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Poetry Resources for Teachers

Celebrate National Poetry Month by filling your April lessons with lyrical activities. Explore poetry on a daily basis with our Daily Poetry Podcasts or subscribe to our  Poem of the Day Daily Feed and take your students to new writing levels. You can also use our slideshows to find a wealth of popular activities to choose from. We have printables, lesson plans, activities, and references for you to use in your cross-curricular study of the art of poetry.
Slideshows
Poetry Lessons & Activities (Grades 3-5)
Poetry Lessons & Activities (Grades K-2)
Poetry Lessons & Activities (Grades 6-8)
Poetry Lessons & Activities (Grades 9-12)
Printables
Shape Poems
A Poem Written on a Bridge
Patriotic Poems and Songs
Last Day Blues Student Poem for Teacher
Teacher's Guide to Cam Jansen Mysteries
Chinese Calligraphy
Science and Writing: Food Poetry
More Popular Poetry Printables
Lesson Plans
Metaphor Unit Poems
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit"
The History and Poetry of "In Flanders Fields"
Poetry Terms
Ready to Rhyme with Hop on Pop
Fall Haiku
Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry
More Poetry Lesson Plans
Art Activities
Fall Similes
Hey There, Stink Bug! Activity Guide
Family Finger Plays
Can You Make a Piggy Giggle? Teacher's Guide
Our Flag Poetry Pack
Jaha and Jamil Went Down the Hill Activity
Music Activities
References
Interview with Jose Garcia Villa
Poetry Glossary
Pulitzer Prize Winners for Poetry
Where Students Can Publish
Memorial Poetry
Contemporary Irish Writers Live Up to Legend
William Butler Yeats
How Do I Love Thee?
Bollingen Prize in Poetry
Winter Quotations
Quizzes
Poets and Poems Quiz
Poetry Terms Quiz
Alphabetizing Poets Quiz
Poetry Word Scramble
Poets
Black Authors and Poets -- Mix and Match
Black Authors and Poets -- ABC Order
Black Authors and Poets -- Mix and Match (Answer Key)
Black Authors and Poets -- ABC Order (Answer Key)
Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet
Poetry Worksheets
Gwendolyn Brooks
More Resources about Poets
Holiday Poetry Activities
Holiday Poems
Recycled Poetry
Poetic Language
Acrostic Poem: Earth Day
"In Flanders Fields"
Irish Literature and Folklore Quiz
"Twas the Night Before Christmas"
More Poetry Activities for Holidays
Social Studies & Poetry Connected
An Autobiographical Poem
Rhyming States
Inaugural Poetry
Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One
A Wreath for Emmett Till Teacher's Guide
"The New Colossus" -- Dramatic Reading
Book Awards & Prizes
More Poetry Activities for Social Studies
History & Poetry Connected
The Odyssey
Women Abolitionists -- Poem and Speech
Old South Meeting House
A Thanksgiving Poem
Holocaust Cinquain
African-American Poetry
Princess of Black Poetry: Nikki Giovanni
More Poetry Activities for History
Science & Poetry Connected
Fall Acrostic Poem
Fall into Rhyme
As Soon As It's Fall Poetry Pack
Sensory Poems
Earth Chants and Poems
Dinosaur Poetry
The Hairy Dog Poetry Pack
More Poetry Activities for Science
Food & Poetry Connected
Favorite Foods
Language Arts & Poetry Connected
A Collection of Poetry Activities
Bio Poem Handout
Scoring Rubric: Poetry
Denotation/Connotation
Reciting-a-Poem Speech
Cowboy Slim Activity Guide
Counting Strong Words in Poetry
More Poetry Activities for Language Arts
More Literature Resources
Discover Nursery Rhymes
Sample Metaphor Poems
Nursery Rhyme Collection
Analyze a Jose Garcia Villa Poem
Haiku Handout
How to Read a Poem
Emotion Similes
More Literature Resources for Teachers

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