In this episode, I have end of the year activities for you using poetry. I know you already teach poetry. In fact, you probably did a bunch last month for National Poetry Month. So, your students are primed and ready for testing out and enjoying Poems for two Voices. Yup. You heard that right and it’s not as scary or complicated as it sounds.

Today, I have the skinny on engaging your students in a fun end-of-year activity – reading and writing poems for two voices. 

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Writing poems for 2 voices is a fun activity for students that you can use to do some concept and content reviews as well.  #teacherwin

I'm sure you're wondering...what exactly are poems for two voices? Let me explain. Poems for two voices are poems written for two readers to read together. some of the parts are read at the same time and some of the parts are read taking turns. They're fun, engaging, and fascinating all at the same time.

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Do you love teaching poetry to your students? Being a poetry lover sure helps in this endeavor.

Or maybe, just maybe, you're not a "poetry person". I get it. We didn't all learn to love poetry and how to teach poetry is a skill that doesn't always come naturally. But, there's so much you can teach about reading when you are teaching students poetry. It's worth the effort to hone your skills. I promise!

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Before you dive into learning about poetry with your students, there are some essential pieces that your students should have been introduced to. I call them "pre-poetry prep".

Many of these items you have probably already taught, but a little refresher is always good. So, give a little time to teaching or reviewing alliteration, inferencing, figurative language, rhyming, and syllabication. 

Next, get ready to read a lot of poetry. Give your students lots of experience and exposure to all kinds of poetry from rhyming couplets to concr...