{"id":5984,"date":"2016-08-12T17:54:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T00:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=5984"},"modified":"2016-12-06T19:41:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T03:41:57","slug":"creative-writing-for-beginning-readers-the-wonderful-world-of-poems-with-cassidy-kao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2016\/creative-writing-for-beginning-readers-the-wonderful-world-of-poems-with-cassidy-kao\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Writing for Beginning Readers: The Wonderful World of Poems with Cassidy Kao"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 9, 2016, a young self-published poet named Cassidy Kao, age 10, taught our Creative Writing for Beginning Readers class for kids between 5 and 8 years old.  She explained four different kinds of poems to us and then the kids worked individually with their parents to write their own poems for each of those types.  <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short video mashup of the class:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fOaqT64-uW0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>And some photos of the kids and their poems:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2735.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2735-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN2735\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5985\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2735-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2735-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2735-175x131.jpg 175w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2735-667x500.jpg 667w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2735.jpg 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2736.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2736-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN2736\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5986\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2736-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2736-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2736-175x131.jpg 175w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2736-667x500.jpg 667w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2736.jpg 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2737.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2737-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN2737\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5987\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2737-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2737-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2737-175x131.jpg 175w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2737-667x500.jpg 667w, 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class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5993\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2743-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2743-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2743-175x131.jpg 175w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2743-667x500.jpg 667w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2743.jpg 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2746.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2746-300x225.jpg\" 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src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2757-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN2757\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6003\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2757-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2757-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2757-175x131.jpg 175w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2757-667x500.jpg 667w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2757.jpg 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2758.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2758-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN2758\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6004\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2758-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2758-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2758-175x131.jpg 175w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2758-667x500.jpg 667w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/DSCN2758.jpg 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are the books we used to find examples of poems:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pgpl-mt.iii.com\/iii\/encore_pasadena\/record\/C__Rb1499593__Si%20haiku%20you__Orightresult__U__X7?lang=eng&amp;suite=pasadena\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/ihaiku.jpg\" alt=\"ihaiku\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6005\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/ihaiku.jpg 260w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/ihaiku-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pgpl-mt.iii.com\/iii\/encore_pasadena\/record\/C__Rb1319130__Smeow%20ruff__Orightresult__U__X7?lang=eng&amp;suite=pasadena\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/meowruff-300x293.jpeg\" alt=\"meowruff\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6006\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/meowruff-300x293.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/meowruff-512x500.jpeg 512w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/meowruff.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pgpl-mt.iii.com\/iii\/encore_pasadena\/record\/C__Rb1122971__Snever%20saw%20purple%20cow__Orightresult__U__X2?lang=eng&amp;suite=pasadena\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/neversaw-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"neversaw\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6007\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/neversaw-249x300.jpg 249w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/neversaw.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s where you can find Cassidy&#8217;s &#8220;Kid&#8217;s Guide to Writing Poetry&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Roller-Coaster-Guide-Write-Poetry\/dp\/1500468843\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1471049488&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=cassidy+kao\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/rollercoaster-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"rollercoaster\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6008\" 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Call the Children&#8217;s Desk to sign up: 626-744-4066 option 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 9, 2016, a young self-published poet named Cassidy Kao, age 10, taught our Creative Writing for Beginning Readers class for kids between 5 and 8 years old. 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