Poetry presentation ideas

I love admiring this picture. For me, there's something so very peaceful about it. It represents nine months of blossoming for 24 young little thinkers. I took this on the day of our Poetry Cafe (inspired by Marie, my teammate, who found an amazing post about a teacher who knew how to put on a great Poetry Cafe - look here and you'll be impressed). Each of my poets got to sit in the limelight and read one of their published poems while the other poets sat on the floor quietly awaiting their…

"The heart's cry will make angels prey for fallen." - Found Poetry - A Space to Create Art

One of my absolute favorite days from this school year was our Poetry Cafe. We completed a poetry unit in March this year. Yes, I know it's a month early, but it is what worked out best for our schedule! We spent the first week studying poetry and learning literary elements. My students were introduced to a lot of new vocabulary including: rhythmic pattern, rhyme, personification, alliteration, imagery, and many more poetic words. We spent each day during reading studying a certain element…

Shakespeare unit! Ok so I must be on a Shakespeare kick. I really like this board for its clean yet informative look. I think this would be great along side the infographic I created on the time line of his life and writing.

Pinning for the idea. Take a random story and have the student draw boxes around certain words to form a poem. Transfer to another paper or have the kids paint around the words. Fun!