Poetry Playground: Teacher's Manual

By Veldorah J Rice

Book Overview

A teacher's manual to help you teach poetry. Activities are guided but flexible and open-ended. Ideal for homeschoolers or co-ops, this course provides all the tools needed to guide a middle or high school student through the sounds, structure, and imagery of poetry writing. Flexible, self-paced, and designed for independent learning with parent or teacher support, this curriculum brings confidence to poetry writing-without screens, apps, or logins.

Features:

Best for students in grades 5-12.Activities are flexible and include additional challenges for older students.Poem activities could be completed more than once with different results--use the curriculum again and again Optional peer-based activities are offered for siblings or co-ops to share and revise together.

Students will learn to:

Write in various styles of poetic structureUnderstand the importance of sound quality and how it functions in poetryEvaluate word choice and structure choices in poetryRevise poetry and understand best practices in revisionThe teacher's manual includes all answer keys, rubrics, and a grade book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1954272464
• ISBN13: 9781954272460
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Write from the Heart
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"