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 [...]
National Poetry Month: Color Poetry
During testing I do one of my most FAVORITE units- poetry. I really wish that I did this unit earlier in the year because I think it helps out SO MUCH with word choice, [...]