Poetry+in+the+Schools

During my first methods block, we created poem posters. This posters consisted of a variety of poems chosen by each individual. They all had a pocket where a smaller version of the poem was kept, and students that liked the poem were able to take one and keep it! They were placed throughout the entire school, trying to keep the poem with the areas that they talked about. For example, the mailbox poem by the school mailbox, or the principal poem by the principals office. This is a wonderful idea to promote poetry throughout your school. You need to keep in mind the age levels that you will be dealing with when deciding on a poem. Below is a picture of the poster in which I made, using the poem " What I Found in My Desk" by Bruce Lansky.

//"You must be the change you wish to see in the world" ~Mahatma Gandi //