End of the School Year Piles of Paperwork
Piles and piles of crap are on my table at this point in the school year. The worst part? Most of it I am either a.) in the middle of completing or b.) have no [...]
National Poetry Month: Poetry Frame
The last activity for my poetry week is an activity I learned from a teacher I worked with several years ago. I thought she was (and is) brilliant and want to be just like her! [...]
National Poetry Month: Visualization
Another one of my favorite activities is to use poetry to teach visualization. Since I teach this during testing, I try to add in some interesting hands on element to the lesson. I project this poem by Rachel Fields. [...]
National Poetry Month: Color Poetry Part Two
Yesterday, I wrote about how to organize and brainstorm ideas for color poetry. Now it is time to draft and publish! To actually write the color poetry is very easy. I have students look [...]