AMY E. SKLANSKY
  • Home
  • Books
    • Knock Knock, Trick or Treat
    • These Little Piggies Go to the Beach
    • My Rainbow Surprise
    • Sweet Hearts
    • Where Do Chicks Come From?
    • You Are My Little Pumpkin Pie
    • Out Of This World
    • You Are My Little Cupcake
    • My Daddy and Me
    • The Duck Who Played the Kazoo
    • From the Doghouse
    • Skeleton Bones and Goblin Groans
  • Author Visits
    • Testimonials
    • Cooking a Book
    • An Egg-cellent Program
    • 20-Minute Chat with an Author
    • From Inspiration to Bookstore Shelf
    • Inside a Poet's Mind
  • Upcoming Events
  • Ideas for Teachers
    • 10 Ways to Celebrate Poetry
    • Tips for Writing Poetry
    • Knock Knock, Trick-or-Treat
    • Where Do Chicks Come From?
    • Skeleton Bones and Goblin Groans
    • My Rainbow Surprise
    • You Are My Little Pumpkin Pie
    • Out of This World: Poems and Facts About Space
    • These Little Piggies Go to the Beach
    • From the Doghouse
    • My Daddy and Me
    • You Are My Little Cupcake
    • The Duck Who Played the Kazoo
  • About
  • Media Gallery
  • Picture Book Editing
  • Contact
Picture
   
  INSIDE A POET'S MIND
 
     Grades 2 - 5
     45 minutes 

     Come with me inside a poet's mind as I answer these
     3 questions about poetry:
  • What is a poem?
  • Where do poets find inspiration?
  • How do you write a poem?

      In this interactive program, students help me analyze
     what makes a poem a poem. I share a few different
     poetic forms. We find common ground with sources of 
     inspiration. 


     I introduce my simple, 4-step method for writing a poem.
     Then comes the best part:
    
     we use my method to write a poem as a group! 

     Before we are finished, I will also touch on the all-important
     art of revision.

 
     
       
Student takeaways:
  • a greater understanding of and appreciation for poetry
  • ​a better understanding of the writing process in general
  • a sense of the importance of revision
  • experience with a writing framework they can use independently


To discover more poetry resources on my website, check out these pages: 10 Ways to Celebrate Poetry or Tips for Poetry Writing


"Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with our kids with your "Inside a Poet's Mind" program. I loved your ideas and thoughts about poetry as much as they did. I think it really helped inspire some. They were writing away after you spoke."
                                                                                                                                       —Lori Shaw, 4th grade teacher, Cary Elementary in Cary, NC

"I really enjoyed having Mrs. Sklansky visit us. She taught me a lot about poetry and I was surprised at how well I did with it. I think she opened the world of poetry up to me more than I expected. The way she brainstorms poetry was a lot like how I brainstorm for writing narratives and non-fiction. It never occurred to me that poets plan in some of the same ways that I already do."                                   —4th Grader, The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, TX

Photo credit for photo 3 and 4:  ©2011 The Principia/Kindra Holmsley

  • Home
  • Books
    • Knock Knock, Trick or Treat
    • These Little Piggies Go to the Beach
    • My Rainbow Surprise
    • Sweet Hearts
    • Where Do Chicks Come From?
    • You Are My Little Pumpkin Pie
    • Out Of This World
    • You Are My Little Cupcake
    • My Daddy and Me
    • The Duck Who Played the Kazoo
    • From the Doghouse
    • Skeleton Bones and Goblin Groans
  • Author Visits
    • Testimonials
    • Cooking a Book
    • An Egg-cellent Program
    • 20-Minute Chat with an Author
    • From Inspiration to Bookstore Shelf
    • Inside a Poet's Mind
  • Upcoming Events
  • Ideas for Teachers
    • 10 Ways to Celebrate Poetry
    • Tips for Writing Poetry
    • Knock Knock, Trick-or-Treat
    • Where Do Chicks Come From?
    • Skeleton Bones and Goblin Groans
    • My Rainbow Surprise
    • You Are My Little Pumpkin Pie
    • Out of This World: Poems and Facts About Space
    • These Little Piggies Go to the Beach
    • From the Doghouse
    • My Daddy and Me
    • You Are My Little Cupcake
    • The Duck Who Played the Kazoo
  • About
  • Media Gallery
  • Picture Book Editing
  • Contact