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Collection of sites that feature resources for students and teachers who want to create poetry or who want to know more about poetry.
Updated on Apr 09, 09
Created on Mar 25, 09
Category: Entertainment & Arts
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In honor of April, National Poetry Month, here are 30 easy, quick and engaging ideas for ways to respond to and appreciate, create and perform poetry, all with connections to The New York Times and, thereby, to the larger world.
Lessons for all K-12 levels in Literature and Language Arts and considering a variety of genre. Searchable by grade and subcategory.
Using resources available through EDSITEment, make poetry exciting for K-12 students as they listen to, write and recite poems that are sure to please. When children hear, write, and recite poetry, they understand more deeply the qualities of verse — the importance of sound, compactness, internal integrity, imagination and line. Working collaboratively on poetry provides a safe structure for student creativity.
Meet the poets, poetry workshops, writing prompts, and videos
Go here for lesson plans, links and activities. Each year the month of April is set aside as National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poets and their craft. Various events are held throughout the month by the Academy of American Poets and other poetry organizations.
Collections of Poetry - This page features collections of poetry. Sites and Activities for Specific Poets and Lesson Plans and Activities for Poetry are also available.
The search at Thinkfinity can be refined to suit your grade level. This wonderful spot should be a teacher's first stop!
ARTSEDGE — the National Arts and Education Network — supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience.
It all started with a song and a sneeze. Dave Kapell, founder of Magnetic Poetry, was suffering from writer's block while trying to compose song lyrics.
Poetry Idea Engine - 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!
http://lyricsfly.com/ Searchable site. Database includes lyrics from more than 600,000 songs and includes those from many children's artists such as Raffi and various Sesame Street singers. Great for ELA and EAL.
Lots here for children. Comical, original poems by Ken Nesbitt. Some poems are illustrated.
30 weekly units of instruction for the A-Rhyme-A-Week curriculum
Includes all pdf files and lesson suggestions
InstantPoetry Forms>>Choose your poetry form from the list of links on the left. Then just add words to make the poem your own.
Study Guides for Literature, US History, Poems, & Essays - Homework Help & Teaching Resources - If you're looking for more information about Literature, American History and Poetry, visit Shmoop. Here's a note from the organization..."We wanted to let you know\nthat we have instructions for how to cite Shmoop content (in MLA, ALA, or Chicago styles). Shmoop is an academically credible resource, produced by Ph.D. and Masters students from Stanford and Berkeley.
Read and share giggle poetry and then learn everything you need to know to become a "Giggle Poet!
If you're planning to write song lyrics or a poem, visit the rhyming dictionary and thesaurus. Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more:
26 items | 12 visits
Collection of sites that feature resources for students and teachers who want to create poetry or who want to know more about poetry.
Updated on Apr 09, 09
Created on Mar 25, 09
Category: Entertainment & Arts
URL: