ABSTRACT
Poetry Family Night is synonymous with fun. Students and families will explore, write, and read different forms of poetry including nursery rhymes and song lyrics. This event includes a whole-group activity writing acrostic poems, student presentations of their original poems, a poetry gallery to display student's work, and activities for families and students in the primary and intermediate grades. Students and their families will complete an acrostic poem together. At the end of the session, the Teacher-Leader will ask for a few volunteer-poets to share their poems. The skills reinforced includes: Building vocabulary, Writing poems, and Capturing individual qualities in words. Prior to Poetry Family Night, one should select at least one classroom or grade level for students to write original poems. Teachers may guide students to write different kinds of poems.
