When you think about your classroom routines and your teaching methods, what three techniques are your go-to options? Maybe it's interactive notebooks, anchor charts, and Daily Five? or Maybe you love Close Reading, Mentor Texts, and Centers? I'd like to propose that you poetry notebooks into your daily routine.
Poetry month may be in April, but poetry needs to be part of your routine every..single...week, period. Why? Well, in my opinion, poems are short and easy to use during those 15 minute blocks you might use as "filler" time, and yet, you can pack in so many skills in a very short time, and if you keep them in page protectors in a small binder, students can revisit them over and over again for different purposes that all help build readers.
Poetry month may be in April, but poetry needs to be part of your routine every..single...week, period. Why? Well, in my opinion, poems are short and easy to use during those 15 minute blocks you might use as "filler" time, and yet, you can pack in so many skills in a very short time, and if you keep them in page protectors in a small binder, students can revisit them over and over again for different purposes that all help build readers.
Color Code Your Phrases


Highlighter Hunts for Sightwords

Rap the Poem

Use the Poem to Review Words Study Patterns

Poetry is for Comprehension Too

Poetry for Your Pockets (and Notebooks)
For Print and Go Poetry for your kiddos, check out my Poetry for Your Pockets Yearly Bundle. 37 original poems and supplementary materials are included so that all five activities shared can be easily implemented each week. Below, is a freebie you can try out. If you have students needing RTI intervention for any of these skills, the poems would make your intervention lessons easy to pull and teach too. For the full bundle, click below.See you next month!

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