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Browse the following lesson plans about ars poetica p

Bring poems into the classroom with these lesson plans, which are especially suited to introducin

Culminating Activity: 

Browse lesson plans featuring poems by Ada Limón. Of Limón's work, the poet 

Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring poems about autumn.

Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring poems for Halloween, including poems about ghosts

To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in September and October—and all year long—browse&n

The following lesson plans feature poems from the rich tradition of Native American poetry

The following lesson plans feature poems related to the Thanksgiving holiday, gratitude, and ways

Browse poetry lesson plans featuring poems about many different aspects of American and world his

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Celebrate winter and the holiday season in the classroom with this selection of lesson plans feat

Browse these lesson plans featuring poems about New Year's and beginnings.

Browse lesson plans featuring poems and related resources related to Martin Luther King Jr.,

Celebrate Black poets by brining their work into the classroom.

To celebrate Black History Month in February—and the rich tradition of African American poetry al

Bring poems into the classroom with these lesson plans that highlight Black poets who h

The following lesson plans for Valentine’s Day feature poems about love and relationships.

Celebrate warmer weather, the departure of winter, and the beginning of spring with these lesson

To celebrate Women’s History Month in March—and women in poetry year-round—browse this selection

As part of your celebration of Arab American Heritage Month in April—and all year rou

As part of your celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May—and all year round—ta

Browse a selection of lesson plans featuring poems from the rich tradition of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer poets and poetry.

Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring poems related to summer, travel, and warm weather

Browse poetry lesson plans about music or to incorporate into music class. 

Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring photographs, original documents, and other archi

Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring poems about birds.

Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring poems about the environment, nature, and science.

The following lesson plans feature poems poems exploring many different kinds of family relations

Browse a collection of lesson plans featuring poems by

Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring poems about immigration and heritage.

Bring poems into the classroom for Valentine's Day and year-round with the following lesson plans

The following lesson plans feature poems with side-by-side Spanish and English versions, includin

The following lesson plans feature poems and activities related to politics, America, the electio

The following lesson plans feature poems exploring the themes of social justice, identity, and human rights.

Browse lesson plans featuring poems by Arthur Sze, who received the 2019 National Book Award in P

The following lesson plans feature poems that engage with war and its consequences.

Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring classic and contemporary sonnets.

Walt Whitman, the innovator of a uniquely American poet

Browse poetry lesson plans featuring paintings, photographs, and other resources from the visual