National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. Hopefully many of you have been hitting poetry all year long. There is so much to explore within this genre! I rememeber even having my students recite math poems as well. For those of you that are looking for new resources or just getting started, check out the following.

The Writing Site (which will soon close due to lack of funding) has fantastic resources all compiled for you:

Poetry Resources
Technology Tips for Poetry
Poetry in the Classroom Featured Articles
Poetry Writing Activities and Prompts



Poets.Org
Poets.org has all your poetry needs!



Scholastic
Scholastic’s Poetry resources includes information from some of the more familiar poets used in elementary schools




Teachervision
National Poetry Month Podcasts



Quizlet
Quizlet contained 2,681 flashcard sets on poetry at the time of this post!



Last Year’s Wednesday Web Entry on Poetry