Education Today
April is National Poetry month – a perfect time to encourage students to appreciate poems and compose several of their own.
Here are sites and videos we recommend to help you motivate and inspire young poets.
National Poetry Month website – From poets.org, the site of the Academy of American Poets, here are 30 Way to Celebrate.
Poetry Everywhere with Garrison Keillor – Get a poetry reading everyday from all star poets. Visit the Poetry Everywhere YouTube Channel.
PBS Learning Media (don't forget to login to access full video content and lesson plans.)
Grades PreK-2
Discovering Poetry
Grades 5-8
Batting Practice and Poetry in Motion
Grades K-7
Getting Kids to Write Poetry
Grades 6-12
The Noble Art of Poetry
GPB Digital Education Multimedia (don’t forget to login to access videos, audio files and other multimedia)
Grades K-2
Introduction to Picture Books: Nature Stories and Poems
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Literature for Children: Sounds of Poetry
Poetry Jeopardy
Poetry Prompt Response
Grades 9-12
Wordsworth Poetry Activity
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