Poems and Lesson Plans for Winter and the Upcoming Holidays

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December 2021
To celebrate the holidays in December, share poems about Christmas, Chanukah, New Year’s, and more with our selection of holiday poems for kids featuring poets such as Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, and Robert Frost. Browse lesson plans for winter and the holiday season.
 
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Believing In Iron” By Yusef Komunyakaa
If You Knew” by Ruth Muskrat Bronson
More Than Something Else” By Rainy Dawn Ortiz
Kindness” By Naomi Shihab Nye
These Teach This Poem lesson plans address ideas of unity, family, and community in the spirit of the holiday season. Browse the lesson plans, and read more poems about family.
Poems for Chanukah
Winter: Poems for Kids

Rhode Island’s poet laureate, Tina Cane, and the Rhode Island Center for the Book are looking for a high-school student who resides in Rhode Island to serve as the state’s youth poetry advocate for 2022.

The poetry advocate will receive a $250 prize and many more features and publications. The application period is open now until December 15. Find details at www.providencejournal.com.

“We are proud of the wide range of themes in this year’s notable poetry books, including new anthologies, advocacy, social and emotional well-being, history, nature, social justice, and science. Our verse novel selections include themes of fitting in, dystopian adventure, refugees, coming of age, and language extinction.” —Ted Kesler, chair of the NCTE Children’s Poetry Awards Committee.

Find the perfect books to gift this holiday season with the National Council of Teachers of English’s list of 2022 Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels.
Teachers, thank you for your work bringing poetry into the classroom year-round. We’re happy to be able to offer hundreds of free lesson plans, essays, and other resources, and we wish you and your students health and safety.
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