Blackout Poetry

I happened upon this blog post about Blackout Poetry, and it reminded me of how much I love that form. My first experience with it was in my English 12 class, but I would love to try it with students at the intermediate primary and middle years levels. It allows for reading practice, creativity is encouraged, and poems can be made without being slowed by printing and spelling. Since the words are all on the page, you just have to find your poem! (This would be a great use of pages that have been printed or copied by mistake!)

I happened upon this blog post about Blackout Poetry, and it reminded me of how much I love that form. My first experience with it was in my English 12 class, but I would love to try it with students at the intermediate primary and middle years levels. It allows for reading practice, creativity is encouraged, and poems can be made without being slowed by printing and spelling. Since the words are all on the page, you just have to find your poem! (This would be a great use of pages that have been printed or copied by mistake!)

More examples can be found on Newspaper Blackout.

What's your favourite form of poetry?

Miss B. Allen

A New Chapter

Hello, fellow learner!

Through this blog, you can join in on my adventures in Education! This is a new chapter in my journey of lifelong learning: two weeks ago I started a 16-month PDPP (Post-Degree Professional Program) in Elementary Education. Prior to this, I learned about the science of life through a B.Sc. program in Biology. For over four years I have been delivering hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) outreach workshops and camps, and those experiences have led me to the Education profession. (For a little more detail, you can check out my LinkedIn profile.) Here's is a little homage to one of my life's previous chapters, which also serves as an introduction to my penchant for puns:

 

I have long admired the teachers' blogs that I have found while developing science curriculum. They have inspired me to join the education "blogosphere"! I look forward to expanding on this site as I learn and grow as an educator. In future posts, I hope to include:

• Links to great teaching blogs,
• Cartoons with puns,
• Reflections on my journey through the PDPP, and
• Curriculum ideas.

Do you have any other suggestions? I would love to hear from you!

Miss B. Allen