The American Academy of Poets - for Educators Many resources, including teacher forums, pedagogical and critical essays, curriculum tools, lesson plans, and links. The Poets An alphabetical index to 161 companion sites of poems and poets. Magnificent Rainbow Exhibits that "highlight the wonder of kids playing around with poetic forms." Teaching Poetry: Creating Genuine, Meaningful Responses An ERIC Digest article. PoetryTeachers.com Many poetry resources and activities. Giggle Poetry Tips for teaching poerty to children. Teaching Poetry A forum for teachers offerd by the Tasmanian government!
Poetry Resources Rhyming dictionaries, poetry writing tips, links to sites for poets, and online verse from my Homework Help Page.
RhymeZone Rhyming Thesaurus and Dictionary Use this link to find the perfect rhyming word.
Glossary of Poetic Terms Definitions, examples, quotations, and writer's guidelines. Check out the Related Links for other pages with literary terminology.
Favorite Poem Project Audio and video of people reading their favorite poems.
The Poetry Resource Collections of poems, links to sites for specific poets, poetry through time, poetry around the world, etc.
Poetry for the Elementary Classroom A unit for grades 2-4 featuring the works of Shel Silvertsein and others.
Poetry: Developing a Taste A 3rd-grade unit on poetry appreciation from Core Knowledge.
An Irritating Creature A lesson plan for grade 3 or 4 designed to encourage students to think about and evaluate the meaning of a poem. Dancing Minds and Shooting Smiles: Teaching Personificication Through Poetry A Read/Write/Think lesson plan for grades 3-5. Poetry from Prose Another lesson plan for grades 3-5 from Read/Write/Think. Choral Poetry A lesson plan for grades 3-6.
Steps Toward Writing Poetry A unit for grades 4-6 that includes Grace Nichols' Coconut Kind of Day and other Caribbean poetry. Lyrical Lessons Online A 27-lesson unit for the intermediate grades complete with worksheets and a quiz Teaching Poetry in New Formats A unit for the intermediate grades.
Using Poetry in Teaching Reading to Special Education Students A middle-grade unit featuring "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes.
Poems That Work! A middle-grade unit using the works of May Swenson and others.
Step Up to the Plate Poetry A lesson plan integrating baseball, African American history, and poetry. What am I? Teaching Poerty through Riddles An excellent lesson plan for grades 6-8 from Read/Write Think.
Understanding and Appreciating Poetry: Afro-Americans and Their Poetry A unit featuring the poetry of Arna Wendell Bontemps and others. .
Finding New Voices: Native American Poets An 8th-grade unit.
Dramatic Poetry A lesson plan for grades 9-12 designed to help students understand the characteristics of dramatic poetry. Art in Poetry: Teaching the Imagists A high school lesson plan from the Educator's Reference Desk.
Writing Narrative Poetry Another high school lesson plan from the same source as above. Arabic Poetry: Guzzle a Ghazal A high school lesson plan from Edsitement. Varying Views of America A Read/Write/Think lesson plan for grades 9-12. Poetry: Sound and Sense Another lesson plan for grades 9-12 from Read/Write/Think.
Discovering Robert Frost A web-based lesson plan. For links to sites about Robert Frost, click here.
Edgar Allan Poe: An Author Unit An Internet-based unit. Click here for a Poe Webliography.
Edgar Allan Poe Poetry Readers Theater A lesson plan for grades 8-9 that involves learning and then performing four of Poe's poems.
Atmosphere and Symbolism in "The Raven" A lesson plan for grades 6-12.
Haiku Lesson Plans Monarch Haiku A lesson plan for grades 2-3 from The Educators Reference Desk. Teaching Haiku Poetry Lesson plans and resources organized by grade level.
An Introduction to International Haiku A lesson plan for grades 2-4. Can You Haiku? A high-quality lesson plan for grades 3-5. Seasonal Haiku: Writing Poems to Celebrate Any Season A lessson plan for grades 3-5 from Read/Write/Think.
Creating and Presenting Haiku with Kid Pix This lesson plan from the Educator's Reference Desk is for grades 3-4.
Haiku A lesson plan for grades 3 and up in which students learn the syllable structure and mood of haiku poems by comparing the serenity of the autumn months with the peaceful rhythms of haiku poetry. The World of Haiku A lesson plan for grades 6-8 from EDSITEment. Spring Haiku A lesson plan for grades 6-12 from Education World. Lesson Plan:Writing Haiku For grades 9-12.
Haiku Links An annotated list.
Cinquain Lesson Plans How to Write a Cinquain From Can Teach. Cinquains A 7th-grade lesson plan. W is for Worm A lesson plan for preschool and the primary grades. Composing Cinquain Poems: A Quick-QWriting Activity A lesson plan for grades 1-2. Valentine Cinquain Poems A lesson plan for grades 3-4. Composing Cinquain Poems with Basic Parts of Speech A Read/Write/Think lesson plan for grades 3-5. Limerick Lesson Plans Limerick Lesson For grades 3-6.
Lear, Limericks, and Literature Lessons for grades 5 and up using the works of Edward Lear. Edward Lear, Limericks and Nonsense A similar lesson plan for grades 3-5 from Edsitement. Teachers' Lab - Limerick factory Students create limericks online. Limericks A middle school lesson plan. Limerick Lesson Plan For 8th grade. Edward Lear Home Page All sorts of information.
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