Sesame Street: Sons of Poetry (Sons of Anarchy Parody) Poems for Children - The Classics This is a collection of classical poems for children written by a variety of poets such as Christina Rossetti, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Edward Lear. The poems range from fun and lively to solemn and thought provoking. The poems can be printed from the browser by clicking on the "Print" button below each poem. Flash Printable Poems: This is a list of poems that are lightly illustrated and can be printed. Picture Book Activities | Relief Teaching Ideas What a delightful, whimsical book! The Leaf Man uses the shapes and colours of different leaves as inspiration for its illustrations. The story explores where the mythical ‘Leaf Man’ goes, whenever the wind blows. This gorgeous book was brought to my attention when I posted these photos of leaf creatures on my Facebook page. Pictures & craft ideas found here: One of our members mentioned that they had read The Leaf Man to their class and then used it as inspiration to create similar pictures. I think it would make a lovely afternoon of reading, collecting leaves and then creating leaf creatures of their own. I will post photos of some leaf creatures that I have made soon! The Black Book of Colours by Menena Cottin is the most unique picture book I’ve come across. Kathy, one of the members of our Facebook community, recently posted some 5 senses poetry that her students wrote after reading the book.
Poetry Class | Poetry Society Poetry Games for the Classroom - 22 Creative Ideas Tired of hearing groans when you announce it’s time for some poetry? Poems can be hard for kids to connect with, so it helps to have some clever poetry games and poetry activities up your sleeve. Try these with our favorite poems for sharing with elementary students and middle and high school students! (Just a heads up, WeAreTeachers may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. We only recommend items our team loves!) 1. Let YouTube do some of the work for you with this roundup of poetry videos for elementary students. 2. Young poet Amanda Gorman took the world by storm when she read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Biden’s inauguration. 3. Nature has always provided inspiration for poets, and it can help your students find their own way to a love of poetry. 4. Help kids find more meaning in poetry by reading novels told in verse. 5. Pull some books off the shelves and stack them so their titles create a poem. Learn more: Living the Learning Life 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
The Easy Guide to Blackout Poetry It's a quest, isn't it? Trying to help students see the point of poetry. Giving them reasons to love it. I like to give students lots of easy ways to connect to poetry before I start bringing out the poetic canon. It's like teaching kids to enjoy cooking by having them make fudge brownies with you, not braised Swiss chard. I've written before about the power of using Poetry Slam (or jam) to get students to buy into poetry. To see blackout poetry in one of its simplest, quickest forms, check out these poems by Austin Kleon, a writer and artist who invented newspaper blackout poetry. Let's dive into how blackout poetry works in the classroom (you can sign up for a free download of these instructions in handout form for your students in a minute). Start by finding some pages with words on them. Then give them these instructions... 1. 2. 3. 4. (This is a nice time to play some music, a podcast, or a Ted Talk, so everyone can relax and enjoy this part of the process with a little entertainment.)