5 Easy Poetry Activities for Any Middle School Content Area
If you’re anything like me, you’re quickly realizing that National Poetry Month is right around...
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Poetry in Motion: Motivating Teens to Create
As soon as spring arrives, the warm breezes and sunshine work their magic on students. Teens are...
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Reciting Poetry: Boosting Confidence in Teens
Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me...
Read MoreDigital Poetry Slam
It is no wonder why April has been deemed National Poetry Month. Early spring is filled with inspiration. The longer days and warming temperatures seem to improve my mood and stir my creativity. What a great time for reading and...
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April is also National Poetry Month
Could you recommend a SHORT book? As a librarian for tweens and teens, I am always on the quest...
Read MorePerking Up Your Poetry
In the spirit of the most romantic month of the year, I put together a list of some contemporary poetry collections to perk up your poetry sections this February. In the last two years my high school students have been diving...
Read MoreIt’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Book Lists
One of my favorite times of the year is the end-of-year book lists. Public libraries, journals, authors, publishing companies, educators—they are all posting their favorite books from the year. Are you a middle-grade librarian?...
Read MoreTwo for Tuesday: Lessons with Two Picture Books
Developing lessons with picture books is easier if you have a theme in mind. Two for Tuesday is a fun way to introduce two books on the same topic. If you are strapped for time, try collaborating with another educator and divide...
Read MorePicture Books That Inspire Readers to Create
Did you know that author/illustrator Yuyi Morales is a self-taught artist? The public library was her school. Picture books inspired her to create. When Morales immigrated to America, she spent hours studying and copying picture...
Read MoreMaking Poetry Exciting for Teens
Selling the Language of Poetry It’s hard to persuade teenagers to read novels in their spare time but when it comes to poetry, it’s an even tougher sell. Each year I teach poetry research lessons to English classes. Though I try...
Read MoreGet Ready to Make It New: Embracing Change in 2021
Attention is love, what we must give children, mothers, fathers, pets, our friends, the news, the woes of others. What we want to change we curse and then pick up a tool. Bless whatever you can with eyes and hands and tongue. If...
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