Poetry Tag was created by Sylvia Vardell as a fun game on her blog during April 2010. You can read all about it here. In the March 2011 issue of Book Links, she shared the idea with teachers and librarians in her Everyday Poetry column seen below. I was inspired to create my own poetry tag games. I've shared them with students and I would really like to create more games with the kids, but I'd need more time and lots of poetry books to look through.
You could even write poems based on the idea of connections between poems. Start with a poem you wrote or just one you like a lot and respond to it. Here's one of the Poetry Tag games I created way back in 2012. I'm still sharing it with kids and teens to this day.
- “Nobody’s Pet” from A Whiff of Pine, A Hint of Skunk by Deborah Ruddell
- “My Dog May Be a Genius” from My Dog May Be a Genius by Jack Prelutsky (p.7)
- “The Spellican” from I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus by Jack Prelutsky (p. 126)
- “Sea Speak” from A Rumpus of Rhymes by Bobbi Katz
- “Wanda’s Swimsuit” from Button Up! Wrinkled Rhymes by Alice Schertle (p. 20)
- “Sharks” from Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal Kingdom by Marilyn Singer
- “The Detested Radishark” from Scranimals by Jack Prelutsky (p. 29)
- “Red Radish, Green Garnish” from The Bookworm’s Feast by J. Patrick Lewis
Resources
- Sylvia Vardell's Poetry for Children Blog
- Poetry TagTime Companion Blog
- Jack Prelutsky's website
- Teaching guide to The World of Jack Prelutsky on the publisher's website
- Activity guide to Celebrate National Poetry Month with Jack Prelutsky on the publisher's website
- Jack Prelusky Interview on the publisher's website
- Reader's guide for Button Up on Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Teaching Toolbox blog
- Lesson plan for Button Up! from the publisher via TeachingBooks
Links to my Reviews
- A Whiff of Pine, A Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems
- My Dog May Be a Genius
- I've Lost My Hippopotamus
- Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal Kingdom
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