Poetry 4 Kids

Kenn Nesbitt writes poetry for children and has a pretty amazing website for young writers. Click here to visit the site, or on the images below to play games related to poetry.

   My Word!

There is also a rhyming dictionary on the website! If you're writing poetry and need to find a rhyming word, click the screenshot below, or right here.

Murky Along the Way

Poetry rounds out the year in writing workshop. This haiku narrative was written back in college for a children's literature class. After scanning and tweaking the art a bit in Photoshop, then digitizing everything through Flipsnack, it's now available here for everyone to read.

Mindful Spiral Haiku

This mindfulness meditation gave us a chance to release some stress following day two of Milestones testing. Enjoy these illustrations and poems…

Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein's art and poems found in Where the Sidewalk Ends, and A Light in the Attic, are third grade favorites.  To visit his website, and read his poetry, click here.