http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang/lang53.txt
This unit allows students to read poem, discuss it, draw a picture about the poem, and share their work. This lesson helps students think and evaluate the meaning of their poetry. The TN Curriculum Framework Learning Expectation states: The student will write to acquire thinking, improve study skills, gain confidence, and promote lifelong communication.

http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/lang/ceclang/ceclang059.html
This unit allows students to observe zoo animals, learn facts about the animals, write a poem about a particular animal using descriptive words, and reading the poem aloud. The TN Curriculum Framework Learning Expectation states: The student will write frequently for a variety of purposes of developing creative expression as a form of writing.

http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/00-2/lesson0015.shtml//www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/00-2/lesson0015.shtml
This unit allows students to express reactions to a visit to a rock mine in a watercolor painting and write a poem that uses at least two poetic elements. The TN Curriculum framework Language Arts Writing Grades 3-5 content standard states: The student will develop the structural and creative skills necessary to produce written language that can be read and interpreted by various audiences. This coordinates with the teacher survey question #9 - My students ask questions that help themselves and others understand a topic better.

http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/598Poetry.htm
This unit focuses on reading and analyzing poetry with fifth grade students. Students study imagery, alliteration, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, symbols, and personification, and come to recognize these devices in poetry. Students will also use these poetic devices in their own poetry and participate in many hands-on activities. The learning expectation comes from the content standard of Writing: Grades 3-5 which states the student will "continue to respond actively and imaginatively to literature."

http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/41.html
This lesson will require paper, chart paper, and colored markers. The teacher will copy a poem on chart paper, skipping lines for editing. The students will do the same on notebook paper. After mini lessons on nouns and verbs, students will copy their finished product, making any additions that they feel make their poem say what they want it to say and then they share it with the class. This lesson will meet the learning expectation from Writing: Grades 3-5 which states "student will use appropriate English: usage, mechanics, spelling, and sentence structure."

http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/lang/ceclang/ceclang050.html
To develop an appreciation for different styles of poetry. It can be useful when introducing a theme, holiday or season.

http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/lang/ceclang/ceclang024.html
This activity allows the writer to analyze himself/herself to provide an introduction to the rest of the class.

http://www.veeceet.com/
Provides MANY poems and poetry ideas. Another website where students can find examples of lyrical or narrative poems.

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/lessonPlan061.shtml
Kodak provides an idea of mixing poetry and photography.

http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/lang/ceclang/ceclang053.html
This lesson is designed to encourage students to think about and evaluate the meaning of a poem.

http://www.wordcentral.com/
Students will look up rhyming words for their poems by typing the word in the box on the Rhyming Dictionary icon and clicking FIND. Students often become frustrated when composing rhyming poetry because they can not think of words that rhyme. With this site, rhyming words are simply a mouse click away! Verse Composer allows students to create poems quickly.

http://www.gigglepoetry.com
Here you will find favorite poems, school poems, poetry contests, poetry fun, poetry class, ask the poet, poetry teachers, fiction teachers, more.

http://www.carolhurst.com/profsubjects/poetrybooks.html
"Nine books of poetry that I'd want in my Classroom"  from Carol Hurst
NOTICE the links at the end of the page for classroom teaching ideas and more.

http://www.grandpatucker.com/rhyme-time1.html-ssi
Did you know that poems don't have to rhyme? But, if you insist, visit with Grandpa Tucker to learn how to write a good rhyming poem. Grandpa Tucker uses "rhyming families" to help with writing poems. Check out the rhyme with "butter" and "cry." Try creating a list of rhyming words for butter, and then write a new verse about the topic. Then, use the rhyming tables at this site to create another poem. Keep using your poetry journal. Use the rhyming list below to write another poem. fun-done-bun-sun-one-begun-outdone-loved one-outrun-honey bun-in the long run-midnight sun-overdone-one-by-one-hamburger bun

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/limericks.leslie.html
Limericks are usually humorous (funny or silly) and are composed of five lines with an "aacca" rhyming pattern. In this pattern, the last words of the first two lines rhyme with each other; the last words of the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other but not with the first two lines; and the last word in the fifth line rhymes with the last words in the first and second lines.

http://www.poetryteachers.com/
Super site for teachers and students. You can find resources galore at this site. Students can write poems and play funny word games.

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/poetry.html
Learning Expectations: The student will write poetry utilizing traditional and nontraditional forms. This link provides the student the opportunity to write a Bio Poem, a 5W Poem, an I Am Poem, a Name Poem, and a Cinquain. "What is poetry composed of?" "What poems do you notice which do not conform to traditional patterns?"

http://www.poetry4kids.com/
These are excellent poetry resources.  You will find funny poems, poetry lessons, poetry writing contests, poetry games, poem links, Kenn Nesbitt's books, audio recordings, a rhyming dictionary, poetry news, poetry surveys, a biography of Kenn, and more.

http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/2lesson.htm
Do your students groan at the mention of poetic devices such as alliteration or onomatopoeia? Are they as familiar with the works of Ogden Nash and Edgar Allen Poe as with Snoop Doggy Dog or Will Smith? Through this introductory lesson on "Famous Poems and Poets", students will become acquainted with famous poets, well-known poems, poetry forms, and poetic devices by means of a fun-filled online scavenger hunt. This lesson will help students to meet the Content Standard of developing the reading skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of the written text.

http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1062.html
After reading "There's a Wocket in My Pocket", the students will discuss the writing style of Dr. Seuss and his use of rhyme. The students then identify the rhyming words from the story and make lists of their own rhyming words, real or nonsense. Learning Expectation: Practice a variety of prewriting activities to generate ideas.

http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1991/4/91.04.06.x.html
In this lesson, I will read Shel Silverstein's poem, "Batty." The students will recite the poem individually and chorally which will improve their pronunciation skills, develop fluency, expression, accuracy and confidence. They will locate rhyming words and answer questions about the poem. Why does the baby bat like the dark? How do you "turn on the dark?" Teacher survey item #2 states that my students think about their best skills and use them to complete a task.

http://kristinegeorge.com
These resources are from Kristine O'Connell George, writer, poet, and tadpole rancher.  She offers these sections:  For Teachers, For Students, Poetry Aloud, Poetry Thinks.

http://www.rhymezone.com/http://www.link.cs.cmu.edu/doug/rhyme-doc.html
The students will use this site to help with rhyming words. They type in the word they are trying to rhyme and the dictionary gives them options.

PoetryTeachers.com
http://www.poetryteachers.com

http://litsite.alaska.edu/uaa/workbooks/scavenger.html
The students will go around their classroom and around the school, including outside. They will use their senses to come up with ideas for poetry. On the scavenger hunt, they will jot down sights, smells, and things they can feel, like textures. When finished, we will come back to the room and write a group poem. Each student will write one line of poetry and we will put them all together to make one poem by the entire class. 

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang/lang24.txt
Will the students be able to write a poem about themselves? The learner will analyze, inform and introduce a poem. After the teacher's model students will write an eleven line autobiopoem. This will help with the TN Curriculum Framework skills in language arts of reading, speaking and writing.

http://youth.net/cec/ceclang/ceclang.50.txt
This is a good hands-on lesson for discovering what poetry sounds like. My learner objective is "develop an interest in literature which includes multicultural, gender, and ethnic diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects."

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson171.shtml
These are several really "active" exercises that allow students to get in touch with their poet within. My learner objective is "develop language through gross motor, sensory motor, and perceptual skills." View from home.

Using poetry to teach special ed students...
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1994/2/94.02.01.x.html
This unit is easily adapted to any class that has multileveled readers in it. Poetry offers a good way to individualize reading for each level. The student will read orally to develop fluency, expression, accuracy, and confidence.

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poeform.htm
Selected sites for Mother Goose, Poems set to Music, Limericks, Free Verse, Concrete Poetry, Haiku, Cinquain, Ballads, Couplets, and other forms of poetry.

Pizzaz Poetry
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html#Poetry
Offers original ideas, forms and samples of poetry.

Poetry Forge
http://www.poetryforge.org/index.html
Teachers: interactive poetry generators, lesson plans, exemplars, collaborative discussion areas (check the Resources area)
Students: poetry generators, gallery of student writing, discussion areas

Lyrical Lessons Online
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/spotlight.htm
This site provides plans for teaching poetry! Includes lessons for students and teacher lesson plans.

Poetry Lane
 http://www.poetrylane.com/
Another website where students can find examples of lyrical and narrative poems.

Poets.org
http://www.poets.org/
A website where students can go to find information on a specific poet for their final project.

Online Poetry Quiz
http://www.quia.com/tq/100093.html
Take this online quiz to see how much you have learned about the vocabulary associated with poetry.

Snowy Evening Poetry for ESL  (elementary/middle)