Our lively presentations reflect our belief that poetry is meant to be appreciated and enjoyed.  When creating our programs, we had two goals in mind.  We wanted to include and reinforce the essential concepts and skills associated with poetry at the elementary level.  We also wanted our young audience to actively participate and engage with poetry in a fun manner.

 Leveled Programs Contain:

Overview of Authors’ Journeys – continual learning and persistence

Writing processes- Thinking like a writer from brainstorming, drafting, critiquing, revising

Using the five senses and reference materials to create vivid imagery

Authors Purpose – poems that inform, entertain, persuade

Poetic devices – alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme patterns, figurative language, simile, metaphor, repetition, personification

Poetic forms – mono poem, couplets, rhyming. Free verse, concrete, haiku, mask

Point of View

Nonfiction narrative poem with text features

Fiction narrative poem – sequence of events, cause and effect

Activities with student participation

Slide presentations

Storytelling with dramatizations

Music and movement

Writing a collective poem

Q & A Session

Pricing

Half Day: $500.00

one 45 – 60 minute K-2 presentation

one 60 minute 3-5 presentation 

Day and a Half:  $650.00

three 45 – 60 minute K-1, 2-3, 4-5 presentations

Full Day: $800.00

Six 45 minute presentations with individual grade levels k-5 

Or three presentations and three writing sessions with k-5 students, based upon individual school schedules and needs.

60 minute presentation $250.00

(mileage expenses beyond 50 miles can be discussed upon booking)