{"id":19888,"date":"2024-01-13T01:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T01:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/?p=19888"},"modified":"2024-04-15T01:57:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T01:57:28","slug":"4th-grade-poems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/k-5\/4th-grade\/4th-grade-poems\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Grade Poems: Catalog, Snippets, And Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Poetry can build a strong foundation for a variety of reading and writing skills. In particular, Poetry in fourth grade builds on reading, speaking, and listening skills. Bringing an array of presentations of poems into the classroom is extremely important. As students listen orally to a poem they will gain the skills and knowledge of hearing words and putting them together into thoughts and emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fluency is built through repeated reading of the rhythm and rhyme of each poem. There is a poem out there for each student to relate to. We’ve put together a list of 28 of our student’s most beloved poems!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. A Symphony of Trees By: Charles Ghigna <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Learn More: The Free Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The Broken-Legg’d Man By: John Mackey Shaw <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: The Miss Rumphius Effect<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Please Don’t Prank Your Parents By: Kenn Nesbitt <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Poetry 4 Kids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Long Trip By: Langston Hughes <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Poetry Nook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. A Book is Like By: Kathy Leeuwenburg <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Learn More: Trinity University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Sure-Footed Show Finder By: Andrea Perry\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Prezi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. I Dreamed that I Was Flying By: Kenn Nesbitt <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Poetry 4 Kids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Being Brave At Night By: Edgar Guest <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Family Friend Poems<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Snowball By: Shel Silverstein <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: All Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. My Cat Knows Karate By: Kenn Nesbitt <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Learn More: Poetry 4 Kids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Camping By: Steven Herrick <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Teachers Pay Teachers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. This Morning is Our History Test By: Kenn Nesbitt <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Poetry 4 Kids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Wynken Blynken and Nod By: Eugene Field <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Poets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. The Invisible Beast By: Jack Prelutsky <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Midland Independent School District<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. I’d Like to Meet an Alien By: Kenn Nesbitt
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Learn More: Poetry 4 Kids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. All But Blind By: Walter De la Mare <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Poem Hunter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. The Teacher Ate My Homework By: Kenn Nesbitt <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Poetry 4 Kids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t18. My Hamster Has a Skateboard By: Kenn Nesbitt<\/strong>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Poetry 4 Kids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Walk Lightly By: Patrick Lewis <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Austin Independent School District<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. When I Grow Up By: William Wise <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Learn More: Teachers Pay Teachers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. Somehow By: Unknown\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Teachers Pay Teachers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. That Explains It By: Kenn Nesbitt <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Poetry 4 Kids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. Dream Variations By: Langston Hughes <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Poets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. The Carolina Wren By: Laura Donelly\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Poets.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25. The Aliens Have Landed By: Kenn Nesbitt\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Learn More: Poetry 4 Kids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

26. Nobody Touch My Tarantula Sandwich By: Kenn Nesbitt <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Poetry 4 Kids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. The Shut-Eye Train By: Eugene Field <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Family Friend Poems<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

28. The Terrible Thing About Cindy By: Barbara Vance <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Suzie Bitner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\tConclusion<\/strong>\n\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These Poems will bring some fun into your literacy classroom<\/a>. Using Poems has so many benefits on a child’s reading fluency, comprehension, listening, and speaking skills. These poems all provide a little something special for each student reading. There is bound to be more than one poem in this list for your most challenging readers and writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embrace your students’ social and emotional learning this year by integrating a variety of poems into your classroom. Let students take the reigns by writing their own poems or working with others to uncover the themes and main ideas of these poems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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