Poetry
Classroom Resources Brought to You by KET
April is National Poetry Month. Engage your students in appreciating this art form and creating their own poetic masterpieces with these resources from KET, PBS, and KET Encyclomedia.
If you have questions, please contact your KET Education Consultant.
***Read about Kentucky's 2014 Poetry Out Loud Competition Finalists here!
Between the Lions: Video Poems
PBS Kids.
Grades K-2.
Martha Speaks: Rhyme Time
PBS Kids.
Grades K-2.
Reading Rainbow: My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States
Discovery Education.
Grades K-2.
Antarctic Antics
Discovery Education.
Grades K-5.
Arthur's Poetry Club
Arthur's Poetry Club. Welcome to the Poetry Club! Every day I pick a poem and publish it right here. Write a poem of your own or check out other kids' poems. Also includes links to videos such as: A Word from us Kids: Rhyming Rappers, How to be a Writer in Three Easy Steps, and more.
PBS Kids.
Grades K-5.
Fern's Poetry Nook (Arthur)
PBS Kids.
Grades K-5.
Think Garden: A Gardener's Poem
PBS LearningMedia.
Grades 3-5.
Time Warp Trio: Sam Samurai
Discovery Education.
Grades 3-5.
Marilyn Singer
PBS LearningMedia.
Grades 3-7.
Poetry Circles
PBS LearningMedia.
Grades 4-12.
Reading a Poem
PBS LearningMedia.
Grades 6-12.
Post-war Poetry: Stream of Consciousness
Post-war Poetry: Stream of Consciousness. Stream of Consciousness poets include Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, Ezra Pound, and T. S. Eliot. Each author offered a different style of poetry and a different message.
Discovery Education.
Grades 6-12.
Just the Facts: Understanding Literature: The Elements of Poetry
Discovery Education.
Grades 6-12.
Poetry Everywhere
PBS LearningMedia.
Grades 7-12.
I started Early—Took my Dog, by Emily Dickinson
PBS LearningMedia.
Grades 7-12.
Poetry Out Loud
PBS.
Grades 7-12.
In Between the Lines: Native American Poetry
PBS.
Grades 9-12.