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 […]

Poetry is, let's be honest, not easy to teach at times. I feel it's the hardest genre to teach to my second graders. But it doesn't have to be something you dread to teach. And it doesn't have to be something your students dread either! Using engaging, funny poems while introducing the elements of poetry

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

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 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…

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

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.

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...

Are you teaching poetry to 4th-grade students? We have some awesome reading tips and free poetry resources to help you feel confident and prepared. Whether you're a newbie or a teaching veteran teaching 4th or 5th Grade, these practical reading activities will help you guide your students in analyzing poetry. Let's explore the different elements of poetry together, like imagery, meter, and rhyme, and see how they all come together to create a beautiful poem.

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