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The New Kid on the Block
The New Kid on the Block | Jack Prelutsky
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Open this book to any page to begin your exploration. Here are poems about things that you may never have thought about before. You'll be introduced to jellyfish stew, a bouncing mouse, a ridiculous dog, and a boneless chicken. You'll learn why you shouldn't argue with a shark, eat a dinosaur, or have an alligator for a pet. You'll meet the world's worst singer and the greatest video game player in history. You'll even find an invitation to a dragon's birthday party....Your friends are invited too. Over 100 hilarious poems about strange creatures and people--from jellyfish stew to a bouncing mouse, and a boneless chicken. "The illustrations bring the frivolity to a fever pitch."--School Library Journal. Index.
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Mboyd28
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I wrestled with that shadow, but it wasn't any fun, I tried my very hardest - all the same, my shadow won.

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Mboyd28
The New Kid on the Block | Jack Prelutsky

Again, I really enjoyed the poem that gave the book its name. The way it makes the reader think the bully is a boy, but in the end it is a girl. This addresses stereotypes and also would be a good way to start conversation about not judging a book by its cover.

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Mboyd28
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This book is full of great poetry. It mixes humor and heartfelt poems with poems that have deeper meanings and address issues we are dealing with today. In the poem “The New Kid on the Block“ stereotypes are addressed as a bully turns out to be a girl.

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TheSpineView
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TheSpineView
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#poetrymatters @TheSpineView

Title: Bleezer's Ice Cream

From tagged book.
By: Jack Prelutsky

Eggs We chose the same poem today 🤣🤣❣️❣️ 4y
TheSpineView @Eggs 👍😊😋 4y
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Emma_Barcena
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This is such a fun book that will get students into reading poetry because it is genuinely funny! This book is collection of different poems that have been put into one book.

Emma_Barcena The genre is P. This book has not received any awards. This book would be great in a PR. I found this video that is an animation of this book, which I thought would be really fun to show students, so that they could get excited to read the book and also they could potentially reenact the poems themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKwl5JBb_i0
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Emma_Barcena The UDL Principles 2.5 & 5.1 can be used to illustrate through multimedia and use multimedia for communication. The EL Strategies 6 & 13 can be used to monitor's student's comprehension and to use preview/review activities. #UCFLAE3414su20 4y
Nkaufmann I LOVE your resource. And I know students will love it too as it is very engaging and will make them laugh. This will in turn aid their comprehension of the poems. 4y
DrSpalding Late 4y
DrSpalding It is an excellent anthology that would be a good addition to your classroom library. What a fun resource! Partner reading, choral reading, echo reading and independent poetry readings all work well for books like this. 4y
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jen_the_scribe
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These illustrations remind me of Roald Dahl, he was one of my favorite authors as a kid.

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taylorscalfaro
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This was a great example of poetry that will definitely keep children engage. They will really love the silly nature of the book and the images enhance every line in the poems.

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taylorscalfaro
The New Kid on the Block | Jack Prelutsky

I would use this in my classroom because the poems are easy to follow, short, and will hold children's attention with humor.

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taylorscalfaro
The New Kid on the Block | Jack Prelutsky

“Today is a day to crow about, it's a crowable sort of day“

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agreco1925
The New Kid on the Block | Jack Prelutsky

“Today is a day to crow about,
it's a crowable sort of day“

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agreco1925
The New Kid on the Block | Jack Prelutsky

I would use this in my classroom because the poems are short and funny. The illustrations also will grab the students attention.

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agreco1925
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This is a very good and comical poetry collection. The poems are light-hearted and the comedy will keep the students engaged. The images help to extend the comedic effect of the poems.

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Kaylasarka
The New Kid on the Block | Jack Prelutsky

“Homework! Oh, homework!
I hate you! You stink!
I wish I could wash you
Away in the sink.”

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Kaylasarka
The New Kid on the Block | Jack Prelutsky

The drawings and illustrations are my favorite part. I also love how short these poems are. Easy and straight to the point. They are all very funny as well.

LibrarianRyan One of my fav books. 5y
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Kaylasarka
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The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky was a book about different types of poems about different people, things and animals. It talks about dogs, Dracula, brothers, bananas, headaches, etc. just numerous types of random things! I think children would really enjoy the randomness as well as these poems are very short for children to read and or listen to. The words used are very kid appropriate and they could easily understand them.

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DawnS
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#UCFLAE3414SU19 this P book was literally one of my favorite books growing up! It would be so fun to do a RA, PR, or SR. It is a hilarious collection of poems that students will love!! “My Brother‘s Head Should Be Replaced” influences one of the poems I wrote about my sister. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKwl5JBb_i0 is some of the poems read aloud.

DawnS There‘s also great resources at http://jackprelutsky.com and would align with UDL 5.1 using multiple media for communication and ESOL strategy 14 to simplify your speech by making it slower and redundant. 5y
fquadri I‘ve never heard of this book before but it seems pretty awesome. Really enjoyed looking through the resources you provided. Thanks for sharing! 5y
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Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures
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Thanks @Texreader for the great idea of finding my #firstpost ! I joined Litsy after hearing @ErinSueGreads talk about it at the Denver Comic Con, June 2018.

I‘m so glad I joined and thank you so much for my first 6 likes here: @Nerdy_Bookworm @RJHowe @ReadingOver50 @Eggs @RaimeyGallant @rather_be_reading

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RJHowe My pleasure. Hope you enjoy this place as much as I do. 6y
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Lynnsoprano
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Yet another of my friends has joined our Litsy family. Extending a warm welcome to @Pamwham . I know she will share her love of books and also her gorgeous pictures of her Southern California beach life. (Of course, this being my post, you get South Florida beach pics 😂)

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GGallegos
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This P book is filled with silly poems from jelly fish stew to let alligators. This book is filled with poems that students can memorize and perform. Poems help students who struggle with reading to feel more confident and help with there phonics skills. This book would be great to use in April as shown by this link: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/april-nati...

GGallegos This would be best used as RA or even DR depending on the poem. UDL principle 8.4 as we would master the poems when we present them in front of the class. ESOL 16 as we would speak our poems, listen to others present their poems, read poems, and write our own 6y
DrSpalding I agree this poetry anthology could be used in many ways. EL 16 is perfect. 6y
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kgriffith
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Pro tip for those new to #Litsy whether you‘re here bc of #LitsyonLT or discovered it some other way: search for a book and then from the book profile, read people's posts. When I read a review and think, "yes that's exactly how I felt!" I check out more of what they've read to see if I want to follow them. Alternately, look up what you‘re reading right now and see who has posted about it recently; that‘s another easy way to connect. #catsoflitsy

Soubhiville PS if your cat is in your photos you will automatically get all the likes every time 😸👍💜 7y
Sace @Soubhiville so true! 😂 7y
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ghosthost What @Soubhiville said. If I could double like all of the posts with black cats, I would. It also helps to look at who the people you follow follow. 7y
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CourtneyR
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Written by Jack Prelutsky, is a P book that has funny little poems that anyone will love. From the jellyfish stew to boneless chicken. It is a good SR and a great way to introduce poetry to students. https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activities/teaching-content/poetry-writing-j... the url is an activity about writing poetry. #UCFLAE3414F17

CourtneyR UDL 9.3 Develop self-assessment and reflection. EL 6. Continually monitor students' comprehension. 7y
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ismari212
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The new kid on the block by Jack Prelutsky illustrated by James Stevenson is a P picture book. This book has poems about many things like bouncing mouse and jellyfish stew. This book would be good for GR. El-34 De-emphasize speed and emphasize accuracy of work. UDL-5.3 Build Fluencies with graduated levels of support for

practice and performance. http://jdsrockinreaders.blogspot.com/2013/02/guided-reading.html?m=1 the website has guided reading

ismari212 Tips and guided reading lesson plan templates #UCFLAE3414F17 7y
jvinas2 Great poem book choice and awesome guided reading resource! 7y
DrSpalding Make sure to use the rubric to guide your post. Prelutsky is an excellent children's poet. 7y
ismari212 I don‘t see what I wrote so I am rewriting: the new kid on the block by Jack Prelutsky illustrated by James Stevenson is a P picture book. This book has many poems about many things like bouncing mouse, jellyfish stew, and why you shouldn‘t argue with a shark. The new kid on the block is a girl who is mean. Good for GR EL-34 De-emphasize speed and emphasize accuracy of work UDL5.3 build fluency with graduated levels of support for practice&support 7y
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MissKatie
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Happy birthday, Jack Prelutsky! 😀🔥🎉

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Alisnazzy
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This book of poems is filled with sarcasm and wit that mostly went over my head as a kid. I found a copy recently and got it for my son, but I ended up reading it for myself and I could not stop laughing. It's probably the reason I grew up to be so snarky. 😂 #augustofbooks #booksthatmadeyousmile

Pamtherunner Between my sister and I, we used to check this out almost weekly from our library in elementary school. I've already bought my daughter a copy (and a couple others by him) 8y
Merethebookgal Ah, childhood nostalgia 😊 8y
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Alisnazzy
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And I wonder how I became such a sarcastic member of the grammar police...
#SinceIWasAKid 😂😂😂

MrBook 😂👍🏻 8y
Texreader Love this! 8y
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