Weekly Tribes 2014 – April is National Poetry Month

Here is a website full of ideas for all grade levels to get you and your students into the act of writing and appreciating poetry in all kinds of forms.

Rather than leaving poetry to the Language Arts teacher, think of how you can use various poetic devices in reflection, appreciation, inclusive, and influential ways.

Here is an example:

Tomorrow’s field trip

Visiting the museum

The rule is ‘blend in’

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/april-national-poetry-month-20478.html