April is National Poetry Month, but did you know that April 26th is 'Poem in Your Pocket Day'? Perfect for all month long, this bulletin board design provides a fun and colorful way to introduce your favorite poems to your kiddos...or to invite your students to find and share their favorite poem with the class! 

I've Got A Poem In My Pocket Bulletin Board

• Background: Light purple bulletin board paper.
• Title: "I've Got A Poem In My Pocket!"
• Border: Colorful patterned border.
• Decoration: Draw and cut a large pocket cutout from yellow bulletin board paper, using a black marker to add detailing as desired. Create a pocket template {or use ours, available for download below!},  printing the design onto colored card stock, cutting out the shapes, and arranging them around the board. [NOTE: Don't adhere the entire cutout to the board. Leave the top of each 'pocket' open - creating a pocket!] Print your favorite poems - or those that go with your lesson plans - onto card stock paper and stuff each pocket with a different poem. If you desire, script the name of each poem on the outside of the pocket.

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As an alternative, invite your students to pick their favorite poem, illustrating each line and stuffing the pocket with the pictures. Then, each day of the month, have a different student share their poem with the class. The visual aids will help them in the retelling!