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