Poetry

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Fill in the Blank with Shel Silverstein
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAPoetry-ShelSilversteinFillBlanks14.htm
Lesson plan for teachers. “Fill in the blank with Shel Silverstein”. The student will listen quietly and participate in class discussion and questioning in order to understand the book and assignment and demonstrate their learning by filling in the blanks to create their own poetry. Great for all grades! 

The How to's of Poetry 
http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/explore/poetry.htm
Teachers, parents and students, this site is a very extensive poetry site. You will find  just about everything that has to do with poetry, including how to publish, write and examples of some of the greats! All teachers should have a look at this site!

Award Winning Poetry Website for Children
http://www.gigglepoetry.com
This site is great for kids! Giggle Poetry is the premier web site for humorous children's verse on the web. In addition, to being named to numerous educational and children's listings of top sites, this site has won many awards. It will appeal to all ages, especially elementary students.

Teach Cinquain Poetry 
http://www.abcteach.com/Writing/cinquain.htm
For teachers, parents and students! Cinquain poems have five lines and the following patterns: You can use syllables or words. This site gives the format of the poem plus a lot more! Fourth grade teachers, this is your genre, although the lesson is grade for all ages!

Examples of Haiku
http://www.tecnet.or.jp/~haiku/gardEA2.htm
For teachers, parents, and students. This is a fabulous website full of examples of children’s haiku with illustrations and pictures. Perfect for teaching haiku or trying to assist a student that is struggling with the concept. Fifth grade teachers this one's for you, although everyone else can enjoy it!

Name and Acrostic Poetry
http://www.abcteach.com/Writing/namepoem.htm
For teachers, parents and students! A Name Poem or Acrostic Poem uses a name or word to begin each line in a poem. This site also gives the format of the poem and a lot more!

Diamonte Poetry
http://www.abcteach.com/Writing/diamonte.htm
For teachers, parents and students! This site shows the form of the Diamonte and has a printable worksheet. For all teachers but wonderful in the sixth grade when teaching the classic forms of poetry.

State Haiku Poetry
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASSArtStateHaikuPicture45.htm
Lesson plan for teachers. Students will create Haiku poems about the state of Washington (or any other state) and place their poems on pictures of something resembling their poem. Haiku poems are made of 3 lines where the first and third lines consist of 5 syllables and the second line 7 syllables. ESL students will be able to perform all of the preceding areas of content using any type of media to express their haiku. Students can rely on anything learned to date about the state of Washington (or any other state). Great for introducing haiku to the little ones or teaching to the older!

Haiku Worksheets
http://www.abcteach.com/Contributions/HaikuInfo.htm
For teachers! How to Haiku- with worksheets!

Shel Silverstein Poems
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/1619/shel2.html
Teachers, parents and students! This is a fun site with a few of Shel Silverstein’s poems.

Publish Poetry on a Website!
http://mgfx.com/kidlit/kids/artlit/poetry/index.htm
Teachers, parents and students, this site will publish the poetry you write on their website. All of the poetry is organized into age categories. This is a free service open to all!

Poetry Lesson Plans
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LanguageArtsPoetryCoOp.htm
Teachers, this is an excellent lesson plan! Cooperative learning techniques familiarize class with dozens of poems.

Introduction to Poetry Lesson Plan
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAPEPoetryTeamwork26.htm
Primary teachers, this is an excellent lesson plan for introducing poetry and working together as a team! The lesson is called the Teamwork Poetry Presentation.

Cinquain Lesson Plan for Valentines Day
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAValentineCinquainPoems34.htm
Teachers, this is a lesson plan to teach how to write a cinquain poem; and to enjoy creating a valentine for a loved one. Great for the month of February!  


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