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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 & Activities: Gallery of Worksheets (Grades 6-8)
Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 3-5)
Top 10 Poetry Activities & Prompts: Printables Gallery
Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 9-12)

Printables

Last Day Blues Student Poem for Teacher
Shape Poems
Scoring Rubric: Poetry
Types of Poetry
Poems, Poems, and More Poems
"The Raven" Poem & Activities
Bio Poem Handout
More Popular Poetry Printables

Lesson Plans

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

Art Activities

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

Music Activities

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

References

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

Quizzes

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

Poets

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

Holiday Poetry Activities

Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas"
Acrostic Poem: Earth Day
"Twas the Night Before Christmas": Full Text
"In Flanders Fields"
Edna St. Vincent Millay -- A Lovely Light
Holiday Poems
A Thanksgiving Poem
More Poetry Activities for Holidays

Social Studies & Poetry Connected

Creating Your Own Career Poem
Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One
Rhyming States
Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series Two
Book Awards & Prizes
Inaugural Poetry
Dynamite!
More Poetry Activities for Social Studies

History & Poetry Connected

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

Science & Poetry Connected

As Soon As It's Fall Poetry Pack
Sensory Poems
Animal Poems & Animal Shapes
Fall into Rhyme
Faces of the Moon Teacher's Guide
Dinosaur Poetry
The Hairy Dog Poetry Pack
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
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Perplexed Poetry
Denotation/Connotation
Reciting-a-Poem Speech
Cowboy Slim Activity Guide
More Poetry Activities for Language Arts

More Literature Resources

Sample Metaphor Poems
Independent Reading Guide: Poetry
The "I Remember" Poem
Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors
Discover Nursery Rhymes
Poetry Terms Quiz
Poetry! Poetry! Poetry! Activity Kit
More Literature Resources for Teachers

Highlights

Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month
May is Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month! Don't overlook this opportunity to study and enjoy activities about the history and culture of Asian-Pacific American communities.

Tornadoes in Oklahoma
The recent rash of tornadoes in Oklahoma, which killed at least two dozen people, may have your students wondering why such natural disasters occur, how they may be affected by them, and what they can do to help. Use these resources to teach the geography of Oklahoma and the Southwestern United States, to explain tornadoes, and to discuss the resulting crises with your class.

Top 10 Galleries
Explore our most popular Top 10 galleries, from Top 10 Behavior Management Tips for the Classroom and Top 10 Classroom Organization Tips from Veteran Teachers to Top 10 Free (& Cheap) Rewards for Students and Top 10 Things Every Teacher Needs in the Classroom. We'll help you get organized and prepared for every classroom situation, holiday, and more! Check out all of our galleries today.

May Calendar of Events
May is full of holidays and events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum. Our Educators' Calendar outlines activities for each event, including: Backyard Games Week (5/23-29) and Memorial Day (5/27). Plus, celebrate Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month, Clean Air Month, and Physical Fitness & Sports Month all May long!

Common Core Lessons & Resources
Is your school district adopting the Common Core? Work these new standards into your curriculum with our reading, writing, speaking, social studies, and math lessons and activities. Each piece of content incorporates the Common Core State Standards into the activity or lesson.

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