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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Bear of a Poem: Composing and Performing Found Poetry
   Children find favorite words, phrases, and sentences from familiar stories. Working together, they combine their words and phrases to create a poem. The poem is then shared as performance poetry.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Writing Poetry
   Acrostic Poems
   This online tool enables students to learn about and write acrostic poems. Elements of the writing process are also included.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Mobile App  |  Writing Poetry
   Acrostic Poems
   Learn about and write acrostic poems, a poetry form that uses the letters in a word to begin each line of the poem. All lines of the poem relate to or describe the main topic word.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Acrostic Poems: All About Me and My Favorite Things
   Students create acrostic poems using their names and the names of things that are important to them.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Writing Poetry
   Diamante Poems
   This online tool enables students to learn about and write diamante poems.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Mobile App  |  Writing Poetry
   Diamante Poems
   In this app, users can learn about and write diamante poems, which are diamond-shaped poems that use nouns, adjectives, and gerunds to describe either one central topic or two opposing topics (for example, night/day or winter/spring). Examples of both kinds of diamante poems can be viewed online or printed out.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 6  |  Printout  |  Writing Starter
   Haiku Starter
   This graphic organizer provides students the opportunity to brainstorm words about a given topic, count and record the syllables, and draft a haiku.
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Tip & How-To
   Help a Child Write a Poem
   Encourage creativity and word play by helping a child recognize the elements of a poem and explore different ways of writing one.
   
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Let's Go On A Poetry Walk!
   The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and you're surrounded by brilliant shades of green! Observe and collect sensory images from nature and use the sights, sounds, smells, and textures to create original nature poetry.
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Activity & Project
    Let the Show Begin! Literary Talent Show
    Children choose their favorite songs, dances, poems, or stories to act out in a talent show for friends and family.

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