Online Poetry Anthology “The Sky-lark” by Felicia Hemans 21 Mar 20194 Oct 2022 The Sky-lark, when the dews of morn Hang tremulous on flower and thorn, And violets round his nest exhale Their fragrance on the early gale, To the first sunbeam spreads…
Online Poetry Anthology A Limerick by Edward Lear 13 Mar 201915 Oct 2022 There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, "It is just as I feared!— Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their…
Online Poetry Anthology “The Railway Train” by Emily Dickinson 6 Feb 201915 Oct 2022 I like to see it lap the miles, And lick the valleys up, And stop to feed itself at tanks; And then, prodigious, step Around a pile of mountains, And,…
Online Poetry Anthology “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost 31 Jan 201915 Oct 2022 Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.…
Online Poetry Anthology “Stanzas on Freedom” by James Russell Lowell 23 Jan 201915 Oct 2022 Men! whose boast it is that ye Come of fathers brave and free, If there breathe on earth a slave, Are ye truly free and brave? If ye do not…
The Library Poems of American History {Free eBook} 24 Sep 201831 Aug 2022 Poems of American History edited by Burton Egbert Stevenson is a must-read to add to your student's reading list. This free eBook chronologically covers American history beginning with the Norsemen…
The Library Our Holidays in Poetry {Free eBook} 21 May 201816 Nov 2022 Our Holidays in Poetry compiled by Mildred P. Harrington and Josephine H. Thomas along with the poetry committee of the Carnegie Library School Association was originally published in 1929 and…
The Library The Pied Piper of Hamelin {Free eBook & Go-Alongs} 16 Feb 201630 Jun 2022 The Piped Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning is a famous poem often found on reading lists. You can download a free version of the book beautifully illustrated by Kate…
The Library Mother Goose in Prose {Free eBook} 26 Jan 201618 Jan 2023 Every child will be familiar with the nursery rhymes of Mother Goose — for many, their first introduction to poetry. When your children get a little older, they may enjoy…
The Library Three Years With the Poets {Free eBook} 24 Sep 201531 Aug 2022 Three Years with the Poets compiled by Bertha Hazard, published by Houghton Mifflin in 1904, is a collection of poems created: To be memorized by children during the first years…
Tools Twas the Night Before Christmas Copywork Set — Free 11 Dec 20141 Dec 2022 Copywork is a language arts activity that is particularly appealing during the holiday season — simple and yet very effective. We have created a set of free set of copywork…
The Library Twas the Night Before Christmas {Free eBook & Downloads} 9 Dec 201412 Dec 2022 "Twas the Night Before Christmas" is a poem that was written by Dr. Clement C. Moore in the early 1800s. The poem, originally called "A Visit from St. Nicholas," was…
Activities Activity: Pyramid Poem {Learning Alliteration} 5 Nov 20142 Aug 2022 Here is a fun way to help students learn alliteration — a literary device where words in a sentence or phrase begin with the same beginning sound. Have your student…
Activities Activity: Diamond Poem {Parts of Speech Practice} 15 Oct 201411 Oct 2022 Here is a fun and easy way to practice identifying parts of speech (nouns, verbs, and adjectives). Have your child create a diamond poem! A diamond poem (also known as…
How-To 14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Limericks 8 Oct 201428 Jun 2022 If you ask a student to write a poem, his reaction may be ... well, let's just say less than enthusiastic! The limerick makes a fun, easy introduction to writing…
Book Studies Free History Studies: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 20 May 201416 Aug 2022 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet whose love of children earned him the nickname "The Children's Poet." Read the current chapter online: "Longfellow as a Boy" Suggestions Map the…
The Finds Acrostic Poem Interactive {Free} 1 May 201428 Jun 2022 Spring fever taking a toll on motivation? Try a new way to keep them writing with this free acrostic poem interactive at ReadWriteThink! An acrostic poem uses the first letter…
Book Studies Free History Studies: Four Boys Who Became Authors 22 Apr 201415 Nov 2022 William Cullen Bryant, Nathaniel Hawthorne, William H. Prescott, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. were early American authors of note. Read the current chapter online: "Some Boys Who Became Authors" Suggestions…
The Finds Free Rhyming Tool 20 Apr 201211 Aug 2022 Looking for that perfect word to fit your line of verse? Try Rhymer from WriteExpress, a free online rhyming dictionary. You type in the word you wish to rhyme and…
The Library Required Poems for Reading and Memorizing ~ Free eBook 19 Apr 20126 Aug 2022 OK. We can forget the "required" part. Granted. Required Poems for Reading and Memorizing is a wonderfully arranged collection of poems for the primary student featuring the works of Robert…
The Library Mother Goose Illustrated by Kate Greenaway {Free eBook} 23 Mar 20126 Aug 2022 Kate Greenaway was a very popular illustrator in the late 1800s and a contemporary of Randolph Caldecott. While The Real Mother Goose illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright is a more…
The Library The Real Mother Goose {Free eBook} 31 Jan 201217 Jan 2023 A favorite on many homeschool reading lists, The Real Mother Goose illustrated Blanche Fisher Wright, is available as a free eBook. Published in 1916, The Real Mother Goose contains over…
The Library A Child’s Garden of Verses ~ Free eBook 23 Jan 201217 Jan 2023 If you are looking for an introduction to poetry for a young child, A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson is a great option. It is a free…
Units The Limerick: A Unit Study 12 May 201130 Jul 2022 On May 12, 1812, Edward Lear was born. His most famous poem, "The Owl and the Pussycat," was written in 1867, and the term “runcible spoon” has been finding its…