NAMI ISLAND CONCOURS -
The wonderful people of Nami Island Concours have created another outstanding opportunity for illustrators all over the world! The dream of these folk, who are so passionately devoted to children's literature, is to turn Nami Island into a library! :) Angela Kim is the Assistant Manager and the person to contact if you wish to know more - her contact details are on the website.
These are the links - Nami Island Concours, Guidelines and information
Application forms
Festival information
To download brochure click here
These are the links - Nami Island Concours, Guidelines and information
Application forms
Festival information
To download brochure click here
TEACHER NOTES - free to download
- Ice Cream Supreme, ETA Cuisenaire, USA / Gelati Supreme, ERA, Australia
- "The Stray" in "The Girl Who Married a Fly" AATE anthology, edited by Michael Hyde, AATE
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Poetry Action for Classroom and Stage, [6 volume series for education], Knowledge Books and Software,
Vol. 1 - Imagimals - Imagimals is book 1 in the six volume "Poetry Action for Classroom and Stage" Series. A FREE guide to the series is available by contacting me through this site or from the KBS website. This volume contains poetry relating to animals real and imaginary, wild and tame, plus teacher text containing discussion points, extension exercises, activities and performance suggestions enabling the poems to ... MoreBook 1 in the six volume "Poetry Action for Classroom and Stage" Series. This volume contains poetry relating to animals real and imaginary, wild and tame, plus teacher text containing discussion points, extension exercises, activities and performance suggestions enabling the poems to be utilised multi-dimensionally across a number of Key Learning Areas in classrooms from kindy to lower secondary and in remedial settings. The series has been highly acclaimed, meeting with enthusiastic classroom responses from teachers and students alike. High praise has also come from eisteddfod organisers and speech and drama teachers.Publisher Knowledge Books and Software (AUS)Binding PaperbackReading Level All ages# of Pages 96ISBN-10 1921016248 ISBN-13 978-1921016240Publication Date 01/01/2005
Vol. 2 - Food, Glorious Food - Food, Glorious Food is book 2 in the six volume "Poetry Action for Classroom and Stage " Series. A FREE guide to the series is available by contacting me through this site or from the KBS website. This volume contains poetry relating to food, nutrition, health issues related to food, plus teacher text containing discussion points, extension exercises, activities and performance suggestions to e... MoreFood, Glorious Food is book 2 in the six volume "Poetry Action for Classroom and Stage " Series.
This volume contains poetry relating to food, nutrition, health issues related to food, plus teacher text containing discussion points, extension exercises, activities and performance suggestions to enable the poems to be utilised multi-dimensionally across a number of Key Learning Areas in classrooms from kindergarten and preschool to lower secondary and in remedial settings. The series has been highly acclaimed, meeting with enthusiastic classroom responses from teachers and students alike. High praise has also come from eisteddfod organisers and speech and drama teachers.Publisher Knowledge Books and Software (AUS)Binding PaperbackReading Level All Ages# of Pages 74ISBN-10 1921016256 ISBN-13 978-1921016257Publication Date 01/01/2005
Vol. 3 - Nose to Nose - Nose to Nose is book 3 in the six volume "Poetry Action for Classroom and Stage" Series. A FREE guide to the series is available by contacting me through this site or from the KBS website. This volume contains poetry relating to people and relationships, plus teacher text containing discussion points, extension exercises, activities and performance suggestions to enable the poems to be utilised ... MoreBook 3 in the six volume "Poetry Action for Classroom and Stage" Series. This volume contains poetry relating to people and relationships, plus teacher text containing discussion points, extension exercises, activities and performance suggestions to enable the poems to be utilised multi-dimensionally across a number of Key Learning Areas in classrooms from kindergarten to lower secondary and in remedial settings. The series has been highly acclaimed and has met with enthusiastic classroom responses from teachers and students alike. High praise has also come from eisteddfod organisers and speech and drama teachers.Publisher Knowledge Books and Software (AUS)Binding PaperbackReading Level Set# of Pages 102ISBN-10 1921016264 ISBN-13 978-1921016264Publication Date 01/01/2005
Vol. 4 - Places 'n Spaces - Places 'n Spaces is book 4 in the six volume "Poetry action for Classroom and Stage " Series. A FREE guide to the series is available by contacting me through this site or from the KBS website. This volume contains poetry relating to nature, conservation. built environments and settings (e.g. sports venues and circuses), plus teacher text containing discussion points, extension exercises, activi... MoreBook 4 in the six volume "Poetry action for Classroom and Stage " Series. This volume contains poetry relating to nature, conservation. built environments and settings (e.g. sports venues and circuses), plus teacher text containing discussion points, extension exercises, activities and performance suggestions to enable the poems to be utilised multi-dimensionally across a number of Key Learning Areas in classrooms from kindergarten to lower secondary and in remedial settings.
The series has been highly acclaimed, meeting with enthusiastic classroom responses from teachers and students alike. High praise has also come from eisteddfod organisers and speech and drama teachers.Publisher Knowledge Books and Software (AUS)Binding PaperbackReading Level All ages# of Pages 86ISBN-10 1921016272 ISBN-13 978-1921016271Publication Date 01/01/2005
Vol. 5 - Let's Jabberwocky! - Book 5 in the six volume "Poetry Action for Classroom and Stage" Series, is the anthology, containing over 180 poems. A FREE guide to the series is available by contacting me through this site or from the KBS website.
This volume contains poetry divided into 4 subject areas:
1. relating to animals real and imaginary
2. relating to food, nutrition, and health issues
3. relating to people and relationships
4. relating to nature, environment, conservation and built environments.
The poems, which have earned high praise from teachers and students alike, can to be utilised multi-dimensionally across a number of Key Learning Areas in classrooms from kindergarten & preschool to lower secondary and in remedial settings as well as in speech and drama and eisteddfod performance. The accolades received from eisteddfod organisers and from speech and dramas have been terrific! The review by Stephen Robinson, typifies the responses I have had. Stephen is President of the Speech & Drama Teachers' Association of Queensland and also editor of "The Quarterly Voice".
"this is a fantastic initiative by Jenny Poulter...commercial and critical response to texts has been strong....We need more books like this - verse texts supported by writing, speaking and movement activities that invite children to think, feel and share poetically through word (written. spoken, electronically) and action. Purchase of "Let's Jabberwocky!" - and the teacher support texts should be considered by all schools."Publisher Knowledge Books and Software (AUS)Binding PaperbackReading Level All Ages# of Pages 185ISBN-10 1921016280 ISBN-13 978-1921016288Publication Date 01/01/2005
Vol. 6 - Finding The Funny Bone - Book No. 6 in the Poetry Action for Classroom and Stage Series, J.R.Poulter, editor. Over 100 humorous poems by J.R.Poulter, Jan Turner-Jones and Marco Gliori, illustrated by Jenny Gibson. Jan and J.R. wrote the teacher text incorporating discussion points, extension exercises, activities and performance suggestions. An extensive subject, author, title index is available FREE below. The poems have been highly acclaimed, being used widely and with enthusiastic teacher & pupil response in classrooms from kindergarten through to lower secondary and remedial settings. High praise has also come from eisteddfod organisers and speech and drama teachers. Reading Level All Ages, kindergarten to lower secondary# of Pages 178ISBN-10 1741620821 ISBN-13 978-1741620825Publication Date 01/2006
REVIEWS:
- http://www.jennygibson.com/read.html
- in "The Quartlerly Voice" by Stephen Robinson, President of the Speech and Drama Teachers' Association of Queensland and Editor of "The Quarterly Voice". See Summer Edition, December 2005.
Indexes and Guides are available below for the first five volumes and the second file for volume 6, Finding the Funny Bone. These files can also be downloaded from the KBS website [www.kbs.com.au/education].
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TEACHER RESOURCES - Literary Verse & verse for senior school /college
Literary poetry suitable for use in high school and college/university studies, has been published in such journals as Quadrant, Social Alternatives, Antipodes (Journal of Australian and American Literature) Divan, Gathering Force, Speed Poets, Ripples, The Mozzie, The Paper Wasp, and many others.
Illustrated poetry has been published in Ripples and The Mozzie.
Online: www,scribd.com/jrpoulter
Illustrated poetry has been published in Ripples and The Mozzie.
Online: www,scribd.com/jrpoulter
TEACHER RESOURCES - Grade School/Primary/Pre-school/Kindy POSTER POEM/MINIBOOK PROJECT- now linked to Reach Out and Read as a resource for families and teachers across the USA.
Major project: The Poster Poem/Mini-story Project has been underway since late 2008 in collaboration with illustrators from all over the world.The posters included some of J.R.'s own illustrative work. She has also designed [e.g. with Sarah Davis and with John Randall York] and formatted many of the posters [e.g. with Aaron Pocock]. Over 130 posters and mini-books can be downloaded free from Sharing Books and SCRIBD. Featured below is a poster collaboration with Ron Chironna featuring a poem aimed at older children to adult readers, which highlights the plight of itinerant workers world wide. Notes are provided to assist teachers, librarians, parents and others in utilising the Project material in the classroom and elsewhere.
Responses from teachers, parents, librarians and others around the Globe
Read the recommendations and response from teachers, librarians, parents and others to the Poster Poem /Ministories I created with over 60 illustrators from all over the world. Examples of the posters, below, are by Angel Dominguez, Aaron Pocock, Sarah Davis, Ron Chironna, E.R.Stanton, Rick Lieder, Klara Sarban and Melissa Rollo.
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Examples of Poster Poems:
COMMENDATIONS
for J.R. as an educator and writer
1 visible recommendation for this position: Edit
“Jennifer is a highly gifted educationalist with exception skills in writing and communications. Honest at all times with a high level of personal and professional integrity. Jennifer's ability to create beautifully written and insightful narratives for both adults and children audience is a real gift. She is a quality colleague, work mate and team player who is highly creative with proven abilities and skill sets many can only aspire to. Jennifer certainly 'value adds' to any work environment, team or project she is involved. Her work ethic is 'second to none'.” October 5, 2009
David Miller, [Australia] Educator - assessment and curriculum, Queensland Studies Authority worked directly with J.R. at Queensland Studies Authority where Jennifer was formerly a Senior Education Officer/Assessment Package Writer & Editor
for J.R. as a writer/poet and creator of educational resources
1 visible recommendation for this position: Edit
“"J.R. was an awesome collaborator on a teacher resource project. She was open to my visual perceptions of her poetry, allowing me, the illustrator, to be creative and to select my own art style and design in the execution of our project. J.R.'s input and attention to detail was an invaluable professional tool and I feel very privileged to have worked with her. I would be honored to work with her again."” October 16, 2009
Laurette Luff, [USA] Owner - Designer | Illustrator, Laurel Leaf Designs worked directly with J.R. at Freelance Writer, Editor and Artist
“Jennifer … has published over 100 resources … under the banner of her innovative Poster Poem/MiniBook Project in collaboration with wonderful illustrators from all over the globe. The poster-poems have been downloaded and used by teachers, librarians, parents and others around the world. In addition to being a prolific creator, Jennifer is a very effective connector who has developed friends around the world.” March 22, 2010
Pierre Lapointe, [Canada] Owner, President & CEO, MacLap Holdings inc worked with J.R. at Freelance writer, artist
“Jennifer was fantastic to work with. She is a very talented writer. Her poems are fun and imaginative! She also was very helpful in the conceptualization of my illustrations for her poems. Very professional. It would be a privilege to work with her again!” September 10, 2009
Loni Edwards, Artist, Owner, Freelance, Loni Edwards Illustration was with another company when working with J.R. at self employed
1 visible recommendation for this position: Edit
“Jennifer is a highly gifted educationalist with exception skills in writing and communications. Honest at all times with a high level of personal and professional integrity. Jennifer's ability to create beautifully written and insightful narratives for both adults and children audience is a real gift. She is a quality colleague, work mate and team player who is highly creative with proven abilities and skill sets many can only aspire to. Jennifer certainly 'value adds' to any work environment, team or project she is involved. Her work ethic is 'second to none'.” October 5, 2009
David Miller, [Australia] Educator - assessment and curriculum, Queensland Studies Authority worked directly with J.R. at Queensland Studies Authority where Jennifer was formerly a Senior Education Officer/Assessment Package Writer & Editor
for J.R. as a writer/poet and creator of educational resources
1 visible recommendation for this position: Edit
“"J.R. was an awesome collaborator on a teacher resource project. She was open to my visual perceptions of her poetry, allowing me, the illustrator, to be creative and to select my own art style and design in the execution of our project. J.R.'s input and attention to detail was an invaluable professional tool and I feel very privileged to have worked with her. I would be honored to work with her again."” October 16, 2009
Laurette Luff, [USA] Owner - Designer | Illustrator, Laurel Leaf Designs worked directly with J.R. at Freelance Writer, Editor and Artist
“Jennifer … has published over 100 resources … under the banner of her innovative Poster Poem/MiniBook Project in collaboration with wonderful illustrators from all over the globe. The poster-poems have been downloaded and used by teachers, librarians, parents and others around the world. In addition to being a prolific creator, Jennifer is a very effective connector who has developed friends around the world.” March 22, 2010
Pierre Lapointe, [Canada] Owner, President & CEO, MacLap Holdings inc worked with J.R. at Freelance writer, artist
“Jennifer was fantastic to work with. She is a very talented writer. Her poems are fun and imaginative! She also was very helpful in the conceptualization of my illustrations for her poems. Very professional. It would be a privilege to work with her again!” September 10, 2009
Loni Edwards, Artist, Owner, Freelance, Loni Edwards Illustration was with another company when working with J.R. at self employed