Celebrating World Poetry Day
As a classroom teacher, at this time of year I always looked forward to April and to teaching poetry during …
Poetry for February
A recent Educator Newsletter from the Academy of American Poets highlighted “12 poems to read for black history month.” They …
Angie Thomas Discusses “On the Come Up”
Last October NCTE members had the opportunity to participate in an exclusive conversation with Angie Thomas around the launch of …
Reclaiming the Experience of Poetry
This post was written by NCTE member Kyle Vaughn, author of Lightning Paths: 75 Poetry Writing Exercises (NCTE, 2018). Poetry …
Build Your Stack: Poetry and Grammar: A Delicious Pairing
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
2019 Notable Poetry Books
“Poetry is emotion, passion, love, grief—everything that is human.” —F. Sionil José Each year, the Excellence in Poetry for Children Award committee …
Build Your Stack: Public-Domain Poetry Recommendations
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
The Magic of One-Pagers
This blog post was written by NCTE member Jill Yamasawa Fletcher. “I hate reading in school,” sighed one of …
Build Your Stack: Books and Poetry on Courage, Hope, and Humanity
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge …
Note to the Teacher on the First Day of School
I have been a teacher for over 23 years. I have been a mom for almost 20 years. At …