Teaching Poetry10+ Ideas & Resources

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“Poetry is when an emotion has found its

thought and the thought has found

words.” - Robert Frost

Introduce them to various forms of poetry!

Poetic Gap Fills

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Acrostic Poems on RWT

Readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/

Diamante Poems on RWT

Readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/diamante-poems-30053.html

Limericks

channel4learning.com/sites/bookbox/games/limericks/home.htm

Limericks

channel4learning.com/sites/bookbox/games/limericks/home.htm

Limericks

channel4learning.com/sites/bookbox/games/limericks/home.htm

Teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/flash_pie.htm

Create Poems on PicLits

Create Poems on Muzy

More Muzy Apps

Muzy

Poetry on Voicethread

•Create a collaborative poetry book•Analyze poems •Recite poems

Ideas

Bit.ly/10ESCqR

An area where students can pin their favorite poems and images/art to go with the poems

Collaborative Pinterest

Padlet.com

Linoit.com

Create a Collaborative Poetry Book on Mixbook

More online poetry

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Magneticpoetry.com

Word Mover IOS App

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/word-mover/id572997152?mt=8

Cool Apps to Create

Poetry

Write About This IOS App

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/write-about-this-free/id601382666?ls=1&mt=8

Storylines IOS App

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storylines-for-schools/id492805472?mt=8

Lessonstream.org/topic/poetry

•Focus on culture•Invite family•Tie in with fundraiser•Let students organize•Be creative

Eric Aguilar Poetry Reading by paulinebalba, Flickr, CC 2.0

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