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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
• 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!)

Use games to play with poetry and words

• Paint Chip Poetry
• Metaphor Dice
• Haikubes
• Magnetic poetry

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

Dart books (ages 8-10)

• Love that Dog
• Odder

Arrow books (ages 11-12)

• Becoming Muhammad Ali
• Before the Ever After
• Finding Langston
• Read, White, and Whole

Boomerang books (ages 13-14)

• Brown Girl Dreaming
• The Crossover
• Jazz Owls
• Other Words for Home
• Unbound

Slingshot book (ages 15-18)

• Swing

Online Classes

• Playing with Poetry: Discovery
• Playing with Poetry: Exploration

Master Classes (for Brave Learner Home members)

• Deep Dive into Poetry
• Poems are Teachers (Amy Ludwig VanDerwater)

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.”