Instructional Video2:47
Poetry Foundation

John Green reads Poetry

Pre-K - Higher Ed
John Green kicks off Ours Poetica by reading a poem about poems: Poetry by Marianne Moore.
Instructional Video1:34
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

My Old Banjo | SONG | Sonsense Nongs

Pre-K - 5th
My Old Banjo - Sonsense Nongs Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen Michael Rosen shows once again why he's known for being able to tune into exactly the kind of humour that makes children fall about with laughter. Sonsense Nongs...
Instructional Video2:05
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Yohuru Williams "Ballad of Birmingham" by Dudley Randall

Higher Ed
Dr. Yohuru Williams is Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas. He received his Ph.D. from Howard University in 1998.He is the author...
Instructional Video2:56
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

No Breathing In Class - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Pre-K - 5th
No Breathing In Class - Read by Michael Rosen fro The Hypnotiser
Instructional Video1:01
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Plastic Bag Tree | POEM

Pre-K - 5th
Plastic Bag Tree | POEM Poem written and performed by Michael Rosen.
Instructional Video1:29
Curated Video

Grandpa Gramps - Pale Snail

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Grandpa Gramps poem about a pale snail.
Instructional Video18:55
Wonderscape

Maya Angelou: A Life of Inspiration

K - 5th
This video transcript provides a detailed overview of Maya Angelou's life, from her difficult childhood in a segregated community to her rise as a renowned author and poet. It highlights her influential works, such as "I Know Why the...
Instructional Video1:30
Curated Video

Grandpa Gramps - Geometry Party

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Grandpa Gramps poem about the Geometry Party.
Instructional Video1:30
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Apples and Bananas | SONG | Sonsense Nongs

Pre-K - 5th
Apples and Bananas | SONG | Sonsense Nongs Sonsense Nongs Song performed by Michael Rosen.
Instructional Video3:13
Curated Video

Five Facts - Shakespeare

Pre-K - 5th
This video explores five fun facts about Shakespeare.
Instructional Video25:06
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Chapter 10 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts

Pre-K - 5th
Chapter 10 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls - until a chatty skeleton appears and takes him...
Instructional Video9:16
Schooling Online

Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Introduction to Rosemary Dobson

3rd - Higher Ed
Meet Rosemary Dobson, a great Australian poet. Find out who she was, where she came from and why her poems are remarkable. We’ll look at her personal and contextual influences, which ranged from her Australian identity to Classical art....
Instructional Video3:59
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Ravi Shankar "Latin for Life"

Higher Ed
Pushcart prize winning poet, translator and professor Ravi Shankar has published, edited or has forthcoming over 15 books, including the Muse India award-winning translations of 9th century Tamil poet/saint, Andal, 'The Autobiography of...
Instructional Video0:43
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

A Good Play | CLASSIC | Robert Louis Stevenson

Pre-K - 5th
A Good Play | CLASSIC | Robert Louis Stevenson Poem written by Robert Louis Stevenson Performed by Michael Rosen
Instructional Video10:59
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

DAY 05 | STORY | The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass

Pre-K - 5th
The Fifth Day DAY 05 | STORY | The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass When we hear how Till Owlyglass made a lot of money out of his hat, and how he baked owls and monkeys.
Instructional Video1:34
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Strawberry Jam - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Pre-K - 5th
Strawberry Jam Performed by Michael Rosen From Even My Ears Are Smiling Published by Bloomsbury
Instructional Video4:50
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

The Homework Book | POEM

Pre-K - 5th
The Homework Book | POEM What happened when I drew a picture of Trev the Tramp in my homework book?
Instructional Video13:58
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Even More Nonsense | POEM

Pre-K - 5th
More of Michael Rosen's collection of nonsense verse with rhymes, poems, wordplay and limericks. In the best tradition of nonsense verse, here are poems to make everyone smile and laugh out loud. Children will delight in unraveling the...
Instructional Video11:23
Oxford Comma

How To Read Poetry: Reading, Summary, and Analysis of "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins

9th - 12th
Welcome to a reading, summary, and analysis of "Introduction to Poetry" by two time US Poet Laurette, Billy Collins. In this poem, Collins examines the beautiful world of poetry, and how it all too often turns nightmarish in the...
Instructional Video1:45
Makematic

Change poems

K - 5th
Art and poetry can help reveal truths and build self-awareness. Poetry helps us explore our inner selves and see the self we show others. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will write poems that describe who they are and how people...
Instructional Video5:49
Advocate of Wordz

National Poetry Month - Poetry Defined

9th - 12th
We discuss the who, what, where, when, why & HOW, for National Poetry Month #NaPoMo. Plus, WHO hates this month and why? As well as a mention to the international community.
Instructional Video0:36
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Hand On The Bridge - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

Pre-K - 5th
Michael Rosen performs the poem Hand on the Bridge. This poem comes from ‘Michael Rosen’s Big Book of Bad Things’ (Puffin Books).
Instructional Video0:37
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

If a Computer | POEM

Pre-K - 5th
If a Computer | POEM Poem written and read by Michael Rosen.
Instructional Video6:09
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

The Register | POEM

Pre-K - 5th
The Register | POEM - From 'You Wait Till I'm Older Than You' (Puffin).