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Do You Use Poetry Anthologies?

May 18, 2012

Writing poetry with elementary students for national poetry month in April

I just love, love, love working with poetry. I have had so much fun seeing how everyone used my Writing a Poem a Day Poetry Pack that I wanted to share another poetry idea with you. It just might be something you want to try with your class next year. Even if you don’t want to try them, keep reading to snag an end-of-the-year poem freebie for your students.


For the past several years, I’ve been creating poetry anthologies with my students. We use simple paper books made of computer paper with a card stock cover. Ours are just a few dollars each, but you could also make your own or have your students use spiral notebooks too. The books aren’t nearly as important as the ideas students put inside them!


The anthologies are broken into four sections: Poems about Me, Poems from Friends, Poem Connections, and Poems by Me. Each section has a different purpose, with the first three sections used for studying published poems. Students don’t actually write their own poems until they reach the fourth section. In our room, we do poetry Fridays and end the week with our anthologies. I usually teach each section in isolation and practice it a few times before moving on to the next section. After all sections have been taught, students are free to choose which section they’ll work in each Friday. I allow my students to use some of their poems from our Writing a Poem a Day unit in their anthology.


If you’re looking for a way to make poetry fun while also working with figurative language, mood, inferences, poetic devices, and more, I highly recommend trying poetry anthologies with your class next year. You can grab a copy of my poetry anthology directions pretty cheap over at my TpT store if you don’t want to make your own. Here’s a free poster I use in our classroom that goes with it.

End of the  year poem for student gifts freebie



And now for the freebie… here’s a cute poem that I give my students as the last one in their Poems from Friends section. Even if you don’t use anthologies, it makes a great goodbye gift for your kiddos. 

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  1. Heather at Teach It Today! says: May 18, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    Great idea! I'm looking forward to findings earning more about this. I'm a new follower!

    Heather
    http://teachittoday.blogspot.com

  2. Anonymous says: May 18, 2012 at 12:55 pm

    Thank you for sharing! Such a cute poem

  3. Lori says: May 18, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Thank you for the ideas for poetry! I love to teach poetry to the students and I like this idea!
    Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

  4. Christi at Ms. Fultz's Corner says: May 18, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    I'm so glad other people can use the ideas too!

  5. Ms. Chrissy B says: May 19, 2012 at 2:47 am

    Thanks for sharing – really charming!

    Buzzing with Ms. B

  6. Tami says: May 21, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    Thank you for sharing. Great poem.

  7. Ms. Jessica says: May 21, 2012 at 10:37 pm

    I love the idea of a poetry journal! And the last poem you're putting in the journal is too precious!
    -Jessica
    A Turn to Learn

  8. Nicole says: May 21, 2012 at 11:00 pm

    I'm with Jessica! I teach K and we just barely scrape the surface on poetry – but I LOVE it! I'm going to have to check out your TpT packet and think about it for next year. Thanks for sharing the end of the year poem!
    Nicole
    Rowdy in Room 300

  9. Rebecca says: May 21, 2012 at 11:18 pm

    Visiting you through Manic Monday. Thanks for the freebie! Love the poem! Happy Summer! Come by when you get a chance!

    Waving from The Teacher's Chatterbox,
    Rebecca

  10. Sandra Maddox says: May 23, 2012 at 6:41 pm

    Thank you for the poem! Visiting you through Manic Monday! I love your blog!

  11. Anonymous says: June 4, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Hi Christi…what a wonderful poem..the words are simple but meaningful..you gave me a great idea.
    Thank you for sharing.

    Wiwid

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Lake Love // Even though our trip was cut short th Lake Love // Even though our trip was cut short this year, I’m thankful we made it to Marblehead. It’s my absolute favorite spot on Lake Erie. Just swipe to see that sailboat and sunlight on the water. Absolute peace.
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