Poetry Fun! K-G2 Booking form
Tired of your students exclaiming, “Poetry is boring!”?
Poetry Fun has been designed for students in Kindergarten to Grade 2.
Help your students understand and love poetry.
Students will discover how to write their own poetry while exploring all kinds of wordplay and styles, using these as a jumping-off point to learn and explore literary terms, vocabulary, and descriptive expression. Depending on the amount of time booked, poetry explored can include:
- Concrete poetry
- Senses and Emotions poetry
- Collaborative poetry
- Spoken Word and Slam poetry
- Structured Rule-Based Poetry (ie. Limerick, Haiku/Tanka, Acrostic)
Outcomes:
Students will
- learn and utilize literary terms
- understand the history and significance of different styles of poetry through examples and analysis
- practice descriptive expression and wordplay
Curriculum Touch Points:
Kindergarten - Grade 2
- Practice listening and speaking by sharing poems
- Explore and build vocabulary and learn new words, literary terminology, grammar, spelling, and writing conventions.
- Express through rhymes, and structures how poetry can be used to explore ideas and feelings.
Cost for schools
This program is best taught as a single session (K-1) or half-day program (G2). Multiple classes can experience this workshop over a day.
- $350.00 a session (60-90 minutes)
- $650.00 half-day session (morning or afternoon)
- $1200.00 for a full day
Save money by booking multiple classes!
For example: For the single full-day fee, you can book two single sessions for Kindergarten - Grade 1 in the morning and a half-day session in the afternoon for Grade 2.
Not in the Calgary area? Contact us about getting a remote instructor.
School on a tight budget. Let's chat. We may be able to work something out.
