Before you shirk it as a simple promotional website, go to the learning resources tab.

How I Use It

I use the activity ideas in the the resources tab. Some are really awesome and engaging, the kids love interacting with the poetry and getting involved, there's a lot of engaging and hands on activities. I take those and then thread through academic objectives and align them to what we're learning in the classroom. I also used to 2009 event kit to throw a little poetry party. Also the poetry workshop kit is a fun graphic organizer for going through types of poetry. The other tabs of the website didn't glean much use and all the above resources require a lot of you making them rigorous and academically driven. This isn't a one stop shop, but it will enhance your lessons and give you creative ideas. Also all of my ratings are subjective because the activities will be as useful and engaging as you make them, the canvas is not fully painted for you here, but can really improve lessons.