# The Color Poem

### At-a-glance

##### Topics
Classroom management, Communication & language, Social-emotional development, Student achievement, Student engagement, Teacher interaction

##### Resource Types
Excerpts

##### Author
Susan A. Katz and Judith A. Thomas

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Often, teaching poetry in the classroom is achieved successfully through imagery. This introductory lesson from The Word in Play provides students with insight into their own creative depths, helping to establish their “eye for resemblances.”

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