Sometimes this site takes some time to load. Students type in the parts of speech, click a button, and view the story they just created with their choice of words. Poetry Edward Lear Home Page Read a chronology of the life of the famous poet Edward Lear. Read his poems, view his artwork, and look at a bibliography of his published work. As the title suggests this site is filled with funny poetry for children.
Students can read and rate poetry, and fill in forms to create their own poems.
This site offers teachers a link to Poetry Teachers which contains ideas on how to inspire a love of poetry in your classroom. The huge Internet School Library Media Center Poetry for Children index page contains a wealth of information on the different forms of poetry as well as links to many online poems. The site also has links to Scholastic poetry activities and Edward Lear's Home Page . The site is designed for teachers, students and parents. You can read many of Kristine's poems, hear her read some of them to you with a Real Audio Player, and read her advice for teachers and students.