Bollingen Prize in Poetry The Bollingen Prize in Poetry is a $50,000 award, given biennially, from 1949 to present-day.		The Shaped Book This interdisciplinary lesson will allow students to write a book and relate its shape to...
Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series Two This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of...		Fall Similes Students create descriptive autumn similes and write them on fall-themed paper. This is a fun...
Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of...		Fall Haiku Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which...
A Collection of Poetry Activities This collection of ideas will help students to love poetry from creation to recitation.		Mother's Day Writing Ideas Mother's Day writing ideas for older and younger students.
Nursery Rhyme Collection Thirteen of the most popular nursery rhymes are collected here.		Book Awards & Prizes Find lists of prize winners for a variety of book awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the...
Explore Poetry with Emily Dickinson Students will immerse themselves in the poems of Emily Dickinson by writing, researching,...		Stars and Stripes -- First Draft Students will write a first draft for the Stars and Stripes Writing Activity.
Discover Nursery Rhymes This assortment of activities will help your students to love nursery rhymes.		Stars and Stripes Writing Activity Students will complete a three-step writing project on the United States flag.
Describe the Rainy Day Write sentences describing what you would see, feel, smell, and hear on a rainy day.		Stars and Stripes -- Final Draft Students will write a final draft for the Stars and Stripes Writing Activity.
Writing from the Heart Creative writing assignments encourage thoughtfulness and originality.		Betsy Ross Flag Company Children will answer questions about Old Glory and then create a new design for the U.S. flag.
The Shaped Book - Handout Students will make a book and relate the shape of the book to any theme being studied. Use this...		The Summer of the Swans This touching story follows the life of a young girl in search of her missing disabled brother.