Did you know that April is poetry month? Creative writing, and poetry in particular, is something young kids don’t get enough time to focus on. If you’d like to bring a little writing creativity into your kids lives and let their imaginations flow, why not check out some of the below opportunities.
Poets.org
Poets.org has gone all out with 30 ways to celebrate poetry month. Among their ideas that I’m sure will appeal to kids are “putting a poem on a pavement” and “play Exquisite Corpse”.
Teach Your Kids Haiku
Haiku is very addictive. Basically, the haiku is a very structured poetry form. Introduced by the Japanese, haiku poems are three lines long with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.
This article from Education World provides a great introduction to haiku.
Create a Poetry Slideshow in PowerPoint
Most kids love to use the computer, so why not let them write a poem using PowerPoint. Scholastic.com provides some great instructions on how to go about this, including some interesting themes to focus on.
Take a look through their teacher resource page as well on National Poetry Month. It’s packed full of good ideas for activities, poems to read and interviews with authors. There’s a great video of Maya Angelou speaking about her inspirations for poetry writing.
