Teaching Themes
Poetry Month: Everything You Need
Teaching resources and ideas to help you read, write, and share poems.
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources My Parents Think I'm Sleeping Lesson PlanGrades: 3–5 This beginning reader book offers young children the chance to explore poetry through Jack Prelutsky's humorous verse. Each poem in this... |
Extension Activities, Book Resources My Parents Think I'm Sleeping Extension ActivityGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Related ideas and activities for Jack Prelutsky's poetry collection, My Parents Think I'm Sleeping. |
The Many Ways I Use PoetryGrades: 3–5 Describes the ways in which one teacher uses poetry to increase he students'fluency, and expose them to a variety of styles. |
Lesson Plans, Book Resources Books for Teaching Poetry and Motivating PoetsGrades: 6–8 Books to help you teach haiku, poetry writing, and Japanese culture. |
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Articles Teaching Poetry through RapGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Guest teacher Philip Clark leads a guest lesson on teaching poetry through rap. |
 Lesson Plans, Writing Activities Strategies to Read and Analyze PoetryGrades: 6–8 Using one of Emily Dickinson's most famous poems, guide students to utilize various strategies for appreciating poetry. |
 Lesson Plans, Writing Activities ChangeGrades: 6–8 Expose students to the many elements of poetry. Explore issues of growth and change with suggested discussion questions. |
 Articles, Authors and Illustrators, Book Resources A Poet Finds His Voice: Langston's Train Ride by Robert BurleighGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Editor Ken Geist talks about the poerty and inspiration behind Robert Burleigh's historical fiction picture book, Langston's Train Ride. |
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Book Resources Books for Teaching Poetry and Motivating PoetsGrades: 6–8 List of books for teaching poetry and motivating poets. Includes classroom tips for using each book. |
 Lesson Plans April Primary Poetry LibraryGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Poetry selections and related activities that correlate with Earth Day topics. |
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Writing Activities Poetry PrintablesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Fun, ready-to-print poetry activities are the perfect tools to bring words to life. Use these reproducibles to teach new concepts, reinforce past... |
Articles, Book Resources Using Poetry to Teach Blends and DigraphsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Use poetry to teach young children blends and digraphs. These activities from Scholastic Professional BooksâÂeuro™ 40 Wonderful Blend and... |
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Articles, Book Lists Poetry for All AgesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 To show the delight and fun that words can be, introduce your students to poetry. |
Articles, Book Lists Poetry for Independent ReadersGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Discover a world of rhythm, rhyme, and free verse with engaging collections and novels for middle readers. |
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Articles, Book Lists Rhymes and Poetry for PreschoolersGrades: PreK–K Delight your students with the rhythms and sounds in these perfect books for read-alouds. |
 Articles, Writing Activities Student-Created Poetry Slideshow in PowerPointGrades: 1–2 Teaching first graders poetry is great fun when you use Power Point as a teaching tool. One teacher uses her favorite, Five Senses Poem, to get... |
 Articles Teaching Content Subjects Using PoetryGrades: 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. |
Writing I Spy Riddle RhymesGrades: In this learning activity students read about the process of creating a poem. Jean Marzollo offers tips for using rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration... |
18 Books for Poetry MonthGrades: Don't let April go by without picking up one—or more—of these new books in honor of National Poetry... |
Book Resources Poetry Month BooklistGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Inspire a love of poetry with books of fun verse, rhythmic novels, and writers'biographies grouped into collections for preschoolers, beginning... |
