Teach This Poem

Inspired by the success of our popular syndicated series Poem-a-Day, we’re pleased to present Teach This Poem, winner of the 2018 Innovations in Reading Prize given by the National Book Foundation.

Produced for K-12 educators, Teach This Poem features one poem a week, accompanied by interdisciplinary primary sources and activities designed to help teachers quickly and easily bring poetry into the classroom. The series is produced with the assistance of Curriculum Consultant Ansley Moon and was developed with inaugural Educator in Residence Dr. Madeleine Fuchs Holzer. Teach This Poem is available for free via email.

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Title	Level	Type
Teach This Poem: “Girls On the Town, 1946” by Rita Dove	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “What It Must Have Felt Like” by Ada Limón	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “As I grew older” by Langston Hughes	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “Country of Water” by Mahogany L. Browne	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “Resignation” by Nikki Giovanni	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “Moonlily” by Marilyn Nelson	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “Good Grief” by KB Brookins	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “Miss Mary Mack Introduces Her Wings" by Tyree Daye	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost	Elementary School, High School, Middle School
Teach This Poem: “Ghazal of Oranges” by Jan-Henry Gray	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “The New Year” by Carrie Williams Clifford	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “Winter Solstice” by Ray McNiece	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “Root Systems” by Kay Ulanday Barrett	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Dear Poet Lesson Plan 2023	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Lesson
Teach This Poem: “Autumn Leaves” by Marilyn Chin	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “Beeches” by David St. John	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “Changing Is Not Vanishing” by Carlos Montezuma	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “The Forest for the Trees” by Rena Priest	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “A Song of a Navajo Weaver” by Bertrand N. O. Walker	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem
Teach This Poem: “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll	Elementary School, High School, Middle School	Teach This Poem

Title

Level

Type

Teach This Poem: “Girls On the Town, 1946” by Rita Dove

Elementary School, High School, Middle School

Teach This Poem

Teach This Poem: “What It Must Have Felt Like” by Ada Limón

Elementary School, High School, Middle School

Teach This Poem

Teach This Poem: “As I grew older” by Langston Hughes

Elementary School, High School, Middle School

Teach This Poem