Making a Poem Hum

A lesson plan for engaging third- through sixth-graders in creating poems that combine sound and image.

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In “Making a Poem Hum,” Terri Glass shares her lesson plan for engaging third- through sixth-graders in creating poems that combine sound and image. The lesson plan comes from Poetry Crossing: 50+ Lessons for 50 Years of California Poets in the Schools. T&W is pleased to work with our California colleagues to share lesson plans from this 50th anniversary collection.

Teachers & Writers Magazine is published by Teachers & Writers Collaborative as a resource for teaching the art of writing to people of all ages. The online magazine presents a wide range of ideas and approaches, as well as lively explorations of T&W’s mission to celebrate the imagination and create greater equity in and through the literary arts.