How Can We Teach Poetry More Effectively?

Poetry plays a key role in literacy learning, but the subject is still easily misunderstood. Teachers must understand the purpose of poetry, why and how we teach it.Poetry requires intentional focus, not just an add-on or a four week unit. Making poetry a part of your weekly or fortnightly routine (K-6) clearly shows students how much you value it. It enables them to develop momentum in their poetry learning and to build their understanding of poetry over time.Carve out a Poetry Workshop (once a week/fortnight):Poet TalkPoetry Read Aloud within the Mini LessonPoetry Reading, Writing, ConferringPoetry SharingTantalising Texts - We need to build a storehouse of tantalising poems to bring to our students. We read and collect;  anthologies, singular treasures heard, quoted, found. Teachific has built an anthology of poems K-2, 3-6.Together - Read Aloud poems, develop a reservoir of class favourites, reread, read together, enjoy together, wonder, explore and notice together. Create a culture of poetry within the class - together.Transformative Teaching - Mini Lessons you can bring to your students through Shared Reading and Shared Writing:Enjoying and responding to the craft of poetryReading poemsReading like a poetPerforming poemsCollecting poemsWriting poetryForms of poetryTrue Tasks and Time - For the bulk of a poetry workshop, students are:K-6 Reading, rereading and responding to poems from anthologies, picture books, their own poetry collectionsReading like a writer and collecting ideas in their writer’s notebookDrafting, revising and editing their poemsCreating art to accompany their poemsIllustrating poems they have heard or readWorking with their anthologies (collected poems)Conferring with the teacherTransformative Tracking - Publications, conferring, collections, observations after mini lessons, student reflections - 'what I was trying to achieve as a poet'.Thinker's Talking - Sharing their poetry, students doing the poet's talk, responding to what they recognise fellow poets have achieved, used, and how it has made them feel.Resources mentioned in this episode:TEACHIFIC Teachific anthology of poems K-2 https://www.teachific.com.au/find?page=1&search_type=standard&category_group=20&years[]=1&years[]=2&years[]=3&cats[]=163&cats[]=160&cats[]=199&cats[]=148&cats[]=198Teachific anthology of poems 3-6 https://www.teachific.com.au/find?page=1&search_type=standard&category_group=20&years[]=4&years[]=5&years[]=6&years[]=7&cats[]=163&cats[]=160&cats[]=199&cats[]=148&cats[]=198Teachific anthology of poems 5-8 https://www.teachific.com.au/find?page=1&search_type=standard&category_group=20&years[]=6&years[]=7&years[]=8&years[]=10&cats[]=163&cats[]=160&cats[]=199&cats[]=148&cats[]=198Teachific ‘Poetry Mini Lesson List’  K-2Teachific ‘Poetry Mini Lesson List’  3-6The Magpies, by Denis Glover https://www.teachific.com.au/view/1917/poem-the-magpies-denis-glover--yrs-5BOOKTOPIAPoetry anthologies for childrenThe Man From Snowy River by A. B. Paterson https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/LPPdN0The House at Pooh Corner by A.A.Milne https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/a1OjGZNow We Are Six by A.A. Milne https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/BXnOdLGuiding Readers and Writers Yrs 3-6, by Fountas and Pinnell https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/DVyOrnContinuum of Literacy Learning by Fountas and Pinnell https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/kjO9XNDino Danger by Mortimer Keene https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/AoPn6RConnect with us!Join our community on Facebook for exclusive resources, Q and A, discussions, insights and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherstoolkitforliteracyGot any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email [email protected] Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy is the free podcast for motivated teachers and school leaders who want the latest tips, tricks and tools to inspire their students and school community in literacy learning. Hear from literacy expert and founder of Cue Learning, Sharon Callen, and special guests.At Cue Learning, our literacy specialists draw on over 30 years of teaching and international consulting experience to deliver world-class learning solutions. We equip, empower and support teachers to become their authentic selves. To find out about upcoming events, and about how Cue can help you and your school, visit the Cue Learning website http://www.cuelearning.com.au/ and sign up to our newsletter https://cuelearning.com.au/contact/And you can get even more amazing teaching resources, right now, at Teachific https://www.teachific.com.au/.To make sure you don’t miss any literacy learning tips and insights, please subscribe to our show on your favourite podcast player.Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com