The Power of Poetry
Poetry can help shift the relationship around words. That’s the power of poetry!
We’ve curated some of our favorite poetry resources and activities so you can save some time and get to the fun part — celebrating National Poetry Month in your homeschool!
Poetry Teatime
- Grab the free Quick Start Guide
- See How to Include Poetry Teatime in Your Family
- Find poetry books for teatime
- Learn How to Read Poetry Aloud
- Throw your own Poetry Teatime
- See the master list of Themed Teatimes
- Find inspiration on Brave Writer’s Poetry Pinterest page
- Explore All About Teacups
Fun and Games
Have some fun with these spins on “writing” poetry
- Simple found poetry
- Found poems with an upcycled book (if you’re artistically inclined!)
- Black Out Poetry
- Poetry Mash-Up from Brave Writer’s 7-Day Writing Blitz
Use games to play with poetry and words
- Paint Chip Poetry
- Metaphor Dice
- Haikubes
- Magnetic poetry (try out their free online version)
Throw a poetry party
- It’s party school! Throw a poetry teatime party with friends and/or extended family. (Psst…you have permission to party!)
Deep Dive: Poetry Books and Classes
Quill (ages 5-7): Poetry
Arrow books (ages 11-12)
- Flora and Ulysses
- The Dreamer
- Before the Ever After
- The Red Pencil
- Math Curse and Science Verse
- Becoming Muhammad Ali
- Love that Dog
- Inside Out and Back Again
- Finding Langston
Boomerang books (ages 13-14)
Master Classes
Online Classes
One-Day Celebrations
Crunched for time? We understand! Here are some one-day ideas worth squeezing in:
- Have one poetry teatime. Keep it simple. It still counts!
- Attend a local poetry reading or poetry slam
- Run by the bakery and have fun with Poet in a Cupcake Day
- Explore the Poetry’s Foundation Learning Lab
- Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day
- Our dear friend Amy Ludwig VanDerwater has a new book, If This Bird Had Pockets, celebrating Poem in Your Pocket Day. Check out her book and be sure to grab her educator’s guide and text set downloads under “For Teachers.”
