Poems for second grade

Poems for Kids: Below we have gathered a great selection of short and funny poems in English for kids to get them laughing and learning.

Visualizing is one of my very favorite skills to teach little readers. Why? It's a powerful skill that is used throughout life and really helps with reading and listening comprehension.

I like to spend a couple weeks each year teaching my students about poetry. We do a number of fun activities in addition to reading and wr...

Last week we covered similes. Just wanted to share a few pictures and ideas for teaching this skill. First we watched this video and the kids LOVED it! It has a catchy little tune and it uses drawings and simile examples from kids their age. After it was over we talked about the ones they remembered and I told them they would draw one of their own. As they worked we listened to it again. One, because they begged me to but two because I wanted the ones that couldn't come up with anything to…

Hi friends! I just wanted to drop in and make sure you didn't miss this week's FREEBIE! It's a brand new series and to say I'm excited about it is an understatement. :) I LOVE poetry. I've always incorporated poetry into my classroom, but usually I find myself scouring my resources at the last minute to try to find a poem for the week. No more! I'm officially writing my own poems for each of the school year for next year! This will ensure that I have them in place ahead of time, that they're…

Free Poetry activity! April 27th is Poem in Your Pocket Day. This poetry lesson makes a great bulletin board display for the classroom!

This is a primary blog with ideas for teaching grades kindergarten, first, second and third grade.

Since it's National Poetry Month, let's all pick a poem and memorize it -- our kids, too. It's so rich to have those words hanging around our brains.

Jump-start those growing minds with these adorable poems.

Hello Everyone! More Daily Five stuff! :) "Read to Someone" is a component that my firsties love!! We practice over and over how it should look and sound. We practice sitting EEKK style, reading quietly, sharing, asking questions, etc. Many ask what my kids read during "Read to Someone." Most of the time they are sharing books from their book baskets, but at least once a week, they read poetry together. We build a collection of poems in a folder starting from day one of first grade! Many of…