaning

helping students get started writing poetry with accessible prompts

teaching poetry, craft tools, and techniques.

An entire section of the book is dedicated to poetry prompts, lessons, and exercises you can incorporate into short writing sessions, even when poetry isn’t a main focus of your curriculum.

“We need poetry now more than ever,” Georgia writes. “It is the doorway into literacy for so many children and a pathway to knowing how we feel, learning about who we are, and connecting with others and the larger world.”

A poetry collection that both illustrates what mindfulness is and encourages young, growing minds to be present, from poet and educator Georgia Heard, with art by Isabel Roxas.Poets have long observed the world in a mindful way. They point out beauty we might have missed, draw our attention to our inner thoughts, and call us to see our society in new ways.But as daily life become more and more chaotic, children grow distracted. According to the CDC, 9.4% of children have ADHD and 7% have anxiety/depression. And these numbers continue to climb. As treatment doctors recommend healthy eating, physical activity, plenty of sleep, and mindfulness techniques.Georgia Heard is a poet and educator—and she has long had her own meditation practice. In My Thoughts Are Clouds, she uses poetry to demonstrate what mindfulness is and gives kids—and their parents and teachers—accessible ways to learn mindfulness tools.