IT'S ABOUT TIME, TEACHERS, for NATIONAL POETRY MONTH!

 

April is National Poetry Month. Naturally, you need resources. As a poetry lover and poet, I've taken the time to make resources that will save your time! Check these out:

These POETRY POSTERS provide a quick reference for teachers & students about 20 types of poetry.  Each bright and attractive anchor chart describes a poetry type, as well as providing an example poem. Displayed in your classroom, they provide educational decor and student writing guides.

POETRY TASK CARDS provide a variety of ways for students to interact with virtually any poem you may be studying. Skills range from simple identification of high frequency words to homophones; punctuation to personification; and suffixes to cinquains. Interactions range from highlighting items on the pupils' personal copies of poems to creating poetry of their own.

Take your class on a POETRY SAFARI. This unit provides writing prompts, anchor charts, recording sheets, and craftivities. Your primary learners will love this journey!

Because I want to share my love of poetry, I have created numerous poetry units. These products offer original poetry, print ready for anthologies. Also included are scores of POETRY POSSIBILITIES: teaching points, skill lessons, and activities custom designed for each poem.

Some units focus on seasonal topics. 

Others focus on specific curricula and interests. Fill your academic year with poetry resources!

 

IT'S ABOUT TIME, TEACHERS, for MARCH RESOURCES!

 

Add these resources to your repertoire and you'll have a great March!

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It's about Time, Teachers, for Black History!

 

Try combining Black History Month with poetry. These are some of the things I love about poetry:

• Poetry uses an economy of words. Thus, it looks different. When I was teaching Title I, my students really brightened up when I presented a poem rather than prose. I have no empirical data to support this, but I believe it was because that economy of words and the extended white spaces made the reading less intimidating.
• The structure of poetry makes it ever so much easier to teach concepts and skills. If, for example, you wanted to teach compound words, finding them in a poem is much easier than searching through a page of prose.
• Whether it’s because of the condensed message, or the engaging lilt of a poem, or both, I believe comprehension is easier, especially for struggling readers.
• Poetry is fun. It’s fun to listen to and fun to read. Poetry with rhythm and rhyme is simply engaging for children.

I 💜 combining disciplines. It saves so much TIME! These poems about notable African Americans and the history of Blacks in America incorporate myriad lessons in ELA, history, and writing.

Bring something new to your teaching with Black History Month Poetry Possibilities.

Your learners will also love Square Puzzlers. This set for Black History is differentiated, allowing even primary students to engage in the challenge. The goal is to reassemble the puzzle pieces into a square array in which the interior images match.

IT'S ABOUT TIME, TEACHERS, for PRESIDENTS!

 

Inauguration Day is Jan. 20th and Presidents' Day is Feb. 17th. So, it's about time for some presidential resources.

How about some trivia about our leaders? These 20 task cards will reveal interesting and intriguing facts about our presidents. Use them for a research project or enrichment. Available digitally and in print. Click here to jump to the product page.

Extend the learning to math and literacy with VOCABULARY FRACTIONS TASK CARDS. Your learners will reveal the names of presidents by combining fractional parts of words. They must deduce the correct word represented by the picture and use correct spelling. Solving equivalent fractions provides even more challenge. These task cards are presented in print and digitally on TPT Easel.

PRESIDENTS VOCABULARY FRACTIONS are so fun that I made 2 sets! Click here for the 2nd edition.

PRESIDENTS SQUARE PUZZLERS are fun and challenging brain teasers. The puzzles must be reconstructed so that the images match on every interior side. This builds perseverance and stamina, but disguises it all as fun.

Some poetry for presidents allows you to teach about the presidents, poetry, and so many other topics. Check out the POETRY POSSIBILITIES provided to find skill lessons and activities.

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IT'S ABOUT TIME, TEACHERS, for a NEW YEAR!

It's about time, teachers, for a New Year! Welcome it with poetry.

These 2 poems, and their teaching possibilities, are from the winter edition of POETRY POSSIBILITIES.

This collection of winter poems provides custom lessons that incorporate multiple subjects.  The POETRY POSSIBILITIES include a teaching point about poetry, skill lessons, writing models & prompts, and other activities. Differentiated instruction accommodates students reading above or below grade level.

You may also be interested in this FREE poetry unit.  Martin Luther King Day is January 20th.