Article by
Laurie Block Spigel

More Poetry Fun

• Read poems by Laurie, including Fairytale Class in the Park, about teaching a group of homeschoolers.
• Read poems by Laurie's students (scroll down for collage poetry, mistake poems, recipe poems, spell poems, acrostics, and more.
• Make a Word Box
• Make a Stick & Elastic Book (there is a tree poem on this page).
• Classic poems to read and hear:
  • Classic Children's poems on-line
  • Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense
  • The Children's Poetry Archives — hear poets read their own works
• Poems by kids:
  • Giggle Poetry
  • Poems, Rhymes, and Stories
• Read Laurie's article What is Poetry For?.
• Books on Poetry:
  • Laurie's Favorite Poetry Books for Children
  • Books on Walt Whitman