April is National Poetry Month! Here’s the Poem of the Day for April 8, 2024: “Eclipse” by George Roger Waters.
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Blackout Poetry Activity Debrief (2024)
April is National Poetry Month! Instead of a Poem of the Day for April 22, 2024, students debriefed about the Blackout Poetry Activity from Friday.
“Poem of the Day” is Back for National Poetry Month (2024)
April is National Poetry Month! I’m celebrating in my classroom with “Poem of the Day” again. See how I introduced “Poem of the Day” to my students.
Woodcock’s Reading Reality: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds’s Long Way Down is the first book I started and finished in 2023!
Pausing Poem of the Day to Check In
A sick day afforded the opportunity to pause Poem of the Day and Check In with students via the Question of the Day.
Poem of the Day: the sun and her flowers (excerpt) by Rupi Kaur
Poem of the Day: the sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur (April 6, 2023)
Poem of the Day: “THE RULES NO. 1, NO. 2, + NO. 3” by Jason Reynolds
Poem of the Day: “THE RULES NO. 1 + NO. 2 + NO. 3” by Jason Reynolds (April 5, 2023)
Poem of the Day: “THE RULES NO. 1 + NO. 2” by Jason Reynolds
Poem of the Day: “THE RULES NO. 1 + NO. 2” by Jason Reynolds (April 4, 2023)
Introducing “Poem of the Day” to My Students for National Poetry Month (2023)
April is National Poetry Month! I’ve never celebrated in the classroom until now! See how I introduced “Poem of the Day” to my students.
“Dear Basketball” & Remembering Kobe Bryant
“RIP Kobe 💔💔💔” I was in disbelief when I saw a friend post on Instagram the picture and caption above of Kobe Bryant. I raced to Google to verify and, sure enough, there were news stories about Kobe Bryant’s death from a helicopter accident in California. I’ve never been an NBA fan or closely followed…