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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. Try our poetry kit, provided by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which gives you plenty of ideas for celebrating National Poetry Month in April. 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: Gallery of Worksheets (Grades K-2)
Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 3-5)
Poetry Lessons & Activities: Gallery of Worksheets (Grades 6-8)
Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 9-12)
Poetry Activities & Prompts: Printables Slideshow

Printables

Last Day Blues Student Poem for Teacher
"The Raven" Poem & Activities
Shape Poems
The "I Remember" Poem
Scoring Rubric: Poetry
Poem from a List of Prompts
Answer to an Unasked Question
More Popular Poetry Printables

Lesson Plans

The History & Poetry of "In Flanders Fields"
An Autobiographical Poem
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit"
Metaphor Unit Poems
Fall Haiku
Emotion Similes
Fall Similes
More Poetry Lesson Plans

Art Activities

Chinese Calligraphy
Hey There, Stink Bug! Activity Guide
Family Finger Plays
Our Flag Poetry Pack
Jaha and Jamil Went Down the Hill Activity
Literature & Math: Stories about Planets

Music Activities

Action Poems and Songs
Patriotic Poems and Songs
Rufus and Friends: Rhyme Time Reader's Theater
Enter the Poetry Contest
"I'm Thankful for . . ."
Robert Burns Biography

References

Poetry Terms Glossary
Where Students Can Publish
Interview with Jose Garcia Villa
Memorial Poetry
Pulitzer Prize Winners for Poetry
William Butler Yeats
Quotations from Winter Poems
How Do I Love Thee?
Contemporary Irish Writers Live Up to Legend
Bollingen Prize in Poetry
"Hunger" by Emily Dickinson
John Keats - Biography & Activities
Robert Bruce's March To Bannockburn
Geoffrey Chaucer Biography
Wilfred Owen Biography

Quizzes

Poetry Terms Quiz
Poetry Word Scramble
Poets and Poems Quiz
Alphabetizing Poets Quiz

Poets

Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet
Your Poem Is Waiting: Letter of Advice from Poet Joyce Sidman
Gwendolyn Brooks
Phillis Wheatley
Jose Garcia Villa
African-American Poetry
Langston Hughes
More Resources about Poets

Holiday Poetry Activities

"In Flanders Fields"
Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas"
"Twas the Night Before Christmas": Full Text
Recycled Poetry
Acrostic Poem: Earth Day
Dreams Poetry Unit
Holiday Poems
More Poetry Activities for Holidays

Social Studies & Poetry Connected

Creating Your Own Career Poem
Literature & Math: Stories about Geography & Maps
Inaugural Poetry
Rhyming States
Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One
A Wreath for Emmett Till Teacher's Guide
Join Hands Discussion & Activity Guide
More Poetry Activities for Social Studies

History & Poetry Connected

The Odyssey
Holocaust Cinquain
Poetry Wheel
Old South Meeting House
Women Abolitionists -- Poem and Speech
A Thanksgiving Poem
Princess of Black Poetry: Nikki Giovanni
More Poetry Activities for History

Science & Poetry Connected

Sensory Poems
Dinosaur Poetry
As Soon As It's Fall Poetry Pack
Animal Poems & Animal Shapes
Flowering Haiku
Fall into Rhyme
Fall Acrostic Poem
More Poetry Activities for Science

Food & Poetry Connected

Favorite Foods
Science and Writing: Food Poetry
Poetry is Sporty

Language Arts & Poetry Connected

Teacher's Guide to Cam Jansen Mysteries
A Collection of Poetry Activities
Counting Strong Words in Poetry
Reciting-a-Poem Speech
Denotation/Connotation
Cowboy Slim Activity Guide
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Perplexed Poetry
More Poetry Activities for Language Arts

More Literature Resources

Sample Metaphor Poems
Build a Better Metaphor
Listening to Poems While Reading Along
Bio Poem Handout
Types of Poetry
Poetry! Poetry! Poetry! Activity Kit
Discover Nursery Rhymes
More Literature Resources for Teachers

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Beloved children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, most known for his classic Where the Wild Things Are, passed away May 8, 2012. Commemorate this creative giant by reading Wild Things, Brundibar, Bumble-Ardy, or another one of his lovely books in your classroom.

May Calendar of Events
The month of May is full of holidays and events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum. Our Educators' Calendar outlines activities for each one, including Transportation Week (5/13-19), Memorial Day (5/28), and World No Tobacco Day (5/31). Plus, celebrate Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month, Physical Fitness & Sports Month, and Transportation Month all May long!

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Break out of the pencil and paper construct; engage students in your classroom with our Top 10 Favorite Educational Technology Resources. These websites and their interactive content will help you create new and captivating lesson plans for your curriculum.

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