Poetic Multiplication Table

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Jennie

About Jennie

I have been teaching preschool for over thirty-five years. This is my passion. I believe that children have a voice, and that is the catalyst to enhance or even change the learning experience. Emergent curriculum opens young minds. It's the little things that happen in the classroom that are most important and exciting. That's what I write about. I was a live guest on the Kelly Clarkson Show. I am highlighted in the seventh edition of Jim Trelease's million-copy bestselling book, "The Read-Aloud Handbook" because of my reading to children. My class has designed quilts that hang as permanent displays at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, the Fisher House at the Boston VA Hospital, and the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
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18 Responses to Poetic Multiplication Table

  1. Anne Copeland says:
    December 30, 2018 at 9:41 pm

    This fits me to a T. Numbers are so much more than math.

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  2. beetleypete says:
    December 31, 2018 at 2:48 am

    A poetic times table. Something different and uplifting indeed.
    Happy New Year to you and your family, Jennie.
    Best wishes, Pete.

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  3. K. D. Dowdall says:
    December 31, 2018 at 6:55 pm

    How delightful, creative, and charming. Thank you for sharing Jennie! 🙂

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  4. Norah says:
    January 1, 2019 at 5:06 am

    I wasn’t aware of this one, Jennie. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. There is always something one can enjoy and excel at, be it maths, poetry or other.

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  5. frenchc1955 says:
    January 1, 2019 at 12:21 pm

    Jennie, this is lovely.

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  6. dolphinwrite says:
    January 2, 2019 at 3:27 pm

    Enjoyed reading. Thanks. Somehow, I taught myself the tables in the 3rd grade, because I didn’t like those flash cards, so I sat down, row by row, also writing problems down out of order until I knew them by heart. Took a couple or so months, but whatever works. Something for everyone.

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    • Jennie says:
      January 2, 2019 at 9:23 pm

      I wish I had done what you did. Bravo! I hated those flash cards. I was more like the child in the post. At least he had a poem to compensate / complement his lack of math. Yes, something for everyone. Best to you.

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  7. dolphinwrite says:
    January 4, 2019 at 7:33 pm

    Each child, Jennie, is a gem. Each person comes into this world special. Yes, there are subjects that need teaching, but how much more enriching if we encourage students to think for themselves. I’ve never had more fun then when I understood something or tried something never before done but knew I would figure it out. Love it when I see those little lights of “ah haa” in the classroom.

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    • Jennie says:
      January 4, 2019 at 8:51 pm

      You said this beautifully. If we look at each child as a gem, encourage and support them, the world is their oyster, and they have a strong sense of self. And the best part is the fun and the ‘ah ha’ like you had. Thank you!

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      • dolphinwrite says:
        January 5, 2019 at 2:16 pm

        Yes, Jennie. It’s good we understand the possibilities and support these young people as we would have wanted for ourselves. It goes around. Like you, helping others, then they help the next generation. I told some classes that I can teach falling out of a chair, but what’s more important is they learn to “see” for themselves, which is a real education.

  8. Sam Allen Creative Coach says:
    February 7, 2019 at 8:42 am

    I love this Jennie! The numbers connect right and left brain neurons creatively! Thanks for sharing. I am a Creative Life Coach and have a poetry blog in case you have time to read? http://www.peacockpoetryblog.wordpress.com and I am also on Instagram as #coachingcreatively in case you use this medium? Have a good day? Sam 🙂

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