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Reading Rockets: National Poetry Month Resources

Reading Rockets has gathered together activities for parents and teachers, video interviews with our favorite children's poets, recommended books and anthologies, fun online games (check out Magnetic Poetry), and a peek at the latest poetry for kids!

Poetry: A Powerful Medium for Literacy and Technology Development

Research article on the positive effects of poetry on literacy skill development by Dr. Janette Hughes of the University of Ontario's Institute of Technology.

PBS Kids: Fern's Poetry Club

This poetry club offers examples of different styles of poetry, poems written by kids, and a section where kids can submit their own poems.

Scholastic: Write It Poetry

A poetry workshop website for middle and high school students, with resources for brainstorming, drafting and revising poetry.

Scholastic: Poetry Printables (PreK-3)

Fun, ready-to-print poetry activities are the perfect tools to bring words to life. Use these reproducibles to teach new concepts, reinforce past lessons, and inspire creativity.

National Writing Project Resources: Teaching Writing Through Poetry

The National Writing Project offers numerous lesson plans and resources for poetry-writing activities, including many ideas submitted by NWP educators.

Academy of American Poets: Tips for Teaching Poetry

Here are a number of creative and inexpensive suggestions for making poetry a more important part of school life throughout the year.

Education World: Poetry Month Resources

These resources include a wide variety of lesson plans, activities, and ideas for teaching poetry.

PoetryTeachers.com

This website has a number of creative lesson plans and ideas to use when working on poetry writing.

Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem

In this book, Jack Prelutsky uses easy tips and humor to get even the most reluctant writer started with writing the poetic form. (Amazon listing)

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