Poetry classroom

Poetry is in the air in my 4th grade classroom! We are reading and writing poems every day for the next few weeks. I always like to start my poetry unit with something that has a low intimidation factor (and … Continue reading →

3 Different Ways to Explore Poetry in Your Classroom. A blog post exploring poetry and some different ideas for bringing poetry alive in your classroom

From best practice to pedagogical philosophies, teaching poetry is a crucial cornerstone in the English education world. Lesson planning with poetry in mind can be difficult, but it's important, too. Here are the tools you need to be successful in instructional practices in teaching poetry in the secondary English classroom.

English teachers, here's a unique list of 40 classroom-friendly slam poems. This is a one-stop-shop for your next slam poetry unit!

A collection of different poetry lessons, activities, and projects, plus a TDA essay, digital escape room, and final test!

Teaching poetry to 3rd grade, 4th grade, or 5th grade students can be difficult. Check out this list of 9 poetry activities for the upper elementary classroom. Teaching poetry vocabulary, using engaging lessons, and poetry comprehension questions will help your students understand the poetry genre. #poetry #teachingpoetry #poetryactivities

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Upper elementary and middle school teachers read about these three easy-to-implement tips to make the most of your poetry lessons! These classroom poetry ideas will help you to bring poetry alive for your students. Head to the blog to read about these classroom-changing tips and grab a free poetry reference guide to hook your students into reading and writing poetry! Tips are perfect for National Poetry Month or any poetry unit!

Hello Everyone!! Happy April and Happy Poetry Month!! Poetry is one of the parts of our writing curriculum that I look forward to so much! We read, discuss, analyze, and even memorize poetry every week...poems that help to bring our curriculum to life. Kids love poetry. The tongue twisting words, the alliteration, the onomatopoeia, the fun language, the rhyme, the rhythm, and so much more. Teaching a social studies or science concept using fun poetry is the best! The kids keep all their…

Celebrate Poetry Month with these fun and exciting poetry activity ideas for middle school students. Click through to read this blog post, where you will find some poetry teaching tricks, exciting and engaging poems for your middle school students, and suggestions on how to make poetry exciting in your middle school classroom. #middleschoolpoetry