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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!

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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

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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

From Kenn Nesbitt’s poetry4kids.com Click the following link: http://www.poetry4kids.com/

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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  

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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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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

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