Poetry Resources
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Find poems for kids and teens, lesson plans, essays, and more!
Here you’ll find poetry lesson plans, poems for kids and for teens, essays about teaching, teaching resources for the school year, a glossary of poetry terms, and much, much more. Most of the shared lesson plans are aligned with Common Core.
Explore how to introduce poetry to young readers, the value of nursery rhymes in learning about language, writing poetry in the middle school or high school classroom, great poetry books for sharing, and interviews with poets. Visit our National Poetry Month materials for more ways to bring poetry into your classroom.
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Top Resources for Teachers & Students
Poetry Foundation
Useful Resources for Teachers and Students · Articles · National Poetry Month · Poetry Lesson Plans · Poetry Books and Collections · Podcasts · Poetry Magazine
Edutopia
Sharing Resources With Your School Community and Beyond: helpful digital resources, project-based learning, integrated studies, professional learning, National Poetry Month online resources
NCTE
National Council of Teachers of English · Useful Teaching Resources · Scholarly Articles · #nationalpoetrymonth · Poetry Lesson Plans · Poetry Books and Collections · Interviews · Blog · Poetry-Themed Journals
Scholastic
For Grades Pre-K-8. Use these teaching resources and classroom ideas to help your students read, write, and share poems
Poetry Out Loud
This site encourages students to learn about poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life.
Rhyme Zone
A comprehensive website that allows students to search for rhymes, synonyms, and definitions. Perfect for poetry writing!
Power Poetry
This site promotes a safe space where poets can share their work, as well as encouraging more growth in the organization. Power Poetry is the world’s first and largest mobile poetry community for youth.
Creative Communication: Poetry Machine
Create original poems below using Poetry Machine. Simply click on any of the 40+ poetry forms to create that type of poetry.
Education Week
Useful Resources for Teachers · Articles · National Poetry Month · Poetry Lesson Plans · Q&A · Podcasts · Blog
Teaching with a Mountain View
Sharing Resources: helpful digital elementary resources, project-based learning, task cards, integrated studies for poetry, freebies, National Poetry Month online resources, online store
Mrs. Renz’ Class
Teacher-created resources: ideas and resources, grade-level lesson plans, blog, filing cabinet, student samples, and online store
Laura Candler’s Teaching Resources
Use these teaching resources and classroom ideas to help your students read, write, and share poems; watch a free poetry webinar and learn how easy it is to teach an entire poetry unit in a way that will have your students begging for more!
Shadow Poetry
A poet’s guide that includes a handbook, guide, list of poetry types, National Poetry Month tools, and much more!
We Are Teachers
Sharing Classroom Resources: helpful digital resources, free printables, project-based learning, integrated studies, professional learning, National Poetry Month online resources.
Mud & Ink Teaching
Mud and Ink Teaching is a company dedicated to serving the needs of English teachers around the world. Check out their blog for inquiry-driven design and best practice instructional strategies. 12 Poetry Lesson Plans for Secondary ELA.
Just Add Students
Teacher tools and resources · Articles · National Poetry Month · Poetry Lesson Plans · Poetry Books and Collections · Writing Workshop
Poets.org
Academy of American Poets · Useful Resources for Teachers and Students · Articles · National Poetry Month · Dear Poets Annually · Poetry Books and Collections · Podcasts · American Poets Magazine
The Poetry Society
The nation’s oldest poetry organization, founded in 1910. Helpful digital resources include: Poetry in Motion, Awards, Interviews, Tributes, Book/Reading Lists, and National Poetry Month materials
Association of American Educators
Useful Poetry Resource Blog· Articles · #nationalpoetrymonth · Poetry Lessons · Poetry Books and Collections · Interviews
Teen Ink!
A national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos, and forums. Students must be age 13-19 to submit poetry and prose.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress promotes poetry and literature year-round through their online archives, in-person programs/recordings/videos, their honors and prizes, and their youth ambassadors.
Poetry in America
Poetry in America, created by Harvard professor Elisa New, is a public television series and multi-platform educational initiative that brings poetry into classrooms and living rooms. They offer free online courses for global learners, professional development, and motivated high-school students.
Poetry4Kids
Poetry4kids.com was created by children’s author, Kenn Nesbitt. Here you will find elementary resources like funny poems for kids, classic children’s poetry, poetry lesson plans by reading level, poems by subject, a rhyming dictionary, and much more!
Masterpiece Generator
This poetry generator helps students generate poems in less than one minute! Poetry types include haiku, cinquain, free verse, sonnet, and many more!