ISLMC Poetry for Children

Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) Poetry for Children page. The ISLMC is a meta-site designed for elementary and middle teachers, librarians, parents and students to preview selected WWW curriculum related sites. Please visit the ISLMC Home Page. You can search this site.

See also:
Poetry for Middle & Secondary Students
Children's Songs
Drama for K-12

Night Before Christmas
[Forms of Poetry] [Poetry in the Classroom] [Selected Poetry E-texts] [Poetry Bibliographies]

Forms of Poetry

Forms of Poetry
Mother Goose; Haiku; Cinquains;
Limericks; Free Verse.
Haiku
Collection of Haiku links
Humorous Poetry for Children
Bibliography; links
Limericks
Edward Lear Home Page. Examples of
his work and other information.
Nonsense Poetry for Children

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Poetry in the Classroom

National Poetry Month Activities
For PreK-2; from Scholastic
Teaching with Poetry: Finding Material for Poetry Mini-Lessons
List of poets, activities; for primary grades from Scholastic
Teaching with Poetry: Make a Poetry Quilt!
Kindergarten; from Scholastic
Teaching with Poetry: Getting Started with Poetry
Grades K-1; from Scholastic
Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky, Karla Kuskin and Jean Marzollo
From Scholastic
Children's Poetry in the Poetry Zone
Ideas for teaching poetry; bibliographies for children
and young adults; text of Roger Stevens' book for
children from seven, How to Write Poems;
Roger Stevens Page
Serious Play : Reading Poetry with Children
Wonderful article from American Academy of Poets;
many excellent links.
Meter in Children's Poetry
Analysis by Dr. Elisabeth Gruner
Choral Speaking
Types of choral speaking, examples, hints for classroom use.
Fingerplays
Integrating Poetry In All Curriculum Areas
By Merry G. Broughton. Poetry units plus excellent suggestions
on sharing poetry with children.
Grammar and Poetry
By Andreas Lund. Combine poetry and grammar skills and
publish online
Poetry Pals Internet Poetry Publishing Project for K-12 Students
Site authored and owned by children

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Selected Poetry E-texts

A Celebration of Cats: Poems. Page 1
Includes poems by Valerie Worth, T. S. Eliot, Eleanor Farjeon;
Celebration of Cats. Page 2, with poems by J.R.R. Tolkien,
Katherine Lyle, and Heather
Poet's Page
Illustrated seasonal and holiday poems, some with music;
poetry by Linda A. Copp; from sunniebunniezz.com
Selected Poetry of Eugene Field
Selected Poetry of Christina Rossetti
Selected Poetry of Ann and Jane Taylor
Poetry of Robert Frost
A Child's Garden of Verses By Robert Louis Stevenson.
Ernest Thayer Poetry
Poetry for Upper Elementary

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Poetry Bibliographies

Poetry for Elementary Children.A Bibliography
By Odile Heisel, elementary school library media specialist.
Poetry. Bibliography
By Inez Ramsey, James Madison University.
Poetry for Upper Elementary Students

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Illustration of The Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore; illustrated by Ted Rand. Courtesy of North South Books

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