Fun poetry activities

Teaching poetry? Avoid the groans from your students by making the process a little more fun for them. Room 213 has strategies and free activities that you can use to get your students interested in (and less afraid of) poetry. #poetrylessons #middleschoolela #highschoolenglish #teachingpoetry #figurativelanguage

Poetry activities for middle school don't have to be boring! I've shared 11 poetry activities middle school teachers can easily bring into their classroom including poetry books for middle school, poetry teaching activities, and game ideas!

Teaching kids how to write Found Poetry is a simple way to introduce poetry writing to kids, and motivate reluctant writers. Discover how easy it is to write a found poem.

I've put together 30 poetry activities for reading poetry, writing poems, and incorporating poetry into your other subjects and lesson plans.

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

Read poetry and write about it! This post is full of nine ways to make analyzing and responding to poems engaging for middle and high school students. #PoetryLessons #MiddleSchoolPoetry #HighSchoolPoetry

Apr 9, 2019 - Engaging teaching strategies and learning resources for middle school ELA and high school English students.

Teaching Poetry to Middle Schoolers I mean, how do you have more fun than THIS?! In all seriousness, it is my favorite unit by far. Here's why: 💗Poetry is more creative. 💗Writing poetry is personal; you get to know your students. 💗Poetry is a gateway into tough literary devices. Interested in making this enjoyable for your students and for yourself? Read more about poetry lessons and activities in my blog post, "Teaching Poetry to Middle Schoolers: Simple Methods"

Unleash creativity in your classroom with these fun and creative activities to teach poetry elements in elementary! From rhyming couplets to sensory poetry, engage your students with interactive and hands-on poetry elements activities. Find fun poetry activities or kindergarten and poetry games, too! Explore the blog post for poetry teaching ideas that make teaching poetry to kids enjoyable for first grade, kindergarten, and second grade.

Are you a fan of The Giving Tree? Use these free worksheets & poetry study printables to use alongside Shel Silverstein Poems.