Poetry Month

Jabberwocky and Context Clues

Context clues lessons can be a disaster. Here, we expose students to a delightful classic packed with nonsense words (“Jabberwocky”) and ask them to decipher the meanings and parts of speech. Then, it’s only natural for students to write their own nonsense poems.

Gr 1-8

Writing in Pilish

Pi can go beyond circles! What if you wrote using the digits of pi as your guide?

Gr 1-8

Writing Seuss Style Poetry

Sure, Dr. Seuss wrote for young students, but can older students analyze his writing and learn to mimic his style? THEN, they can produce Seuss-style poetry about any topic: Ancient China, the electromagnetic spectrum, Pride and Prejudice, and (yes) fraction division!

Gr 1-8

Writing Summaries in Haiku

Let’s write a summary. A very short summary. With VERY strict rules.

Gr 1-8

Lipogram: Rewrite “Twinkle, Twinkle”

What if we rewrote a piece of writing without using certain letters?

Gr 1-8

Studying and Remixing “The Raven”

Ready to push kids beyond the boring, old ABAB rhyme scheme and into something a bit more complex?

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Lipogram: Rewrite “Mary Had A Little Lamb”

What if we rewrote a piece of writing without using certain letters?

Gr 1-8

What Would Poetry Think About Prose?

Poetry and Prose meet at a party. What would they say to each other? How would they feel about each other’s style?

Gr 1-8

Writing Haiku in Primary

Your youngest students will learn to write Japanese Haiku poetry.

Gr 1-8

What if Dr. Seuss Covered a Poem?

Rather than just “paraphrasing” a poem, what if we did a cover version?

Remixing A Holiday Poem

Let’s take a classic Christmas poem and remix it to work with another holiday!

Gr 1-8