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21. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Writing Poetry
    Diamante Poems
    This online tool enables students to learn about and write diamante poems.
22. 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.
23. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Dynamite Diamante Poetry
    Introduce gerunds and review nouns, adjectives, and verbs through engaging read-alouds; then apply these concepts through collaborative word-sorting and poetry-writing activities.
24. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 14
    Ernest Thayer, author of the famous poem "Casey at the Bat," was born in 1863.
    In small groups or individually, students make baseball cards for the players in the poem "Casey at the Bat." Students can use a word processor or the Character Trading Cards interactive to create their cards.
25. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 12
    Gary Soto, poet and children's writer, was born on this date in 1952.
    Using one of Soto's stories, students take part in share stories about their families, describe their street/neighborhood, or compose an acrostic poem using the Acrostic Poems interactive tool.
26. Professional Development | Grades   1 – 3  |  Strategy Guide
    Get Close to Think Deeply: Creating Primary-Level Close Readings
    Close readings allow primary students to engage with complex texts. Through repeated reading, students build a deep understanding of the text and critical thinking skills.
27. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 3
    Gwendolyn Brooks published Bronzeville Boys and Girls in 1956.
    After students have read and discussed several poems from Brooks' collection, they create a poetry anthology for their own family, neighborhood, or classroom.
28. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Mobile App  |  Writing Poetry
    Haiku Poem App
    Students can learn about and write haiku using this app that guides them through the writing process.
29. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Writing Poetry
    Haiku Poem Interactive
    Students can learn about and write haiku using this interactive that guides them through the writing process.
30. 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.

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