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Teaching Children To Write Poetry - 6 Tips
Children can learn to write poetry when they are shown the basics. It does not matter if you are a parent or a teacher. Here are 6 steps to get you started.
1. Write a list of words. On the board or at home on a piece of paper write a list of words that rhyme. An example would be: try, high, fly, kite, night, fun, run, roam, home, etc. Next, have the children arrange some of the words in a sentence.
2. Recite sentences to the kids. After the children have had time to make some sentences and you have made a couple your self have everyone recite a couple. Kids need to hear the words rhyming. This should be fun as kids can come up with some funny rhymes.
3. Bible reading. The Bible is written is prose and is quite beautiful when read in silence or a loud. The children should already be familiar with it as it is the most widely read book in the world. Read different parts out loud and then have the kids try to imitate some of the verses.
4. Poems about grandparents. Try having the children write poems about things and people they are very familiar with like grandparents. Other topics could be pets and toys. The idea is to help them identify with the subject matter for their poems.
5. Games to teach rhyming. Rhyming games can be used to teach children how to write poetry. You can read nursery rhymes to the kids and have them stomp and or clap their hands along with the rhythmic pattern. This will be loud but it is very effective.
6. Music. Play different musical selection and point out how the lyrics blend like the words in poems. There are often rhymes used. This will help the older kids become more interested in poetry when they realize that their favorite musical groups adhere to many forms of prose in their music.
Teaching children to write poetry needs to be taken step by step. First you need to get the kids to write simple poetry about things they are very familiar with. Encourage them to write about emotions and feelings. The Bible, rhyming games and music can also be used to further poetic understanding.
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