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"Hosted by Colin Hill, we attended the launch of the Bloomsbury Young Readers series, speaking to authors Jenny McLachlan and Michaela Morgan. You can see more about the new series by clicking here."

by Eric Curts

The benefits of reading/writing poetry.

"A superb resource for learning poets at primary schools. Record pupils reading the beautifully illustrated poems and listen back to them."

"A superb creative writing site to stimulate ideas for opinion pieces, news articles, stories or poems. There is a teachers area with whole class whiteboard resources, and a pupil area where your pupils can write their pieces and print."

Huge library of poems

"COMMONLIT is a collection of poems, short stories, news articles, historical documents, and literature for classrooms."

Dimension ball of a poem

Get your poetry juices flowing with the Poetry Idea Engine. Created with GoCyberCamp, this activity will allow you to write haikus, free verse, limericks, and more!

Showcasing twelve terrific poetry projects from our incredibly creative community of educators. You'll find projects for first graders and high schoolers, and everything from sensory poems to color explorations to poems about polliwogs. (We also think any of these would be just as fun for adults to try - a little creative expression is always good for the soul!)"

Music Transforms the College English Classroom by Maryann DiEdwardo is based on her case study research.

Music Transforms the College English Classroom by Maryann DiEdwardo is based on her case study research.

"Engineering is the "silent E" in STEM subject areas. While science, mathematics, and technology are often topics of content area lessons, engineering is often ignored. However, engineering is inclusive of all STEM subjects because engineers use science, mathematics, and technology to solve problems. Engineering careers are diverse, spanning many different technologies and disciplines, such as agricultural engineering, aerospace engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and chemical engineering."

"This graphic organizer provides students the opportunity to brainstorm words about a given topic, count and record the syllables, and draft a haiku. "

Create a PicLit -  Inspired Picture Writing - creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture.

Great idea to incorporate technology into language arts.