Drama-Poetry+Work+Stations

= Poetry Work Station =

Some suggestions:

 * Reading poetry – a variety of poems – have them read with a partner or whisper read to themselves as poetry is best when read aloud
 * Writing Poems – after mini lessons provide examples in the poetry work station
 * Copy poems for personal poetry anthology – good handwriting practice
 * Illustrate poems
 * Compare related topic poems using a Venn Diagram
 * Respond in writing to poetry
 * Study the craft of poetry – structure
 * Poetry bookmarks
 * Write “I Am” poetry
 * Write poems to show learning from the content areas

**Dramatic Play**
 [|Literacy Props] use these with flannelboard, story apron, or story hat to retell stories and songs.

[|Poetry Place] this link has some awesome resources for using poetry in your classroom. [|Poetry Work Station]-- read what Debbie Diller's recommendations for Poetry Work Station [|Poetry Splatter]-- an interactive poetry writing site

30 Days of Poetry http://www.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.htm ArtsEdge: A World of Poetry http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3799/ Celebrate Poetry http://www.kristinegeorge.com/celebrate_poetry.html The Children’s Book Council: New Poetry Books for Young People http://www.cbcbooks.org/yppw/bibliographies.html Children’s Poetry in The Poetry Zone http://www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/resouce.htm Combining Poetry and Science http://www.ala.org/ala/booklinksbucket/CombiningPoetryandScience.pdf EDSITEment - Poetry Lesson Plans http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subcategory=45&grade=0&Display=Display Favorite Poem Project: For Teachers http://www.favoritepoem.org/forTeachers.html Fooling with Words http://www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/ Getting Started with Poetry http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/twpstart.htm The Horn Book - Recommended Poetry Books http://www.hbook.com/resources/books/poetry.aspI nstant Poetry Forms http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm Joyce Sidman - For Teachers and Librarians http://www.joycesidman.com/teachers.html Linking Picture Books and Poetry: A Celebration of Black History Month http://www.ala.org/ala/booklinksbucket/LinkingPictureBooksandPoetry.pdf Making Connections Across the Curriculum Through Poetry http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2003/3/03.03.05.x.html National Poetry Map http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/382 National Poetry Month Activities http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/k_2theme/poetry.htm Poetry Across the Sciences http://www.sbfonline.com/pdf/poetry.pdfpoetryclass http://www.poetryclass.net/Poetry 180 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/ Poetry for Children http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/ Poetry in the Classroom http://www.carolhurst.com/profsubjects/poetrybooks.html Poetry Out Loud http://poetryoutloud.org/ Poetry Teachers http://www.poetryteachers.com/index.html poetryfoundation.org: Children http://www.poetryfoundation.org/features/children.html Poets.org http://www.poets.org/index.php Purposeful Poetry http://www.hbook.com/magazine/articles/2005/may05_lempke.asp Teaching with Poetry Tools http://www.poetryforge.org/teaching.htm Wild Rose Reader http://wildrosereader.blogspot.com/ Writing With Writers: Poetry http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm

Meet the Poets

 * [|Shel Silverstein] - Hear Shel Silverstein read his poems and see his illustrations come to life!
 * [|Jack Prelutsky] - Are you an aspiring poet? Visit this website and compose a poem with tips from Jack Prelutsky.