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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…
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“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,…
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“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.…
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“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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…

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