Poems that 4th Graders Should Read

• The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll
• Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face by Jack Prelutsky
• Wynken, Blynken and Nod by Eugene Field
• The Duel  by Eugene Field
• The Children's Hour by Longfellow
• Dreams by Langston Hughes
• The Land of Nod by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Helen Keller by Langston Hughes
• Little Orphant Annie by James Whitcomb Riley
• Chocolate Cake by Michael Rosen
• Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf by Roald Dahl
• Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou
• The Shark by Jennifer Huynh
• The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service

You can also try out this collection of children's poetry from Poetry Foundation.  Stay on the children's poems page.

You can listen to poetry at The Children's Poetry archive.

Check out the 4th Grade Poems page by Kenn Nesbitt.

Do you have a poem that you think is awesome?  Send me a comment and I will try to include it here. (If I can find it online...)

Concrete Poems

Learn more about concrete poems:

• https://www.poetry4kids.com/lessons/how-to-write-a-concrete-poem/
• https://grade6d.weebly.com/uploads/6/9/7/9/6979831/concrete_poetry_lesson.pdf

Personification

 10 fun examples of personification in poetry.

The Duel (a poem with personification)

Humorous Examples of Personification in Poetry

How to Write Acrostic Poems

Check out Ken Nesbitt's website about how to write an acrostic poem.

Free Verse Poetry

Halloween Poetry

Halloween Poems for Kids by Paul Perro

Hallowe'en by Joel Benton

Five Little Jack-o-Lanterns  Anonymous

Batty  by Shel Silverstein

The Bogeyman by Jack Prelutsky

Theme in Yellow by Carl Sandburg

Little Orphant Annie by James Whitcomb Riley

The Haunted Chamber by Longfellow

Bobbing for Apples by Jack Prelutsky

Haunted by Shel Silverstein

Superstitious by Shel Silverstein

Poetry Introduction

Ready to get started?  Check out these poems for 4th graders.

Find a poem to share with the class

Find a poem on one of these websites...or find your own.

• https://poets.org/poems-kids
• https://bookriot.com/2019/05/10/funny-poems-for-kids/
• https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poems/children/
• https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/children

Poetry That All 4th Graders Should Read -- Poems

• The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll
• Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face by Jack Prelutsky
• Wynken, Blynken and Nod by Eugene Field
• The Duel  by Eugene Field
• The Children's Hour by Longfellow
• Dreams by Langston Hughes
• The Land of Nod by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Helen Keller by Langston Hughes
• Little Orphant Annie by James Whitcomb Riley
• Chocolate Cake by Michael Rosen
• Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf by Roald Dahl
• Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou

Do you have a poem that you think is awesome?  Send me a comment and I will try to include it here. (If I can find it online...)

• An anonymous student likes The Castle by Shel Silverstein and Yertle the Turtle by Dr Seuss (Don't forget to tell me who you are.)
• Mao found My Next Door Neighbor is a Witch by Samiya Vallee
• Osiel recommends The Phoenix and the Turtle by William Shakespeare.
• Audrey is entertained by I Don't Watch TV by Kenn Nesbitt
• Audrey also likes Homework, I Love You by Kenn Nesbitt
• 3 for Audrey.  She is partial to Wendy Wise by Kenn Nesbitt
• Noah discovered Try Try Again by T.H. Palmer
• Noah also suggested The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
• Kaley found The Rain and The Wind by William Henley
• Kaley was amused by The Man in the Jar by Irwin Mercer
• Kaley also found some limericks, The Man from Greece and A Fish Who Could Talk
• Noah was interested in Fire and Ice by Robert Frost
• Arnav enjoyed Our Teacher Likes Minecraft by Kenn Nesbitt
• Arvav likes challenging poems The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
• Noah also likes challenging poems Paul Revere's Ride by Longfellow
• Noah puts forth Homework! Oh, Homework! by Jack Prelutsky
• Noah challenges you to read Shakespeare To Be or Not To Be

Poems, more poems! Someone stop me before I share some more.

The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson
Sea Fever by John Masefield
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
Wynken, Blynken and Nod by Eugene Field
Helen Keller by Langston Hughes
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
The Say Hey Kid by Sue Mason

Share your favorite poem with me and I will include it below:
Lauren likes Warning by Shel Silverstein
Kavya likes The Genie in the Flask by Shel Silverstein
Dharshan likes The Meehoo with an Exactlywatt
Owen likes Homework! Oh, Homework!

Poems for 5th Graders

Paul Revere's Ride -- Longfellow
A Dream Deferred  -- Langston Hughes
Dreams -- Langston Hughes
The Cremation of Sam Mcgee -- Robert W. Service
Willow and Gingko -- Eve Merriam
The Say Hey Kid -- Sue Mason
Casey at the Bat -- Ernest Lawrence Theyer
Casey's Revenge -- Grantland Rice
Barbara Frietchie -- John Greenleaf Whittier