The following lesson plans feature poems poems exploring many different kinds of family relationships. more poems for kids more poems for teens
Translation for Mamá Teach This Poem: “Our House” by Sophie Cabot Black Teach This Poem: “Knoxville, Tennessee” by Nikki Giovanni Teach This Poem: “When Giving Is All We Have” by Alberto Ríos Teach This Poem: “We All Return to the Place Where We Were Born” by Oscar Gonzales Incredible Bridges: “Remember” by Joy Harjo Thanksgiving with Richard Blanco’s “América” Teach This Poem: "Afternoons/Tardes" by Jorge H. Aigla Teach This Poem: “Of the Threads that Connect the Stars” by Martín Espada Teach This Poem: ”Owed to the Plastic on Your Grandmother’s Couch“ by Joshua Bennett Teach This Poem: “Tending” by Elizabeth Alexander Teach This Poem: “A House Called Tomorrow” by Alberto Ríos Teach This Poem: “Before Your Arrival” by Ellen Hagan Teach This Poem: "The Sky Over My Mother’s House" by Jaime Manrique Teach This Poem: "I Invite My Parents to a Dinner Party" by Chen Chen Teach This Poem: “Shoulders” by Naomi Shihab Nye Teach This Poem: “My Mother’s Name Lucha” by Juan Felipe Herrera Teach This Poem: “Red Brocade” by Naomi Shihab Nye Teach This Poem: “Sherbet” by Cornelius Eady Teach This Poem: “I Ask My Mother to Sing” by Li-Young Lee
