Classroom Poetry Slam Kit

Spread it over a week. Write with the checklist and planner, practice in pairs with the rubric, then hold the slam. Hand out the certificates so every poet is cheered.

Six pages after the cover. How to Run a Class Poetry Slam gives 7 steps, the roles (host, poets, timekeeper, judges, audience) and audience manners like snapping for a line you love. Then come a 10-item writing checklist, a Plan My Slam Poem organizer, a performance rubric for voice, pace, feeling and eye contact out of 16 with a glow and a grow, a judges score sheet for 12 poets, and two Poetry Slam Star certificates.

Yes. We made it for 3rd Grade to 5th Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

27 printable resources, all free to preview. There are 47 Poetry Month resources in all, from Kindergarten to 5th Grade, gathered on our Poetry Month activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 3rd Grade to 5th Grade students, roughly ages 8-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 3rd Grade to 5th Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.