New Lesson Plans from 826 National and More

March 2015 Join the Community   Through this newsletter, the teacher meetups we host, and our National Poetry Month project Dear Poet, we’re excited to join the vibrant, interdisciplinary community of K-12 teachers who bring poetry to the classroom. Thanks for your hard work. We hope our featured resources will help make it a little easier.

Featured Lesson Plan   “When Identities Clash” on Derek Walcott’s “A Far Cry from Africa”highlights the emotional complexity of being a member of two communities that are in conflict with one another, as well as including references suitable for study of colonialism in a social studies curriculum.     Lesson Plans from 826 National   We’re thrilled to be featuring two new lesson plans from the newly published book STEM to Story: Enthralling and Effective Lesson Plans for Grades 5–8, published by 826 National. “The Science of Superpowers” and “Infinite Recess” incorporate science and poetry in a series of fun, engaging activities.      Featured Book: Please Excuse This Poem   Edited by Brett Lauer Fletcher and Lynn Melnick, and with an introduction by Carolyn Forché, this newly published anthology for high-school and older students features one hundred poems by one hundred acclaimed younger poets from diverse backgrounds and points of view.        Browse a collection of essays and poems for Women's History Month Read More Lesson Plans Aligned with the Common Core Find Online Resources for Educators April Is National Poetry Month   It’s not too late to order a free National Poetry Month poster, designed by Roz Chast, for your classroom.       Dear Poet Project   Participate in this year's National Poetry Month education project Dear Poet, which invites students to write letters in response to poems shared by award-winning poets in a series of exclusive videos on Poets.org. Don't miss our Common Core-aligned lesson plan that accompanies the videos.