{"id":3033,"date":"2022-03-17T15:27:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T15:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/?p=3033"},"modified":"2022-03-17T15:27:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T15:27:40","slug":"including-poetry-in-your-homeschool-reading-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/blog\/book-recommendations\/including-poetry-in-your-homeschool-reading-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Including Poetry in Your Homeschool Reading Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Think poetry is just for language arts time? Think again! The works of great poets can weave their way into nearly every subject of your homeschool day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Classic Poems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Like many homeschoolers, you may find that older poems<\/a> are among your favorites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading: <\/strong>Do your emerging readers get overwhelmed with long blocks of text? Short lines of poetry to the rescue! Robert Louis Stevenson\u2019s A Child\u2019s Garden of Verses<\/em><\/a> could be the perfect fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Memory Work: <\/strong>\u201cAfternoon on a Hill<\/a>\u201d by Edna St. Vincent Millay is a lovely poem for children to memorize. This simple poem will build your kids\u2019 confidence for learning longer, more complicated works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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History: <\/strong>Are you looking to enhance your history lessons with a relevant poem? Try \u201cPaul Revere\u2019s Ride<\/a>\u201d by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow or \u201cThe Charge of the Light Brigade<\/a>\u201d by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Religion: <\/strong>Many classic poems express religious sentiments. You\u2019ll find good examples of that in Phillis Wheatley\u2019s Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Background Enhancement: <\/strong>Audiobooks<\/a> are a smart way to fill your children\u2019s minds with beautiful lines while they work on other projects. Christina Rossetti\u2019s Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book <\/em>is packed with poetry for kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rhythm and Meter: <\/strong>Shakespeare is renowned for his love poems, including a vast collection of sonnets. Listening to the audio version of Shakespeare\u2019s Sonnets<\/em>, your kids will start to pick up on the iambic pentameter rhythm of his poems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Literary Analysis: <\/strong>The \u201cHow Emily Dickinson Writes a Poem\u201d is a must-see video<\/a> for students learning about literary analysis. The video not only reads Dickinson\u2019s \u201cTell All the Truth but Tell It Slant\u201d but also presents a line-by-line breakdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Modern Poems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While classic poetry is beloved among homeschool families, don\u2019t miss out on including newer poems<\/a> in your lessons, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Science: <\/strong>Would you believe that poetry and science can be a perfect pair? LightSail\u2019s poetry collections include many animal-themed works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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