It’s April, and for ELA teachers, that means National Poetry Month! Poetry is the subject that kids think they hate…until they have a skilled teacher who brings passion and creativity to the unit. Listen here for 5 powerful poetry activities to do with your middle schoolers for National Poetry Month.

We will discuss:

• "Black Out" or "Found" Poetry
• Poetry Brackets Competition
• Poetry Escape Rooms
• Novels in Verse
• Poetry Slams
• Free Resources for Teaching Poetry

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Links mentioned in this episode:

• Join the Membership
• Companion blog on this topic
• Link to Preparing for the End of the Year Podcast Series
• Out of the Dust Month-Long Unit
• Join the All in One Middle School Membership!
• Poetry Activities for Middle School
• Free Poetry Writing Activity
• Free Video Lesson: Poetic Devices
• Free Video Lessons for Writing Original Poems
• One-on-One Coaching for Observations and Lessons
• Teaching Writing Workshop Course
• Click here to join the Middle School Language Arts Facebook Group