Creator: Poetry Foundation | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
For Black History Month, the Poetry Foundation has put together this excellent collection of poems, articles, and podcasts that will help you discover African American history and culture. Find poems and podcasts from Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, Maya Angelou, Rita Dove, Gwendolyn Brooks, and many others. Also, discover Educational Resources that include biographies, poem guides, and Articles for Teachers.
In the Classroom
Share several poems with students and then have them create similar poet and poem podcasts. Start your own classroom collection to be shared digitally on your website. Exchange the physical whiteboard or chalkboard by creating a digital, collaborative board using a tool such as Lino, <a href="/single.cfm?id=11209">reviewed here</a>, for the collection ideas. Enhance learning and augment classroom technology use by using a site such as podOmatic, <a href="/single.cfm?id=8094">reviewed here</a>, for students to present their poems to their classmates. Post the podcasts to your class website for students and parents to enjoy at home.
At Home
Enjoy reading poems on this site with your son or daughter. Use the examples to help your student write his/her own poetry.
Tags
podcasts, poetry, african american, black history, biographies,
Subjects
American History, English, Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies, Social Studies,