National Poetry Month
Interactives
Choose Play to use magnetic poetry kits online:
Kids' Kit, First Words, Best Friends, Story Maker
Choose Poetry to check out magnetic poetry made by other kids.
"Get your poetry juices flowing with the Poetry Idea Engine. Created with GoCyberCamp, this activity will allow you to write haikus, free verse, limericks, and more!"
direct link to interactive http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/
direct link to interactive: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/
Digital Poetry
Listen to an elementary student narrating a haiku. The video includes background music and photos relating to the topics in the haiku.
Listen to an elementary student narrating a haiku. The video includes background music and photos relating to the topics in the haiku.
Students, working in groups of two to four, select a poem. The students then treat each line of the poem as a scene in a movie. They illustrate or dramatize each line of the poem. The resulting illustrations and video clips are then edited.
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"In this video segment from Between the Lions, a poem about a washing machine is recited and animated. All text appears on screen."