It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results.
Poem in Your Pocket Day (April 19)
This guide provides educational resources to support teachers wanting to integrate Poem in Your Pocket Day activities into the classroom.
The WriteShop blog has seven simple Poem in Your Pocket Day ideas to explore including printable bookmarks and short poems for students to carry around.
This printable guide will help you join this annual celebration of poems. The guide includes ideas for teachers plus some poems from Canadian and American poets.
The teaching resources on this site (including a downloadable pdf teaching guide) focus on helping students enjoy the process of reciting or performing poetry aloud.
In this lesson (gr. 3-5) from Read Write Think, students turn their original poetry into digital form using Animoto and share it with other classes or even with published poets during a Google+ Hangout or Skype session.
These fun, ready-to-print poetry activities are the perfect tools to bring words to life. Use these activities to teach new concepts and inspire creativity. Scroll down to access all the resources.
Get students (gr. 9-12) ready for sharing their "Poem in My Pocket" poems with this activity. Students study a poem and then prepare a recitation of the poem for small group performances and compare their interpretative choices as part of the reflection process.
