Poetry

PBSKidsPoetryZone- Arthur Characters Poetry Club [] Includes information on poems, examples, and outlines to create poems on-line.

Loris Lesynski-Author, Illustrator and Poet [|http://www.annickpress.com/author/Loris--Lesynski#] Includes ideas to use with poems and books, colouring pages, tips for young writers.

Giggle Poetry [] Hundreds of poems to read and rate (along with other activities)

Poetry for Kids.com

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Poetry Idea Engine-Scholastic [|http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm#] This site allows students to write different types of poems on-line

Writing with Writers Poetry-Scholastic [] Listen to poets read their work and learn tips about writing poetry.

Rhyme Zone [] Find a rhyme for a word

Shel Silverstein [] Lots of activities for students.

[] On-line template for writing a diamante poem.
 * __ Types of Poems __ **
 * Diamante **

[] On-line template for writing an acrostic poem.
 * Acrostic **

[] On-line template for writing a shape poem.
 * Shape **

Word Mover-Read-Write-Think [] Slide words over to make poems