For Math:

Games and fun activities:  http://www.internet4classrooms.com/month2month.htm

Online Poetry Resources for Children 3rd-8th grade 

• Getting to Know You With Cinquains: http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson391/Cinquain.pdf
• Poetry Forms and Examples:  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june00/poetryboxformexamples.html
• Favorite Poems Project Videos:  http://www.favoritepoem.org/videos.html
• Poetry Foundation’s Poems for Children Site:  http://www.poetryfoundation.org/programs/children.html Send Your Poem to NewsHour:  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/joinus.html
• Audio Poem—Langston Hughes’ “Minstrel Man”:  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/poetry/index.html#
• Audio Poem—Emily Dickinson’s “I’m Nobody, Who are You?”:  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/poetry/index.html#
• Poetry Foundation’s Online Links to Children’s Poetry By Subject
  • Nursery Rhymes
    School, teachers, homework
    Animals, pets
    Holidays
    Family Matters
    Free Spirits
    Friends
    Historical
• Poetry Graphic Organizer—Topic and Literary Devices Web:  http://home.att.net/~teaching/langarts/poetry.pdf
• Forms of Poetry for Children with Links to Examples:  http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poeform.htm
• Giggle Poetry:  http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
• Poetry For Kids:  http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
• Line Break Explorer:  http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/lb_explorer/index.html
• Black Poets on Line:  AfroPoets.net—Famous Black Writers
• Poet Heroes:  http://www.myhero.com/myhero/go/directory/directory.asp?dir=poet
• Two Voice Poetry Explanation:  http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson391/two-voice.pdf
• Poetry Exhibits: Robert Frost:  http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/192
• Found Poem Mover:  http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/holes_mover/index.html
• Poetry Selection Tips:  http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson900/tips.pdf
• Characteristics of Free Verse Poetry:  http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson777/characteristics.pdf
• Responding to Poetry Handout for Students:  http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson900/helper.pdf
• Reflection on Partner Poetry Reading Performances:  http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson28/reflection.pdf

• Poetry 180—A Poem a Day for American High Schools (Billy Collins):  http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/
• William Carlos Williams Site That Includes Bio and Links to Many Poems:  http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/119
• William Carlos Williams’ Site that Includes Audio Recordings:  http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Williams-WC.html
• Poetry Exhibits: Robert Frost:  http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/192
• Langston Hughes’ Poetry Site:  http://www.english.uiuc.edu/MAPS/poets/g_l/hughes/hughes.htm
• Langston Hughes’ Bio and Poems on Poetry.org:  http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/83
• Poet Laureate Information:  http://www.loc.gov/poetry/laureate_current.html
• Maya Angelou Bio and Poems on Poetry.org:  http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/87
• Poetry Selection Tips:  http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson900/tips.pdf
• Characteristics of Free Verse Poetry:  http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson777/characteristics.pdf
• Questions for Students to Respond to Poetry Found Online:  http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson78/thinkpoetry2.pdf
• Responding to Poetry Handout for Students:  http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson900/helper.pdf
• Poet’s Cues:  http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson28/poetcues.pdf
• Poetry Writing with Karla Kuskin:  http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/karla_home.htm
• Suggested Classic Poems:  http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson900/poems.pdf
• Reflection on Partner Poetry Reading Performances:  http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson28/reflection.pdf