Category Archives: Poetry
The 10 Essential Poets Every Student Should Encounter in School- for older students
From thebestcolleges.org Poetry’s lush, diverse history means creative writing and literary studies majors will come face-to-face with far more names and styles than the following 10. But these definitely make for an excellent start to one’s inquiries into the art … Continue reading
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40 Wonderful Twitter Feeds for Poetry Buffs
From accreditedonlinecolleges.com April 10th, 2012 How do you plan to celebrate National Poetry Month this year? If you’re in need of some ideas, just want to read some great poetry, or want a little poetic inspiration, Twitter is the place … Continue reading
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere- Language Arts/Reading Lesson; How to make the poem, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, into a fantastic learning experience.
Language Arts Lesson Plans Late Elementary Lesson Plans How to make the poem, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, into a fantastic learning experience. There is a fantastic rap song of “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” originally written by … Continue reading
Animal Writing and Art- lesson for elementary grades, Eric Carle style
Have your students write cinquain poems, a paragraph, or any type of writing you choose about their favorite animals. Then create an art project in the style of children’s book author and illustrator Eric Carle. *First, divide the class into groups … Continue reading
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Funny poems- humorous poetry for elementary or intermediate grades
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Word games- links to online games for elementary and intermediate grades
From poetry4kids.com Click on the following links for online word games: Alphattack Cupcakes Fowl Words Fowl Words 2 Joggle Letter Rip Poetry Magnets Poetry Word Search Scrambled Word Game Thesaurus Tangle Word http://poetry4kids.com/games
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Rhyming Dictionary- online rhyming dictionary for elementary or intermediate grades
From poetry4kids.com Click on the following link for an online rhyming dictionary: http://www.poetry4kids.com/rhymes
Poetry for Kids- podcasts, poems, lessons for elementary and intermediate grades
From Kenn Nesbitt’s poetry4kids.com Click on the following link for funny poems, Kenn Nesbitt’s books, lessons, games, podcasts, rhyming dictionary, and more: http://www.poetry4kids.com/
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Poetry Recommended Reading Lists for all grade levels and abilities
For preschoolers- http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4547 For beginning Readers- http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4546 For Pre-teens-http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4545 For Independent Readers- http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4544
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