English Language Arts Grades K-6

Delightful poems selected especially for young children to build confidence learning to read!

Kenn Nesbitt has a collection of funny poetry for children. Many of the poems also have an audio recording of the poet reading them.

The Poetry Foundation has a collection of videos that are animated or visual interpretations of poems, created for children. Try "Hope is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickenson or "Daffodils" by William Wordsworth.

This is a Sesame Street parody video about a group of bikers who ride their bikes to find the perfect rhyme. Explore poetry and practice rhyming with this fun video.

Read along to these poems. Click on the ear if you would like to listen to the poem.

This video is a visual, LEGO representation of Shel Silverstein's classic poem, Where the Sidewalk Ends.

Let's learn four fun riddles: Woodchuck, Peter Piper, Fuzzy Wuzzy and Seashells.

Teacher Charmain shows you examples of similes and their purpose.

It's time to write some creative poems. Choose a kit, then choose a background. Use the words along the right side to create your own poems.

Pull the magnet words over to the left side to create your poem. You can share your poems with your family and friends.

This short video and song is about rhyming and how much fun it is to rhyme our words.

This site can be very helpful for writers. Type in a word and in an instant find a word that rhymes with it, is a synonym or explore the many other options.

American poet Shel Silverstein has some downloadable/printable learning resources to help you get your students writing poetry. Check out the Fun and Games section to find some videos of Silverstein performing his poems.

Homework Zone - Teacher Wynne gives viewers tips on how to write a poem.