How to Help Students Enjoy Writing Poems in the Classroom

Teaching reading poetry can be daunting.. but teaching writing poetry can be downright terrifying! Following these simple steps can make teaching students about writing poems easy peasy. Step 1: Intro & Reading Lesson Before teaching students to write poetry, they are going to need to practice reading poems. You can read more in-depth about how […]

How to Empower Student Success with Poetry Reading Lessons

Reading Poetry for 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th Grade Blog Post by The Mountain Teacher 404

I used to DREAD April because it meant it was time for teaching poetry. I am not that creative brained person that was ever good at writing poetry, so I assumed teaching students about reading poetry would be the same…. but I was so wrong! With the right models, anchor charts and lesson plans, teaching […]