Introducing poetry through books such as those written in Verse Novel like Kwame Alexander, Jacqueline Woodson, Karen Hesse, and many more is a great way to change the culture of engagement in students as readers, but poetry is also a wonderful way to express thoughts, ideas, and feelings. This post suggests three website resources brimming with poetry, poetry, and more poetry! Enjoy the month of April celebrating National Poetry Month with your aspiring writers!
The first website is from Scholastic - Celebrate National Poetry Month where you can bring Poets such as Jack Prelutsky and Karla Kuskin into your classroom to celebrate. Scholastic also has ideas and poetry printables for inspiring poets in your classroom for students in K-3 and 3-12.
Read Write Think: April is National Poetry Month! shares lesson plans and student interactives for grades K-12 to introduce a variety of poetic forms to your students. If you are looking for even more poetry ideas, Read Write Think offers four more websites to explore.
Poets.org offers a plethora of materials for teachers including 30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month to Poet's Glossary and finally celebrate with April 27, 2017 - Poem in Your Pocket Day. With this you can celebrate poetry all year round.
Great information, Diane!
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Linda