April is National Poetry Month

 I enjoy poetry and especially love sharing it with children. Reading poetry aloud with children helps them learn to play with words.  Poetry helps build phonemic awareness and can be used to introduce new vocabulary words and concepts in a fun way.

Don't Forget:Thursday April 24th is 

National Poem-In-Your-Pocket Day. 

                                                 Ask a child to read a poem to you!

 
Resources:
For Younger Students                   Starfall      
                                                      Poetry4Kids
Miscelaneous Materials                http://teacher.scholastic.com/poetry/
More                                              http://www.rainydaypoems.com/index.html
Reading Rockets Poetry Page       http://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/poetry

Classics                                         http://www.storyit.com/Classics/JustPoems
National Poetry Slam                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH97supUTQc
Listening to Poetry                        http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems-and-performance  
                                                                  
Poetry Out Loud                            http://www.youtube.com/user/poetryoutloudvideos
Giggle Poetry                                http://www.gigglepoetry.com/



Modern Children's Poet Sites
http://jackprelutsky.com/
http://www.shelsilverstein.com/
http://www.maryannhoberman.com/

 Academic Vocabulary: Quizlet