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Teaching blackout poetry is an engaging way to help spruce up your poetry unit. Show a few examples, and your students will be eager to create a blackout masterpiece of their own. Keep reading to learn what blackout poetry is and just what you need to do to teach it. So, you’re thinking about teaching… Read More »A Beginner’s Guide To Teaching Blackout Poetry

I love poetry and I want to share how I break down my poetry unit and teach different poetic forms. The upper elementary and middle school years are a great time to dive in and get kids excited about poetry!

Teaching poetry is so much fun and so easy to do when you have the necessary tools! I remember my first year teaching fourth grade, our writing curriculum had nothing for teaching poetry. Luckily, I have always loved to write, especially poems, so I developed my own Poetry Unit. It was incredible to see even […]

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

Many of the poetry comprehension strategies we teach 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are the same as those we teach in a fiction unit. A scaffolding approach is a great way to introduce these skills.

Engage your students in poetry by introducing poetry elements using these fun, unique poems and activities!

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...

Teaching poetry? Avoid the groans from your students by making the process a little more fun for them. Room 213 has strategies and free activities that you can use to get your students interested in (and less afraid of) poetry. #poetrylessons #middleschoolela #highschoolenglish #teachingpoetry #figurativelanguage

A collection of different poetry lessons, activities, and projects, plus a TDA essay, digital escape room, and final test!

I've put together 30 poetry activities for reading poetry, writing poems, and incorporating poetry into your other subjects and lesson plans.

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...

Celebrate Poetry Month with these fun and exciting poetry activity ideas for middle school students. Click through to read this blog post, where you will find some poetry teaching tricks, exciting and engaging poems for your middle school students, and suggestions on how to make poetry exciting in your middle school classroom. #middleschoolpoetry

Teach your students how to write an ode. This free poetry lesson for upper elementary and middle school students is really fun! Free printables are included!

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Task cards for analyzing any poem. Five poetry activities to try in the classroom. Incorporate these fun and engaging poetry activities in your classroom this school year. From sticky note poetry analysis to poetry mini-flip books, to poetry task cards, poetry teaching ideas will help you create the perfect poetry unit! Teaching poetry | secondary ELA | poetry activities | poetry teaching unit | middle school poetry | high school poetry | poetry analysis activities | teaching poetry analysis

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 writing different poems. We have a poetry battle, rank poetry, make a poetry journal, and much more! Here is a look into my poetry unit.... To kick off my poetry unit I have my students each complete this KWL Chart about Poetry. We then discuss what poetry is, what a poet's purpose is, what poems can have, etc. I use and display these posters during my unit…

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.

Analyzing poetry is a skill all our students need to develop. While students are required to investigate poems often, poetry analysis is still something that many students struggle with. That's why I'm a big fan of practice! I love to give students lots of opportunities to closely read and analyze poetry. (And I've put together a FREE one-pager that students can use with any poem!)

Many students are intimidated by poetry, so using music can help you ease them into poetry analysis as there's really no difference between looking at the lyrics of a song and the lines of a poem. Read on for 15 song and poem pairings that will liven up y

Teachers, click today to see these must read poetry read aloud books to share with your students during any poetry unit or during April for National Poetry Month. Nonfiction poem books, novels & picture books all made the list of these poetry read aloud books. Your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will love to hear these books. Grab free poetry printables to use with each of the books that are included. Where the Sidewalk Ends, Love that Dog, Dogku and Shaking Things Up are just a few…