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29 Great 3rd Grade Poems To Read To Your Students

3rd grade poems

January 13, 2022 //  by Eileen Zajac

Poetry is a way of expressing emotions and a form of art. Students often avoid reading and writing at all costs. By bringing poems into your classrooms you're teaching children how to express themselves. Even students that might shy away from even the thought of words can be coaxed into loving poems. Finding poems that students will fall head over heels for can be a difficult task. Thankfully, we've put together a list of 29 poems that are sure to be your student's favorites! These poems express all different forms of poetry. So get them reading and writing sooner with these!

1. Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening By: Robert Frost

stopping by the woods on a snowy evening by Robert Frost

Learn more: Poetry Foundation

2. When the Teacher Isn't Looking By: Kenn Nesbitt

Learn more: Poetry 4 Kids

3. Every Time I Climb a Tree By: David McCord

Learn more: Read Good Poetry

4. Kindness to Animals From: The Book of Virtues

Learn more: Lark's Last Tape

5. I Let My Sister Cut My Hair By: Kenn Nesbitt

i let my sister cut my hair by Kenn Nesbitt

Learn more: Poetry 4 Kids

6. The Song of Jellicles By: T. S. Elliot

Learn more: All Poetry

7. My Flat Cat By: Kenn Nesbitt

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8. A Mortifying Mistake By: Anna Marie Pratt

Learn more: Poetry Explorer

9. Your World By: Georgina Douglas Johnson

your world by Georgina Douglas Johnson

Learn more: Poetry Foundation

10. The Tale of Custard the Dragon By: Ogden Nash

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11. Now We are Six By: A.A. Milne

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12. Paul Revere's Ride By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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13. Be Kind By: Alice Joyce Davidson

be kind by Alice Joyce Davidson

Learn more: Prestonwood Christian

14. If By: Rudyard Kipling

Learn more: Poetry Foundation

15. The Jumblies By: Edward Lear

Learn more: Project Gutenberg

16. I'm Keeping My Distance By: Kenn Nesbitt

Learn more: Poetry 4 Kids

17. Something Told to Wild Geese By: Rachel Field

something told the wild geese by Rachel Field

Learn more: National Poetry Day UK

18. You Can Argue With a Tennis Ball By: Kenn Nesbitt

Learn more: Poetry 4 Kids

19. When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer By: Walt Whitman

Learn more: Poetry Foundation

20. Fireflies By: Paul Fleischman

Learn more: Humble Independent School District

21. Weather By: Eve Merriman 

weather by Eve Merrimam

Learn more: Poetry Nook

22. Bats By: Randall Jarrell 

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23. Mice in the Hay By: Lesley Norris

Learn more: Prestonwood Christian

24. Today I Wore a Costume By: Kenn Nesbitt

Learn more: Poetry 4 Kids

25. Eating While Reading By: Gary Soto

eating while reading by Gary Soto

Learn more: S Teach 4 Fun

26. What Have We Done Today? By: Nixon Waterman 

Learn more: Stressless Country

27. A Wrecker or A builder? By: Edgar A. Guest

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28. Online is Fine By: Kenn Nesbitt

Learn more: Poetry 4 Kids

29. Jabberwocky By: Lewis Carroll

Learn more: Poetry Foundation

Conclusion

Poems are used to teach many aspects of literacy. They enhance the student's skills while being engaging, showing expression, and even provoking thoughts and opinions. Poems like these will help students to understand perspectives and viewpoints from people across the globe and throughout history. Spoken, written, read and audio poems teach students how to express their emotions in a controlled way.

This list of 29 poems will guide you in bringing poetry into your classroom, making sure to always allow expression and space to play with language and sentence structure. Enjoy these poems and you're sure to have a classroom of happy children!

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