How to Teach Poetry

Poetry Theatre

Poetry Activities

http://www.poetryteachers.com/index.html

Favorite Poem Project

http://www.favoritepoem.org/videos.html

Diamond Poems Across the Curriculum

Build vocabulary skills, teach parts of speech, and have fun with diamond poems. (Grades 3-12)

P Is for Poetry

Create a simple rhyming ABC book with young children or foreign language students. Illustrate the book by hand or with a software drawing program. (Grades K-12)

A Laugh and a Half: Students Make Funny-Poem Mobiles

Students find their favorite funny poems -- and write their own -- to hang from a smile-mobile. Student work sheet provided. (Grades K-8)

Stage a Poetry Slam!

Hold a classroom or school-wide poetry slam. A slam can be held as a fund-raising activity, a parents night event, or just for fun! (Grades 3-12)

Synonym Poetry

Students choose a word -- any word -- think about what it means to them, and build synonym poems around their words! (Grades 3-12) 

• A Time for Rhyme (Grades 3-5)
• Fooling With Words With Bill Moyers (Grades 9-12)
• Virtual Poetry (Grades 1-5)
• Enhancing a Poetry Unit with American Memory (Grades 6-11)
• Make a Poetry Quilt (Grades K-3)
• Can You Imagine… Poem (Grades 3-12)
• Poetry Writing With Jack Prelutsky (Grades 2-5)
• Performance Poetry (Grades 6-12)
• Writing I Spy Riddle Rhymes With Jean Marzollo (Grades 1-6)
• Using a Poetry Slam to Teach the Mechanics of Poetry (Grades 9-12)
• Rock and Poetry: A Thematic Project (Grades 9-12)
• Shel Silverstein's Classroom Poetry Kit (Grades K-8)  

Junior High/High School

Using Newspaper Articles and Literary Forms

http://www.amalnet.k12.il/meida/english/engi2091.htm

Nature and the Poet

http://www.amalnet.k12.il/meida/english/engi2092.htm

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