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During the last two weeks, my kiddos have been writing lots of poetry.  I think that poetry is something that they are naturally We've read lots of children's poetry-- including my favorite Shel Silverstein.  My kids can't seem to get enough of him this year! I started out teaching this unit by reading Writing Dino-mite Poems in the Learn to Write series with printables and a read-aloud book for each type of writing.  You don't have to purchase the whole set.  Individual books are sold at I've found that it's easiest to have structured poems for the kids to practice with each day.  I bind these in a little book to take from the Dino-mite Poetry book.  Others were found online. I hate that I let my kids take home their books without taking pictures first.  I'll do my best to describe each poem with an 1st Line- one sentence describing an*mal 2nd Line- another sentence describing an*mal Students should pick a time of day, a season, a month, or holiday to write about First Line- Color or colors to describe something springy Second Line- Name of object Third Line- a phrase starting with -ing Fourth Line- Any thought pertaining to topic A few other sping ideas (bumblebees, flowers, bu*terflies, basketball, baseball, gras*, sandals, dresses) On each line, the children will tell something they can do like an an*mal The Book of Poems also includes an acrostic and a free verse poem. How do you teach poetry?  I would love some new poems to try next year! I really love the structure of my reading and math tubs this year.  If you want to find out about reading and math tubs, you can read my I've never been super confortable with giving my children choices during independent work times.  I guess that's the control freak in me.  I like the control of grouping my children (either by ability or behavior). But, I decided to give choice a try as we come to the end of the year.  I have a pretty good clas* this year, and I thought they could