![]() ![]() "Poetry may contain fewer words than students are used to in reading assignments, but the heightened focus on vocabulary, sentence construction, and meaning ultimately serves to heighten their writing and thinking skills." Matthew James Friday Matthew is an international school teacher, literacy consultant, and professional storyteller. If you're looking for inspiration on how to introduce poetry to your classroom, I'd recommend checking out this fantastic set of articles on the Edutopia website from Matthew James Friday. Maybe you could take a leaf from Flocabulary's book and expand poetry into a form of rap with a beat and music? Inspiration for teaching poetry In Book Creator, you can record audio or video directly onto the page, and this is where poetry could really come alive. ![]()
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