But it did it anyway. But he did it anyway. WHAT THEY KNOW Alex wrote about nature, people and animals. He used a form with line length and meter that was repeated. Children can learn the conventions of poetry very early if exposed to poems or songs.
Exposure is the single most important tool of teaching poetry skills.
You do not need to tell children to write poems, just read to them and soon they will be reciting their own creations to you. Be ready to write them down. If you haven't read any poetry by young children, start looking or listening. Children also break conventions very early. Be ready for occasional brilliant surprises.