Books with author Betsy Franco

Hear the rhythm and cadence of poetry and the joy of poetic language with the children in your class. The topics of the 44 poems reflect a child's world. This book provides a delightful poem for every week of the year, including poems for the seasons. The poems are relevant, lively, touching and thematically appropriate. Suggestions are given to bring out the specific phonemic focus for each poem, as well as ideas for making the poems personal and interactive. Each poem is provided in two ways: a student copy of the poem which makes a great home connection and easy-to-create poetry strips which will fit into a Desktop Pocket Chart.

From an acclaimed anthologist comes this unforgettable collection of one hundred poems by teenagers, capturing the vertigo-inducing realm of romantic love.The poets are straight, gay, lesbian, bi, or transgender. They live next door or across an ocean; they are innocent or experienced; their lyric explorations range from new love to stale love, obsession to ennui, ecstasy to heartbreak, and every nuance in between. Whether the romantic escapades described are touching, comical, or tragic, whether the feelings expressed are tender and sweet or brutal and biting, readers will find the love these young poets openly share to be exquisitely, excruciatingly, endlessly fascinating. Here is a collection to turn to again and again, because life and love keep on changing.

So much can happen in three years. The perfect gift for a teen, Q&A a Day for Me is a one-sentence diary that prompts any teen to record best friends, worst haircuts, favorite outfits, and embarrassing moments. Filled with 365 questions, one on each page for every day of the year, a teen has the space to write down a short response every year for three years. It's easy to get started--just turn to today's date and take a minute to answer the question at the top of the page. As the years pass, he or she will have a keepsake time capsule that shows how much his or her answers change (and which ones remain the same)!

Pop these rhyming riddles into your pocket chart and thrill young learners with 50 instant guessing games that teach reading, phonics, word families, and more! Everything you need is here: easy lesson plans, ready-to-copy riddle poems, reproducible picture cues, and quick-and-fun extension activities. Perfect for shared reading or circle time! For use with Grades PreK-2.

Share the rhythm and cadence of poetry and the joy of poetic language with the children in your class. The topics of the 42 poems were selected to reflect a child's world. This book provides a delightful poem for every week of the year while at the same time introducing, teaching, or reviewing all 26 letters of the alphabet. The poems are relevant, lively, touching and fun. Suggestions are given to highlight the particular initial consonant or vowel for each poem, as well as ideas for making the poems personal and interactive. Each poem is provided in two ways: a student copy of the poem which makes a great home connection and easy-to-create poetry strips which will fit into a Desktop Pocket Chart, perfect for individual or small group work.

Word Family Tales are humorous read-aloud stories created to build early phonics skills by teaching children to recognize “families” of words that share the same spelling pattern. This key reading strategy helps kids decode new words with ease—and become stronger readers, writers, and spellers. Set learners on the path to literacy success with these rib-tickling tales—one for each of the top 25 word families! For use with Grades PreK-2.

"The teen poets in this lively anthology knock greeting-card clichés even as they celebrate their romance and their passion...From the pain of breakup and denial to affection and desire, the feelings in these poems will ring true to gay and straight teens alike." — Booklist"But what I'll really mean isare you ready to dive in?This is not falling,this is landing."— From "Gift" by Portia Carryer, age 16The poets are straight, gay, lesbian, bi, or transgender. They live next door or across an ocean; they are innocent or experienced; their lyric explorations range from new love to stale love, obsession to ennui, ecstasy to heartbreak, and every nuance in between. Whether the romantic escapades described are touching, comical, or tragic, whether the feelings expressed are tender and sweet or brutal and biting, readers will find the love these young poets openly share to be exquisitely, excruciatingly, endlessly fascinating. Here is a collection to turn to again and again, because life and love keep on changing.

Teenage boys speak out--without the filter of adult sensibility--in a compelling collection of poetry and prose. In a powerful collection of more than seventy uncensored poems and essays, more than fifty teenage boys from across the country explore their many-layered concerns: identity, love, envy, gratitude, sex, anger, competition, fear, hope. Here, unadorned and without the filter of adult sensibility, is the raw stuff of their lives, in their own words. Isn't it time to listen?