Roses are red, Violets are blue... I can write poetry, so can YOU! April is National Poetry Month!!! Eduscapes Poetry for Kids- http://eduscapes.com/42explore/poetry.htm Favorite Poems - Several videos with readings by people of all ages. http://www.favoritepoem.org/videos.html Jump Rope Rhymes http://www.gameskidsplay.net/jump_rope_ryhmes Magnetic Poetry - http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/scramble2.htm Poetry Corner - - get definitions of haiku, cinquains, story and one sentence poems, and other forms of poetry on this ThinkQuest site. Check out bios of famous poets too!http://library.thinkquest.org/11883 Poetry Foundation - Poetry tool to find poems. The children’s link provides some funny poems. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poetrytool.html Poetry Outloud - Look at “Browse Poems” on the side bar. Jackson Hille’s video is a good example. http://poetryoutloud.org/poems/videos.html Poet's Page - seasonal poems, some with music, a great activities section http://sunniebunniezz.com/poetry/poetpage.htm The Real Mother Goose Book - The Real Mother Goose is one of the larger collections of rhymes for children. It has wonderful pen and watercolor illustrations by Blanche Fisher Wright. This book was originaly published in 1916. Here is a complete transcription both in HTML and plain text formats. http://trmg.designwest.com/index.html Rhyming Dictionary - http://www.rhymezone.com Songs and Poems - song lyrics and poems about topics like the seasons, holidays, animals, and much more. http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems.html Tongue Twisters - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8136/tonguetwisters.html Literature Extensions On-line Books, Series, and Character sites Resources Galore! Authors and Illustrators Library Links This site is a member of the Children's Literature Ring [Skip Previous] [Previous] [Next] [Skip Next] [Next 5] [Random] [List Sites] [Join Ring] Created by Cindy Newton First Created on March 18, 2000 Last Updated on April 21, 2008