April is National Poetry Month!

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30 Days of Poetry  new	Lesson Plan
30 lessons for middle and high school. http://www.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.htm Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12   Rate It

National Poetry Month Lessons and Printables  new	Lesson Plan
Choose from online events with published poets, classroom activities, writing opportunities, and various other poetry resources to help you plan a unit. http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/k_2theme/poetry.htm Grade Level(s): K, 1-2   Rate It

Introduction to Poetry	Lesson Plan
I use this activity as an introduction to poetry. Music is a wonderful medium to helping students appreciate poetry and poetic devices. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/344.shtml Grade Level(s): 6-8   Rate It

Parts of Speech Poetry	Lesson Plan
Students learn to rewrite poetry using synonyms. http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/41.html Grade Level(s): 3-5 • Rating: 7  Votes: 10   Rate It

Poetry Lessons for Teachers and Students	Lesson Plan
27 lessons for a unit on poetry. http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/spotlight.htm Grade Level(s): 6-8   Rate It

Season Fairies Get Sacked	Lesson Plan
This activity is to encourage poetry writing. Aaaaggghhh! No, it really works.... honest! http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/506.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It

Using Creative Dramatics With the Teaching of Poetry	Lesson Plan
To help students develop an appreciation for poetry. Also, this activity will assist students in the process of creating meaning from poetry. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/381.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It

Focus Poetry  new	Printable
Using poetry journals and focusing daily on poetry in a kindergarten classroom. http://www.thekcrew.net/focuspoetry.html Grade Level(s): K   Rate It

Poetry Printables  new	Printable
Various poetry printables for a poetry unit. http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/writing/poetry/ Grade Level(s):   Rate It

Poetry Notebooks / Journals  new	Resource Site
Ideas from the discussion forum about using poetry notebooks or poetry journals. http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/showthread.php?t=26914 Grade Level(s):   Rate It

PoetryTeachers.com  new	Resource Site
A huge poetry resource site includes ideas for teaching and poems to read, but there is so much more. http://www.poetryteachers.com/ Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12   Rate It

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