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Celebrate National Poetry Month in your Homeschool

by Amy Blevins 1 Comment

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I love poetry! Poetry allows us to communicate a depth of emotion and meaning in written form which cannot be expressed any other way. When I was young, I learned to write poetry as a means to bare my soul and express the deepest thoughts I ever had. Poetry is powerful…

Poetry Fun for Kids

April is National Poetry Month and every year in April I try to spend a couple days reading poetry together and doing a few activities just for fun and to make sure my children are at least exposed to poetry in a fun way before being required to read it. It’s pretty important to be able to read and understand poetry — the Bible is full of poetry. Here are the best of the best activities (20+) I’ve found to help make poetry fun for kids.

Poetry Journal for Kids from Buggy and Buddy

The Bible as Poetry by Future Flying Saucers

Free Shel Silverstein Printable for National Poetry Month from Embark on the Journey

Spring Showers Poem Activity Pack from Teachers Pay Teachers (Free)

Free Poetry Review Form from Creative Classroom AU

Write a Color Poem from the Measured Mom

Mother Goose Poem Coloring Pages from Reading With Kids

Poetry Fun For Kids Poetry Games, Poetry Crafts, Poetry Activiities Poetry Worksheets

Teaching Deeper Thinking with Poetry from All Things Upper Elementary

Recitation Cards: Poetry Cards for Children from Wildflower Ramblings

How to Write Haiku from Imagination Soup

Poetry as Story – Write a Poem Book from Study for Common Things

Poetry Writing Paper from Wise Owl Factory

Write a Concrete Poem from Poetry4Kids

Magnetic Poetry Printable Activities from Serving Pink Lemonade

Write a “Never” Poem from Write Shop

Writing a Shape Poem from Kid’s Spot

Write a Seasonal Acrostic Poem from Let’s Explore

Write a Diamante Poem from Kid’s Spot

Paint Chip Poetry from Mama Scouts

The Forms of Poetry – a list from Poem of Quotes

Poetry Challenge for Kids from What We Do Daily

Using Pop Music to Teach Classic Poetry from Secondary Solutions Blog

 

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About Amy Blevins

Amy lives with her husband and six beautiful children in Northern Virginia. Besides blogging, Amy enjoys homeschooling, hiking, reading, singing, teaching, and serving Jesus above all. Welcome.

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  1. Kim Kautzer says

    April 19, 2015 at 2:05 PM

    This is a great post filled with wonderful resources. Thanks for linking to our Never poem!

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