April is National Poetry Month. Learning poetry can connect students to their emotions and to the world around them. Writing poetry can vastly improve a student’s writing in other forms as well. However, poetry is often overlooked in the classroom.
So to celebrate National Poetry Month and to help you implement more poems into the classroom, we have our big list of poetry resources below:
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Program
Materials for Teachers – Poets.org
The Poetry Learning Lab – The Poetry Foundation
Teaching Resources – Poetry Out Loud
Resources for Teaching and Learning – The Poetry Archive
PoetryClass: Teaching Resources – The Poetry Society
Resources for Teachers – Poetry Ireland
Literature and Poetry Resources – Library of Congress
Poetry Resources – National Writing Project
Online Poetry Resources – Edutopia
Poetry Resources – NCTE
Classroom Resources – Scottish Poetry Library
PoetryLine – Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
Poetry Collections, Poetic Forms, & Styles – Varsity Tutors
Poetry Resources – Scholastic
Writing with Writers Poetry Teacher’s Activity Guide – Scholastic
Shmoop’s Poetry Page – Shmoop
Poetry Printables –TeacherVision
Shell Silverstein Activities for National Poetry Month – Harper Collins
Top 10 Resources on Poetry – Reading Rockets
Teacher Tips – The Poetry Zone
Teacher Resources – The Robert Frost Farm
Poetry 180 – Library of Congress
The Favorite Poem Project
NaPoWriMo
How do you teach poetry in the classroom?
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