Your Children’s Poem & Song File should include songs / poems learned in our Reading I class, found in your fieldwork, or from any other source. You must include poems/songs from the following categories:
| CATEGORY | MINIMUM NUMBER OF SONGS / POEMS TO INCLUDE |
| Beginning of the day | 1 |
| End of the day | 1 |
| Transitions | 2 |
| Fun Poems | 4 |
| Fun Songs | 2 |
| Poems / Songs with Hand Gestures | 2 |
Please follow the following guidelines when preparing your file:
- Poems and songs should be typed and placed into a three-ring binder so that you can add more entries as you collect more during Field 2, Field 3, Student teaching, and beyond.
- Tabs should separate and clearly indicate categories according to the above table.
- Add a simple illustration to each entry (hand-drawn or computer-generated are both equally acceptable).
- Poems and songs should be laminated or put in plastic sleeves for durability.
- Remember: you are beginning a file that you will take with you into your first classroom and use with children. Make it fun and inviting!
| Exemplary (4-5) | Developing (2-3) | Limited (0-1) | |
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Content
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In addition to songs and poems presented in class, file includes a selection of personally selected poems and songs.
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Songs and poems in addition to those presented in class are not included.
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Missing songs or poems. |
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Organization/ presentation
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Songs / poems are presented with no grammatical errors.
Simple illustration included and appropriate. Category rationales are clearly provided in table of contents and make logical sense.
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Songs / poems are presented with few grammatical.
Simple illustration included and/or appropriate for most songs/poems. Category rationales provided in table of contents are mostly clear and logical
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Songs / poems contain many grammatical errors. Simple illustrations are not included and/or not appropriate. Category rationales are missing or are unclear. |