Whether you use poetry daily, or are incorporating it into a special unit, we all have the same problem. How do you get students excited about poetry? How do you find good sources of poetry? How do I teach poetry to beginning readers and writers?

In this course Susan gives you step by step lessons, with a hands on approaches to different literary areas such as KWL charts, cooperative learning groups, writer’s workshop, and independent reading, easy to follow workbooks-teacher and student, pacing guide. Included are PowerPoint explanations of forms of poetry and one for students to display their favorite poems. This is a great way to excite students and invite parents in to view the work you have been successfully doing with the class.

Poetry verse is set out in short lines with words put together in rhythm or rhyme or both. Poetry is about a writer sharing with the reader an experience or strong feelings. Poems are written with words chosen for their sounds and beauty as well as their meaning.

I realize that poetry is a difficult subject to teach to students. There doesn’t seem to be enough time to do everything you need to. That’s why I wrote this course. It will help you to understand how you can use poetry in your classroom successfully.

Table of Contents:

1. Enjoyment of Poetry
2. List Poetry
3. Acrostic Poetry
4. ABC Poetry
5. Wish Collaboration Poetry
6. Wish Poetry
7. Class Color Poem
8. Color Poetry II
9. Similies
10. The Important Poem
11. Thanksgiving Thank You Poem
12. Alliterations
13. Poems Set To Music
14. Couplets
15. Haiku Poetry
16. Friend Poetry
17. If I Were...
18. Limericks
19. Valentine's Day Poetry

20. Quatrain Poetry
21. Bio Poetry/Famous People
22. Alone Poems
23. Free Verse
24. Spring Poetry
25. Fractured Fairy Tales/My Third Eye Poem
26. Prose Poetry/Moment Poetry
27. Emotion Poetry
28. Noun/Adjective Poetry
29. Family Comparisons
30. Now and Then Poem
31. Candyland Poetry
32. Turn Around Poetry
33. Snap Shot Poetry
34. I Don't Understand Poetry
35. PowerPoint Presentation
36. My Year in ___ Grade
37. Next Class Poetry
38. Poetry Booklet

Course materials cover a full year with daily support for all aspects of instruction. The Teacher’s Edition includes a syllabus; correlation to standards; pacing guide; daily lesson plans; teacher’s workbook; CD with daily class notes in PDF (for use as color overheads) and/or PowerPoints; complete assessments. Classroom sets includes 25 Student Workbooks and Teacher Edition with CD. After purchase of Teacher’s Edition, additional Student Workbooks are available for individual purchase. Click here for details.