Poetry

Poetry is the most neglected format, because many of us have had bad experiences.
We must reiterate to students poetry doesn't have to rhyme! You should share a poem a day, or several shorter ones. These poems can be related to the curriculum or just for fun. Kids prefer narrative poetry, because it tells a story. They don't like free verse because it doesn't rhyme. Kids like rhyme, rhythm and sound devices, like onomatopoeia and alliteration. Kids also like funny poems, familiar poems, with familiar language. Kids also prefer poems with visual images. Kids like poems they can interact with, either by repeating in a repeated line or do a reader's theater. Poetry involves expression. There are many types of poetry involving different types, style and forms.