The importance of reading aloud to children is stressed more and more. It is at the core of putting children on the path to...
Creating book spine poems are a fun and creative way to craft a poem without having to write down any words. They are created by stacking books on top of each other until a poem emerges.
Go to your local library, or pull off a handful of books from your own shelf at home. Stack the books on top of each other, and read the titles from top to bottom. Each title becomes a different line of the poem. Arrange the books in an order that most appeals to you, and feel free to replace book titles that aren’t working well into your poem.
Most poems are read from top to bottom, but to switch it up, read it from bottom to top. Does the meaning or image change?...
The only way to get better at something is to practice it over and over again. Poetry is just like that. It’s a craft that takes time to master. National Poetry Month is held every April, and it’s the perfect time to find the poet in you.
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A mentor text is a text that is used as an example of good writing. Many times these texts can be springboards for you to use to ignite your own creativity and write a piece that has been inspired by someone else's writing.
Below are some poems from Family Friend Poems that can be used as mentor texts. These poems were used as inspiration to create templates for others to use to create their own similar poem. Using these examples can be a springboard for classroom as...
Reading poems written by other people can be the perfect inspiration to write your own. Perhaps it's the theme that catches your attention. Maybe it's the structure. Maybe it's the humor. Whatever i...
Some people look at poetry as something they could never write. They think it’s too overwhelming to capture thoughts in concise lines, so they shy away from it, but there is a poetry form for everyone.
There are forms that don’t worry ab...
Adjectives are a part of speech. They are words that describe a noun (person, place, or thing). They are usually right before the noun they are describing.
Using adjectives ...
Do you want to write a poem but need an idea to get you started?
Give one of these writing ideas a try. It's all about being creative. Don't worry if you poem seems silly. It might be just the writing exercise you need in order to spark...