Poetry Lessons

One of the coolest things I picked up from the Texas Library Association Conference was this beautiful Shel Silverstein "Poet Tree" from the Harper Collins Children's Books booth. Shel's poems have always been my favorites! I loved sharing them with my children and with the students in our library. In fact, when I first started to substitute teach, I brought along two of Shel's books so I could read them for something special throughout the day. With the Poet Tree project, not only can…

So, I failed to get the Friday Flashback Linky up yesterday. What can I say? I didn't get home until 8:00pm yesterday and the brain was officially fried! If you were in the same boat, I hope you'll link up today! Here's a peek at our week... We've been LOVING poetry in room 205! This week we made these precious Poetry Pops to show that our Poetry is popping with onomatopoeia!! And, to review alliteration, we created these Alliterainbows! We've had a lot of fun locating these literary devices…

This introduction to poetry gives teachers ideas on teaching poetry minlessons that make a difference in how your students think about poems.

Concept #1 - INTRODUCTION TO POETRY To start the unit of poetry I pose this question to my students: In your opinion, " What is poetry? ". I give them a few minutes to write down a definition...

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.

So, I failed to get the Friday Flashback Linky up yesterday. What can I say? I didn't get home until 8:00pm yesterday and the brain was officially fried! If you were in the same boat, I hope you'll link up today! Here's a peek at our week... We've been LOVING poetry in room 205! This week we made these precious Poetry Pops to show that our Poetry is popping with onomatopoeia!! And, to review alliteration, we created these Alliterainbows! We've had a lot of fun locating these literary devices…

A diamante is a diamond poem made of seven lines that has a diamond-shaped structure. Free to download and print

What is blackout poetry? Poetry writing that all students can feel successful with. Here's how to teach it. Freebie included!

They are poets, and they know it!