April is Poetry Month- Who Knew?
Some kids are natural born writers and this is for them. Scholastic has an entire page of poetry activities for kids grade 1 through 8.
Aside from the fundamental beauty of poetry, did you know that teachers use poetry because some kids really respond to the rhyme and rhythm of poetry, and this helps them get involved in reading and writing. And the very act of creating rhymes is a vocabulary expander. SO- poetry is good stuff for kids.
Scholastic’s webpage includes 3 workshops for different aged kids to help them create their own poems, and learn some poet tricks from actual poetry writers. The kids can also listen to the authors read their poems aloud, and hopefully be inspired to write their own.
These exercises will obviously help kids in school, but for those natural born writers these exercises will be fun as well as instructional. Not sure where your child fits? Turn them loose on this site, or explore it together with them, and see where you end up? It’s good exposure even if it doesn’t end up a fit for your child.
As we look for good birthday party ideas for kids on the web, when we find other good ideas for kids activities and kids tips we include them here and on our website for you.
Maybe your new poet will write a rhyming card for the next birthday party they go to?
