Smore’s Monthly Theme Templates: National Poetry Month

Spring is the perfect time for poetry, because metaphor is everywhere you look! Need some inspiration for new poems to teach, or new ways to teach them? We’ve got you.

For National Poetry Month, we’ve got some fun and inspiring resources for celebrating poetry throughout the month of April. For starters, do you know about Dear Poet? It's an interactive, multimedia poetry celebration that you and your students are invited to participate in. Read a wide diversity of living poets, listen to poetry, and write letters to poets.

Poetry doesn't have to be a desk activity! We've got directions for how to throw a Poetry Slam, ideas for poetry and science, and a fun list of poems for inspired dramatic readings.

Or, learn from a child poet! We've shared a great TedXKids talk, with some suggestions for how to turn it into a lesson. Lastly, a link to an endlessly fun list of poetry prompts that'll keep you and your students inspired all month long.

If you teach a subject area that doesn’t typically involve poetry, find a way this year! Or make some time to write your own poems. It’s good for the soul.