Poetry Challenge: Free Form Friday

Teaching Poetry

Did you ever
notice
that kids speak in poetry?

If you want to teach children
to write
poetry,
I have a few
tips.

One. Listen.

Two. Notice.

Three. Listen some more so that whenever you can
fit in step four, you know it.

Four. (Don’t skip this) Say it back to them.
Say
Wow! You are a
poet! Can you say that again?
I
need
to
write that down!
(Say it with serious enthusiasm.
You won’t be faking it. Children are
already poets.)

Five. Read their own words back to them.

Repeat.
Soon they will know
their own poetry
and they will draw it
recite it
build it
write it
fall in love with it.

Then you can start
to listen
to notice
to listen some more
to your own
poetry too.

Happy April! Happy Poetry Month! 

I’m looking for poetry challenges. Today I did a Free Verse. Free Verse Friday! It’s a thing. Because I just made it a thing!