Looking for a simple, engaging way to introduce poetry in your classroom? Our couplet poem worksheets make it easy for students to learn what a couplet is and write their own with confidence. Whether you’re launching a poetry unit, adding...
Romy Keper works in schools as a speech pathologist on Long Island, New York, giving her a front‑row seat to the dedication and emotional labor that teaching requires. Through her small business, CharTEACHerie Gift Boards, she channels that insight into...
As first grade teachers, we might reassure students by saying things like “I can’t tell by looking at you how old you were when you learned to walk or talk. Someday, no one will be able to tell how old...
Shakespearean sonnets, also called English sonnets, have a strict writing style that can make them feel like a real challenge to students. But they’re also a lot like a puzzle—once you figure out how the pieces fit together, the end...
by TeachThought Staff In one sentence, Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchical ordering of cognitive skills that can, among countless other uses, help teachers teach, and students learn. For example, Bloom’s Taxonomy can be used to: –create assessments –frame discussions –plan lessons...
by Terry Heick There are ideas and then there are ideas between ideas. The spaces between ideas can be pregnant with ideas of their own in the same way that there are stars and then there are spaces between the...
While students may recognize the names of famous American poets such as Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman, there are lesser-known yet prominent poets from every state in our country! We’ve put together this sampler of notable poets (one per state)...
Who, what, when, where, why? Poets use brainstorming and structure to write funny, serious, and sentimental poetry. Show students how it’s done as they write poems about animals or people. Whether your students are just starting with poetry or they’re...
Every teacher has students who insist they can’t write poetry because they just can’t think of the right words. That’s why blackout poems are so amazing! The words are already there—students just need to uncover them and find the hidden...
If you follow teachers on Instagram at all, you’ve probably seen Outfit of the Day posts. Teachers are sharing what they wear, how they style it, and how they bring personality into their classrooms—and we love seeing all of it....
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