Poetry Lessons

Posted by Elizabeth Yetter Dec 23, 2006

Poetry writing happens to be one of the most versatile lessons that one can work into the curriculum.

Couplets can be written for health: keeping clean, saying no to drugs, etc.

The cinquain can be used for science: chemical reactions, animal behavior, and even the connections between certain constellations and myths.

A lesson on alliterations can be used to coincide with dictionary use.

Finally, the lune and haiku can be used for history: write a lune about an historic person or write a haiku that tells how a soldier felt at Gettysburg.

Poetry writing is a versatile project that can fit any curriculum and enrich a child’s understanding of the subject she is studying.