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Poetry: An Ultimate Homeschool Resource List

by Amy Blevins 5 Comments

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Did you know that April is National Poetry month in the United States?  In celebration of the beauty, my children and I will be learning about poetry all month long!  In fact, I just finished up three new copywork books for them, with selections from famous poets Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Dickinson, and Lewis Carroll.  Compiling these ebooks reminded me of just how much I love to write and read poems!

My love for poetry started in the sixth grade, when I started contributing a poem to our middle school newspaper monthly and that love developed as I spent hours writing verses during the tumultuous junior high years.  When my emotions overcome me, my outlet is still a pen and paper and the writing of a poem.

An Ultimate Homeschool resource list for the study of poetry from #Homeschool Encouragement

Learning about poetry will help your child understand certain books of the Bible, gain a deeper understanding of human nature, provide an emotional outlet, an opportunity for artistic expression, and perhaps even inspire a love of words.  If you would like to focus on poetry with your children during the month of April, I think you will find these resources I’ve pulled together very helpful!

Poetry Printables

Free Unit for Preschoolers

Patterns in Poems from Great Schools

Writing a Cinqain Poem Freebie from The First Grade Parade

Bio Poems Made Easy from Laura Candler

ABC Poems from Teaming Up To Teach

Free Pensee Poem Writing Activity from Teachers Pay Teachers

Poetry Lesson Plans

A Peak into Poetry and Poets Project Pack from In the Hands of A Child (lap book)

Preparing for Poetry Project Pack from In the Hands of A Child (lap book)

Poetry Resources from Institute for Excellence in Writing

The Art of Writing Poetry Unit Study from Homeschool Learning Network (High School)

Pirates Poetry Writing from Highlights of Homeschooling

Poetry Writing from Teacher Created Resources

Writing Poetry With Children from Evan Moore

Star-Studded Poetry from 212 Mom (High School)

Classical Poetry from On The Mark Press (High School)

Our Favorite Poetry Books

Climb Into My Lap: First Poems to Read Together by Kathryn Brown.  One of the poems in this book is what finally broke through to my little girl and convinced her to let me read aloud to her seven years ago.  I will never forget that moment!  I had tried so much to get her to listen to me read, and this was what made the difference.  She loved the cadence of these poems!

Talking Like Rain by X.J.Kennedy

Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost by Gary D. Schmidt.  This is part of a series of wonderful books.  We own many of them!

A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Luis Stevenson

A Child’s Introduction to Poetry with CD by Michael Driscoll

Poetry Audios

Classic American Poetry Audio from Naxos

7 Ages: An Anthology of Poems with Music from Naxos

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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. Carla says

    April 3, 2014 at 10:37 AM

    This is such a wonderful collection of resources!! Thank you for putting it together!!

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  2. Kathy Balman says

    April 6, 2014 at 7:06 AM

    Fantastic list pinning for later!

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    • Amy Blevins says

      April 6, 2014 at 7:09 PM

      Wonderful! I’m so glad you liked it!

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  3. Royvia says

    September 13, 2019 at 10:29 AM

    Great post.

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  1. How to Teach Poetry in Your Homeschool - Ben and Me says:
    April 2, 2019 at 4:37 AM

    […] Poetry: An Ultimate Resource Guide from Encouraging Moms at HomePoetry roundup | 28 resources for teaching and writing poems If you really want to dig in and get serious about teaching poetry, we can highly recommend The Grammar of Poetry from Compass Classroom.  The Grammar of Poetry teaches the mechanics of poetry by using the classical approach of imitation. It is designed for grades 6-9 but is also appropriate for older students and even adults seeking to achieve a better knowledge of how poetry works. The Grammar of Poetry is an ideal introductory course for students and teachers discovering the art of poetry.  As a “grammar,” it teaches the fundamentals of poetry from scansion and rhyme to more advanced concepts like spatial poetry and synecdoche. To try it free, click on the banner below. […]

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