Kids love reading and writing riddle poems. Riddles often give wonderful sensory details and describe something a child knows about. Plus, they encourage critical thinking and engagement in poetry. Riddle Poems Riddles are usually written in poem form. Consider this riddle poem: It can be cracked, It can be made, It can be told, it […]
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New and Favorite Poetry Books for Children
It’s April. Happy Poetry Month! It’s time to get kids interested in reading and writing poetry with poetry books. Kids gravitate towards funny, rhyming poetry which is a place to get them hooked. But, I don’t like using rhyming poetry with kids too much or their writing becomes only rhyming. (Which usually stinks and makes no […]
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