Poetry month

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

I admit, I have never been one to go all out for National Poetry Month in April. I enjoy reading poems with my class and poetry books definitely get their rotation in my monthly book display, but poetry projects or multi-day lessons never seem to fit in. First of all, April is peak testing season

Our Poet Tree has bloomed gloriously at the Lower School! The April Poetry Month showers of wonderful contributions from students of all gra...

All month, Smithville Elementary will be celebrating poetry! Each day, a different teacher will read a poem over the announcements. The p...

Learn to write blackout poetry, poetry you write by taking previously written text and blacking out words and phrases to make a new poem.

Hi, all! Long time, no blog. This quarter has been a crazy one full of extra-curricular activities, illness, and big decisions. I’m back today though because I COULD NOT WAIT to share with you about our classroom poetry café! We’ve been planning this for weeks… My students worked extremely hard all ... Read More about Classroom Poetry Slam

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

Looking for some engaging Poetry Month activities for kids? This blog post from The Trapped Librarian has fun ideas for Poetry Month, including Book Spine Poetry ideas. Plus Poem in Your Pocket, poetry month bulletin boards, online poetry websites, and more! Integrate writing in your elementary library classes and collaborate with your classroom teachers with these creative poetry month ideas! 😃