Inspire a Love of Language With Poetry
Poetry books in Raz-Plus are a wonderful way to build your students’ literacy skills while inspiring a love of language: rhythm, rhyme, sound, meaning, word choice, and much more. You can also use the Poetry Writing Lessons with worksheets.
6 GREAT REASONS for STUDENTS to STUDY POETRY:
- Poetry develops the building blocks of literacy.
- Poetry promotes good writing and improves writing standards.
- Poetry helps teach and reinforce discrete grammar and vocabulary skills.
- Poetry teaches students how to be concise.
- Poetry helps with brain development in many areas, such as searching for patterns.
- Poetry is an effective and socially acceptable way for students to express emotions.
Here’s a selection of some of our favorite poetry books – be sure to check out the whole collection too!
My Stars
This poem about a girl who enjoys viewing the beautiful stars from her backyard is written in a fun, rhyming format with detailed illustrations support text.
I'm All Right
These seven poems illustrate some of the emotional struggles often faced by students, and the positive character lessons they can learn while growing up.
Nature Poems
These poems about various aspects of nature, from animal behavior to ocean waves and thunderstorms, are written with fun rhymes and accompanied by colorful illustrations.
Poetry Anthology
This anthology of level-appropriate poetry collects 10 types of poems, from acrostics and diamantes to haikus and limericks. Topics range from wolves to private investigators.
Flower Children
This lovely set of short poems about personified flowers is packed with elaborate illustrations, each poem depicting the special characteristics of a type of flower.
Ocean Poems
This collection of 16 poems about the ocean helps students learn to listen for ending rhymes while reading about the ocean’s coral reefs, tides, waves, and whales.