National poetry month

April is National Poetry Month and home to “Poem in my Pocket” day. This year, “Poem in my Pocket” will be celebrated on April 18th. As a middle school

Bringing poetry into the classroom to get students to talk to each other, express their thoughts, and tackle challenging topics.

Bulletin board for National Poetry Month

Four poetry bookmarks on a free, printable coloring page, perfect for National Poetry Month. Designed to get children loving poetry!

Looking for ways to celebrate National Poetry month with your class and to instill a love of poetry in your students? This post shares 20 ways to read, write, and enjoy poems during National Poetry Month! The variety of engaging ideas for how to teach poetry -- both in reading and in writing -- give you lots of options for hooking your students on this essential English language arts skill. There are some excellent teaching strategies! Click through to read. #NationalPoetryMonth #poetry #ELA

Poem in Your Pocket Display for National Poetry Month - Prosser Public Library, Bloomfield, CT

April is National Poetry Month. Poems are a wonderful way for children to hear and speak Spanish and enjoy the rhythm and sounds of the language. Spanish language learners can read and listen to poems and with support they can also write their own. Here are a few ways

NJSACC Celebrates National Poetry Month. You can too. April 2021 marks the 25th annual celebration of poets and poetry Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month reminds the public that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literarycelebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, #aftercare #afterschool #afterschoolNJ #AfterschoolWorks #elt #help #kid

April is National Poetry Month! There are so many ways to celebrate…. Read a poem at an open mic night or attend a poetry reading. Put a poem on the pavement: use sidewalk chalk! Put poetry i…

If you are an English teacher like myself, you are well aware that one of the most important celebrations in the literary world is coming soon- National Poetry Month! Having our students learn poetry is essential because it helps them to understand and appreciate the world around them. Poetry reveals many aspects of life that they may not get to experience or witness first hand. Poetry may speak some ‘truth’ about how others live and that helps build empathy with our students.