Poetry Month: Everything You Need

Lesson Plans How to Read a Poem Grades: 3–5, 6–8 With this activity, you can offer your students reading strategies that will allow them to enjoy sophisticated and subtle writing of all kinds. Read more >	Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities Poetry: A Writing With Writers Activity Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Your students will study poetry with these step-by-step workshops hosted by popular poets. Read more >
Unit Plans Using Poetry to Explore Change and Belonging Grades: 6–8 In this unit plan from veteran teacher Kechia Williams, students read poems on change and growth and contemplate the idea of belonging. Read more >	Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Writing Activities Poetry Idea Engine: A Writing With Writers Activity Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 This activity taps into your students' creativity by challenging them to write haikus, free verse, limericks, and more. Read more >
Writing Activities, Lesson Plans Change Grades: 6–8 Expose students to the many elements of poetry. Explore issues of growth and change with suggested discussion questions. Read more >	Articles Teaching Content Subjects Using Poetry Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Learn how to use poems both as a way for students to learn and remember your subject’s content and to help create strong readers and thinkers. Read more >
Writing Activities, Lesson Plans Strategies to Read and Analyze Poetry Grades: 6–8 Read more >	Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities Write It Grades: 6–8, 9–12 Read more >
The Many Ways I Use Poetry Grades: 3–5 Read more >	Writing Activities, Unit Plans Ideas for Teaching Creative Poetry Grades: 3–5 Read more >
Articles, Authors and Illustrators, Book Resources A Poet Finds His Voice: Langston's Train Ride by Robert Burleigh Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Read more >	Writing Activities, Articles Student-Created Poetry Slideshow in PowerPoint Grades: 1–2 Read more >
Writing Activities, Lesson Plans What are the Elements of Poetry? Grades: 6–8 Read more >	Writing Activities, Articles You're a Poet and You Want to Show It Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Read more >
Writing Activities, Unit Plans Teaching Poetic Devices Grades: 9–12 Read more >	Writing Activities, Lesson Plans Classify by Topic Grades: 6–8 Read more >
Articles Teaching Poetry through Rap Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Read more >	Articles, Extension Activities It's Poem Day! Grades: Early Childhood, PreK–K, 1–2 Read more >
Articles Make A Poetry Quilt Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Read more >	Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Playing With Poetry Grades: PreK–K Read more >