Aileen Fisher’s love for poetry is what inspires her beautifully written work for children. Although the themes of her work vary, her use of poetry is incorporated within each. According to Fisher, “Poetry is a rhythmical piece of writing that leaves the reader feeling that life is a little richer than before, a little more full of wonder, beauty, or just plain delight”. Since Fisher’s themes vary, you could use her work in various areas. My suggestions in the classroom are just a few obvious ways to use her work which allow children to explore their own writing. I thought her work would best be used in the English Language Arts TEKS: 7 in grades Kinder and Second, 8 in First, 6 in third, and 4 in grades fourth and fifth. Her work would also be useful when learning about literary nonfiction: 10 in grades first and second, 9 in third, and 7 in grades fourth and fifth.
Wow it sounds like Aileen Fisher has really made a big contribution to children’s poetry. The thing I liked most about your presentation was how you showed multiple snippets of her works. This really helped me get an idea of not only her writing style, but the different themes she writes about as well. As a classroom teacher, it is really helpful to know the different topics authors have written about so that we can incorporate them into our classroom. One thing I think you can add to the “Suggested Classroom Use” slide is you could have the class try to mimic her writing style since it is distinct. Her poetry seemed to be really lyrical, so you could have the students, for example, try to imitate her lyrical style in a poem they write about their surroundings.
Having never heard of Aileen Fisher, I really enjoyed this presentation as an introduction. I thought you chose well written pieces that really showcased her style and variety. I especially loved the illustrations, which I think is why I love the idea of having students design an alternate illustration to accompany a poem of Aileen’s.
One suggestion I have is to provide a more specific example of how to use her work to enhance language arts. I thought your suggestions were a little vague for such a rich opportunity.
Overall though, bravo!
Hey, that’s a clever way of thinknig about it.