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Poetry Resources for Teachers

Celebrate National Poetry Month by filling your April lessons with lyrical activities. Explore poetry on a daily basis with our Daily Poetry Podcasts or subscribe to our  Poem of the Day Daily Feed and take your students to new writing levels. You can also use our slideshows to find a wealth of popular activities to choose from. We have printables, lesson plans, activities, and references for you to use in your cross-curricular study of the art of poetry.
Slideshows
Poetry Lessons & Activities (Grades K-2)
Poetry Lessons & Activities (Grades 3-5)
Poetry Lessons & Activities (Grades 6-8)
Poetry Lessons & Activities (Grades 9-12)
Poetry Activities & Prompts: Printables Slideshow
Printables
"I'm Thankful for . . ."
I Dreamed I Was a Snowman Poetry Pack
Shape Poems
A Real Santa Claus Poetry Pack
A Thanksgiving Poem
Poetic Language
Scoring Rubric: Poetry
More Popular Poetry Printables
Lesson Plans
Holiday Poems
Metaphor Unit Poems
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit"
Fall Similes
Fall Haiku
Inaugural Poetry
The History & Poetry of "In Flanders Fields"
More Poetry Lesson Plans
Art Activities
Family Finger Plays
Chinese Calligraphy
Hey There, Stink Bug! Activity Guide
Our Flag Poetry Pack
Jaha and Jamil Went Down the Hill Activity
Music Activities
Enter the Poetry Contest
Patriotic Poems and Songs
References
Winter Quotations
Interview with Jose Garcia Villa
Poetry Glossary
Where Students Can Publish
Pulitzer Prize Winners for Poetry
Contemporary Irish Writers Live Up to Legend
William Butler Yeats
How Do I Love Thee?
Memorial Poetry
Bollingen Prize in Poetry
Quizzes
Poetry Terms Quiz
Poets and Poems Quiz
Alphabetizing Poets Quiz
Poetry Word Scramble
Poets
Black Authors and Poets -- Mix and Match
Black Authors and Poets -- ABC Order
Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet
Black Authors and Poets -- Mix and Match (Answer Key)
Black Authors and Poets -- ABC Order (Answer Key)
Poetry Worksheets
Gwendolyn Brooks
More Resources about Poets
Holiday Poetry Activities
"Twas the Night Before Christmas": Full Text
Recycled Poetry
Dreams Poetry Unit
"In Flanders Fields"
Acrostic Poem: Earth Day
Dreams Poem
Irish Literature and Folklore Quiz
More Poetry Activities for Holidays
Social Studies & Poetry Connected
An Autobiographical Poem
Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One
"The New Colossus" -- Dramatic Reading
Rhyming States
Book Awards & Prizes
America -- My Country, My Home
Dynamite!
More Poetry Activities for Social Studies
History & Poetry Connected
The Odyssey
Women Abolitionists -- Poem and Speech
Holocaust Cinquain
Poetry Wheel
Old South Meeting House
African-American Poetry
Princess of Black Poetry: Nikki Giovanni
More Poetry Activities for History
Science & Poetry Connected
Fall Acrostic Poem
Fall into Rhyme
Sensory Poems
As Soon As It's Fall Poetry Pack
Dinosaur Poetry
The Snow-Bird Poetry Pack
Earth Chants and Poems
More Poetry Activities for Science
Food & Poetry Connected
Favorite Foods
Science and Writing: Food Poetry
Language Arts & Poetry Connected
Teacher's Guide to Cam Jansen Mysteries
Poetry Terms
A Collection of Poetry Activities
Denotation/Connotation
Bio Poem Handout
Counting Strong Words in Poetry
Reciting-a-Poem Speech
More Poetry Activities for Language Arts
More Literature Resources
Sample Metaphor Poems
Discover Nursery Rhymes
Emotion Similes
Ready to Rhyme with Hop on Pop
Types of Poetry
Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors
Analyze a Jose Garcia Villa Poem
More Literature Resources for Teachers

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