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Poetry4kids

How to Write an Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Acrostic poems are perfect for any topic! A quick tutorial guides learners into writing acrostic poems with the basics and key examples.
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Poetry4kids

Five Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Every writer knows how terrible writer's block can feel. Use these five writer's block-busting techniques to help young writers get out of their rut and into a better state of mind.
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Poetry teachers.com

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This site has lots of teaching ideas for instilling a love of poetry in students. Sections include Poetry Class, Poetry Fun, Poetry Theater, Poetry Contests, and information on how to invite authors to your school.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing I Spy Riddle Rhymes With Jean Marzollo

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
You can brush up on your "I Spy" riddles and rhymes when you explore this site. Jean Marzollo guides you through the process of creating your very own poetry.
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The Dream Flag Project

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This creative and collaborative project is centered around the poetry of Langston Hughes, and incorporates art, multi-cultural ideas, and student performance. The site is full of examples, information, lessons and explanation.
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PBS

Pbs Parents: Creativity Haiku

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Using this activity students can test their understanding of language and poetry by creating a Haiku using the word tiles in the box. Teachers and parents check out the interact, understand and expand buttons for more activities.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Dinosaurs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource features a variety of activities related to dinosaurs. There are interdisciplinary tasks that include writing exercises such as creative writing and story planner formats. Lessons for...
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Dan Gutman, Children's Book Author

For Students 3rd - 5th
The children's author Dan Gutman hosts this website devoted to his baseball stories. It even includes rejection letters, an original poem, and some book excerpts, and some puzzles and games.
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Library of Congress

Loc: John Keats Wrote Ode "To Autumn"

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief overview of John Keats life and poetry in the English Romantic movement. Uses several lines from Keats' poem "To Autumn" as an example of the writing of the early 1800s.

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