Learning Path
Poetry Day Learning Path
By Moira Lambe
Lots of lovely resources and activities to get your students' creative juices flowing on Poetry Day!
9 resources in this Learning Path
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Poetry Day Ireland
https://www.poetryireland.ie/poetry-day/ Added: 12 Apr 2022 Contributor: Moira Lambe Resource type:The official website of Poetry Day Ireland, which takes place on 28th April this year. Get your class involved with lots of lovely poetry related activities.
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RíRá Rhymes
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCarPQOAKt-J8eauTL2bgAMw Added: 19 Jan 2022 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type:RíRá Rhymes is a channel dedicated to poems and stories for kids. All videos for kids on the channel contain original children's rhymes and stories of every kind!
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Nature Acrostic Poems Worksheet
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/36036/35804.pdf Added: 04 May 2021 Contributor: Moira Lambe Resource type: Worksheet / ActivityTake your class outside and look for inspiration to complete 3 short Acrostic Poems: Tree, WInd and Sun. Brainstorm and come up with poems in groups or individually.
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Poetry - Classroom Resources
https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/teach/resources/ Added: 28 Jul 2020 Contributor: Aoife McDonnell Resource type: Guide/notes / Lesson PlanThe Children’s Poetry Archive has a selection of resources to inspire you to teach poetry with confidence and enjoyment. The resources include learning resources to support different aspects of teaching, lessons for individual poems and curated collections to provide new and exciting ways to explore poetry.
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Poetic Terms - Glossary
https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/teach/glossary/ Added: 28 Jul 2020 Contributor: Aoife McDonnell Resource type: ReferenceLook here for answers to your questions on the language we use to talk about poetry. Start by browsing by letter, or click on the Glossary item below. You can use this glossary to check how to pronounce a word or phrase, find out what it means and learn how to use it in a sentence.
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MONSTERS Poems to use as stimulus.
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/23142/22865.docx Added: 20 Jun 2017 Contributor: Michael OReilly Resource type: Guide/notes / Lesson Plan / Project / Worksheet / ArticleThis a set of poems on the theme of MONSTERS
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Suggestions for use: Use these poems to stimulate children's imaginations about the theme of monsters or strange creatures.
Suggestions for use: Use these poems to stimulate children's imaginations about the theme of monsters or strange creatures
Suggestions for use: Use these poems to stimulate children's imaginations about the theme of monsters or strange creatures
Suggestions for use: Use these poems to stimulate children's imaginations about the theme of monsters or strange creatures
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Funny Bunny, an Easter Poem - Easter Reading Comprehension
http://wordville.com/ReadingComp/ES5FunnyBunny.html Added: 09 Mar 2017 Contributor: Emer Ní Chéidigh Resource type: Guide/notesThis is a short poem about the Easter Bunny. Following the text there are 10 multiple choice comprehension questions. The article can be read online and the questions can be answered online or should the teacher prefer the print button can be clicked (top - middle of the screen) and the article and all questions will be printed.
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Interactive Haiku Creator
https://www.readwritethink.org/clas...interactives/haiku-poem-interactive Added: 09 Jul 2021 Contributor: John Weir Resource type: ToolWith this interactive, students can learn about and write haiku, a popular Japanese poem that traditionally has three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Students begin by brainstorming words for their poem, and then they compose their poem with attention to how many syllables they've written for each line. The final step allows students to customize the design of their poem with one of the provided artistic backgrounds or by uploading their own image.
Saving capability allows students to return to their work and make revisions. Final work can be shared via e-mail, as a PDF, or printed out.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- English
Strand: Writing
Strand unit: 7. Writing Process & Creating Text
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PoeTree Outdoor English Activity
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/36059/35827.pdf Added: 05 May 2021 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Audio / Video / Presentation / ReferenceStudy a tree with all the senses to inspire creative poems. This resource includes a lesson plan and a children's worksheet to fill in for poetry inspiration.
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