CCP Episode : 13 // Poetry Activities to Use in Your Elementary Classroom
I loved teaching poetry, and for the most part, my students always loved our poetry unit. And -although I'm sharing this post with you in April (National Poetry Month), I want to encourage you to teach poetry all year long. You don't have to wait until Spring each year to bust out your poetry books - in fact - you shouldn't!
Poetry is the perfect genre for teaching reading, writing, and speaking skills and strategies in a short period of time. Since poems are short, incorporating them into your lessons lends itself to a quick bite-sized lesson on skills like fluency, literature analysis, reading comprehension strategies, and more.
Check out this week’s episode with some easy tips for teaching poetry in your classroom any time of the year!
Highlights from the Episode:
Why you should be teaching poetry all year long (3:15)
Using “poetry voices” to practice fluency (4:04)
Create a discussion spinning with poetry prompts on it for small-group centers - example below, find it here: (5:41)
Weave poems into your content areas (9:12)
Use digital resources to practice poetry (11:02)
Links & Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars and Beast Feast by Douglas Florian (affiliate links)
Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Revolutionary War Social Studies Unit
Digital Magnetic Poetry (Kids Poetry or Nature Poetry)
Printable Resources for Teaching Poetry in the Classroom (Use with ANY poem!)
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