It’s April, and for ELA teachers, that means National Poetry Month! Poetry is the subject that kids think they hate…until they have a skilled teacher who brings passion and creativity to the unit. Listen here for 5 powerful poetry activities to do with your middle schoolers for National Poetry Month.
We will discuss:
- “Black Out” or “Found” Poetry
- Poetry Brackets Competition
- Poetry Escape Rooms
- Novels in Verse
- Poetry Slams
- Free Resources for Teaching Poetry
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Links mentioned in this episode:
- Join the Membership
- Companion blog on this topic
- Link to Preparing for the End of the Year Podcast Series
- Out of the Dust Month-Long Unit
- Join the All in One Middle School Membership!
- Poetry Activities for Middle School
- Free Poetry Writing Activity
- Free Video Lesson: Poetic Devices
- Free Video Lessons for Writing Original Poems
- One-on-One Coaching for Observations and Lessons
- Teaching Writing Workshop Course
- Click here to join the Middle School Language Arts Facebook Group
