Tag Archives: poetry
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
Pot O Poetry- March language arts bulletin board
Submitted by Sandi T. “Pot O Poetry” The students write poems and they are attached to the pots. For art, they decorated leprechauns to put in between them. Click here to like teachertime123 on facebook!
My Teacher Ate My Homework by Kenn Nesbitt- humorous poem
My teacher ate my homework, which I thought was rather odd. He sniffed at it and smiled with an approving sort of nod. He took a little nibble— it’s unusual, but true— then had a somewhat larger bite and gave … 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
Funny poems- humorous poetry for elementary or intermediate grades
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
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/
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
Learn Math through Poetry- article
By Joe Pagano Since mathematics as a whole is a difficult subject to learn, maybe different approaches are needed in the teaching of this discipline. Certainly the hands-on approach gives students a tactile perspective to the inner workings of this … Continue reading
