Poetry grade 2

I like to spend a couple weeks each year teaching my students about poetry. We do a number of fun activities in addition to reading and wr...

Poetry writing continued in the library all week! I chose different poetry writing activities for each grade level, geared toward their development level. I found a template for an “I Am…

Bringing poetry into the classroom to get students to talk to each other, express their thoughts, and tackle challenging topics.

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.

Tips and activities for how to teach poetry in upper elementary. Includes National Poetry Month activities, links to lesson plans, and more.

Poetry is, let's be honest, not easy to teach at times. I feel it's the hardest genre to teach to my second graders. But it doesn't have to be something you dread to teach. And it doesn't have to be something your students dread either! Using engaging, funny poems while introducing the elements of poetry

Want to introduce your upper elementary students to poetry, but not sure where to start? Check out these 11 ideas that are a great way to celebrate National Poetry Month or teach poetry anytime to your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. There are activity ideas for writing poetry, reading poetry, being inspired by nature, and more.

Fun poem ideas and creative writing prompts that inspire kids to explore different poetry forms, imagery and themes. Great for beginners!

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…

Are you teaching poetry? Find poetry blog posts, freebies, and poetry resources that will have your students fall in love with reading and writing poetry.