Bio poem template for high school

This post details how to teach poetry writing for kids. It describes the steps to teaching this style of poetry, from the discussion to the planning, to the display piece — a lesson for your primary classroom for poetry month or during your poetry unit.

How-To Teach Biography Poetry to Kids

You might wonder why it is beneficial to teach poetry writing to kids.

I ask why not? Children are never too young to be exposed to poetry.

Bio poem template pdf

I have childhood memories of my father reading poetry nightly, and I still vividly remember the poems and how they made me feel.

Poetry allows us to have new experiences and to make sense of our emotions. It can connect children to literature that other resources cannot.

Studying poetry has turned a struggling reader in me into a lover of literature who still reads, shares, and actively teaches poetry today.

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Why teach poetry writing to kids?

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