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POETRY WEBSITES
Return to Poetry
Here is a comprehensive quick
list of links to websites that support the teaching of poetry.
 Robert Frost Out Loud
Listen to the poetry of Robert Frost read aloud at this
wonderful interactive website.
Poetry 4
Kids
A poetry website for kids by poet Ken Nesbitt.
Use
Poetry to Teach Reading
This site is dedicated to helping teachers use poetry to teach
reading skills and strategies.
Giggle Poetry
A great poetry website run by Meadowbrook Press. Lots of fun
and funny poetry for kids and grown-ups too!
Imagine Songs
Poetry, music and illustrations by Joe Thompson. This site has
it all!
Poetry Alive
If you haven't seen a Poetry Alive performance or attended a
Poetry Alive workshop for teachers - you've missed out on a treat. Check it
out!
Nikki
Grimes
Check out poet Nikki Grimes website. She is NCTE's 2006
Excellence in Poetry for Children award winner.
Can Teach
Songs and Poems
A poetry website for primary teachers. You will find an
excellent list of songs and poems for teaching various subject matter at
this website.
Sara
Holbrook
Children's poet Sara Holbrook has a wonderful classroom
resource book called Practical Poetry. She is a dynamic presenter and
poet.
Academy
of American Poets
This website is an excellent resource on poetry and poets for
both elementary and secondary teachers.
Magnetic
Poetry Online
Kids can create magnetic poems with online kits for free!
Great poetry center for classrooms.
Poetry Slam
Secondary teachers need to check this site out. Poetry Slams
are a hot new way to get poetry in and out of teens!
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Math
Poems
Who says math isn't poetic? Check out this great list of math
poems that are based on NCTM standards.
The
Children's Poetry Archive
Lots of poetry for children. You will find poems read by the
authors, author interviews and much more.
Jack
Prelutsky
Famous kid's poet Jack Prelutsky reads a number of his poems,
and helps kids write their own at this site.
Barking
Spiders
Poetry for children by C.J. Heck.
Fizzy
Funny Fuzzy Poetry
Fun poetry for kids by poet Gareth Lancanster.
Giggle,
Giggle, Snicker, Laugh
Funny poems for kids by children's poet Robert Pottle.
Instant
Poetry Forms
Kids can fill in the blanks, and write their own poems using
these electronic instant poetry forms. You will find everything from
Bio-Poems to I Am poems.
Magnificent
Things
Poetry and stories for young children by Renee Downton.
Poetry
180
Former Poet Laureate of the United States, Billy Collins
shares a poem a day for high school students.
Glossary
of Poetic Terms
Learn the ins and outs and foundational basics of poetry at
this site.
Science
and Nature Poems
You will find 262 science and nature poems at this site. There
is something for everything!
Favorite
Poem Project
A awesome site put together by Boston University and the
Poetry Society of America. Listen to famous people read their favorite
poems!
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central is an archive of English sonnets.
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