Poem activities for kids

Handprint poems are a fun and simple poetry writing project for kids. Trace your hands and write a poem that is "All About Me".

Teach the different styles of poetry to kids in the classroom. Includes poetry definitions, examples, and activities. Great for elementary school.

Paint a Watermelon Poem. A fun way to encourage reluctant writers to try writing free-form poetry. Great activity for elementary kids.

Discover the benefits of teaching POETRY to young children! Learn how to incorporate simple & appealing poems throughout your day! These low-prep, easy to use activities will help students achieve your literacy goals!

I've put together 30 poetry activities for reading poetry, writing poems, and incorporating poetry into your other subjects and lesson plans.

Free Poetry activity! April 27th is Poem in Your Pocket Day. This poetry lesson makes a great bulletin board display for the classroom!

Rain poem of the week is broken down into daily poetry activities to help build reading fluency, phonemic awareness, concepts of print and more!

Fun poem ideas and creative writing prompts that inspire kids to explore different poetry forms, imagery and themes. Great for beginners!

I found the best way for my children to understand poetry was to explore poetry with art. Read and see if you can find something in the poem to illustrate.

First grade poetry writing can be such a fun and creative exercise and with these great templates and posters, it makes for a great classroom activity. First Graders love writing poetry... Most of the time Kids love to write poetry as long as there aren't too many rules that they don't understand. Most teachers don't