There are so many different types of poems for kids to learn about. Poetry is an important tool that can be used in the classroom to reinforce reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. The natural rhythms and rhymes of poems help kids build their fluency and expression. Poetry is also great for making inferences, connections, and visualizations. Kids love to create their own poems and share them with the class. Click on any of these 12 different types of poems below to get more activities and resources.
Types of Poems
Poetry Activities
Would you love to have all 12 types of poems with activities and writing paper? In the beginning, I created these resources out of necessity. When it came time to teach poetry in the classroom, I quickly realized there were limited materials. It took a lot of time and energy to create resources for each type of poem. Now my students and I both agree that poetry is one of our favorite writing units. My hope is to save you the extra work so you and your kids can get started enjoying poetry too! Click the picture below for the poetry bundle.
Poetry Covers
Now that you know some of the types of poems for kids, think about having students write their own to create a poetry journal. Click the picture below or this link to download FREE cover pages.
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This is absolutely wonderful resource! Thank you so much for the examples and for providing such a variety of poem types!
That is so nice to hear! I’m glad these different examples of poems are so helpful. Thanks for your feedback.