Resources for poetry reading and writing with kids
(These and others should be available at the public library -- check the catalog or Dewey Decimal number 808.1.
There are also lots of websites with lesson plans for teachers that you can adapt -- www.42explore.com is a good place to start.
- Hopkins, Lee Bennett. Pass the Poetry, Please! HarperTrophy: New York, 1987.
- Janeczko, Paul B. A Kick in the Head: An Everyday guide to Poetic Forms. Candlewick Press: Cambridge, MA, 2005.
- Janeczko, Paul B. Poetry from A to Z: A Guide for Young Writers. Bradbury Press: New York, 1994.
- Livingston, Myra Cohn. Poem Making: Ways to Begin Writing Poetry. HarperCollins: New York, 1991.