I’d love to illustrate this poem in the shape of a hawk. Meghan Starling November 13, 2012 @ 11:37 pm FALCON Hey up there, Falcon or Hawk or something bigger than a Jay. City-scape observer o…

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Improve your knowledge on shape poems with interesting facts for kids. Find out more about what they are and how to write them from DK Find Out

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Nature provides a high interest topic for children's writing. Here are some ideas to encourage and help children to write.

Nature provides a high interest topic for children's writing. Here are some ideas to encourage and help children to write.

The Penguin They live down south in the arctic, in the land of ice and snow. Spending time in colonies, the cold is all they know. To them thier wings are useless, they will never fly. Crooning the…

Students love concrete poems or shape poems, easy poetry writing activity for grades 3-6

Concrete poem of a pressed leaf, clothed in its springtime green. This poem was just featured on the website of our local Corvallis, Oregon bookstore, Grass Roots Books and Music (click the link be…

Kids concrete poems are fun and easy! Draw a picture - write a poem, it's that easy!

What is a Concrete Poem? Concrete poetry—sometimes also called ‘shape poetry’—is poetry whose visual appearance matches the topic of the poem. The words form shapes which illustrate the poem’s subject as a picture, as well as through their literal meaning. This type of poetry has been used for thousands of years, since the ancient Greeks... Read more »

Even though I incorporate poetry in my instruction throughout the year, whenever I teach my poetry unit, students always seem to moan and groan. It seems as if many students don’t like poetry, so I end my poetry unit with a fun poetry project that students love: Blackout Poetry. If your students have never encountered Blackout Poetry before, they will love this assignment. I incorporate this project with literature we’ve previously read in class. Since my poetry unit coincides with National…

Incorporate opportunities for collaborative writing in your classroom by using collaborative poetry. Students will first write individually from a character's perspective and then work together as a group to create a communal piece of writing.