{"id":12727,"date":"2026-04-09T18:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/?p=12727"},"modified":"2026-04-09T18:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:16:11","slug":"celebrate-natl-poetry-month-with-dash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/cs\/blog\/celebrate-natl-poetry-month-with-dash\/","title":{"rendered":"Oslavte m\u011bs\u00edc poezie s Dash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12727\" class=\"elementor elementor-12727\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f897da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f897da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d13680 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d13680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poetry and Coding? You Bet.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef6a55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ef6a55\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c484a8 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c484a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"403\">April is National Poetry Month\u2014a perfect time to celebrate language and creativity in your classroom. In the two lesson plans featured here, your students won\u2019t just read and write poems: they\u2019ll also program a Dash robot to bring those poetic lines to life. By merging verse analysis with hands-on coding, these activities invite learners to dive deeper into the sounds, images, and rhythms of poetry.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"915\">This integrated approach helps students engage in new ways, appealing to different learning styles and encouraging collaboration. When kids see their words translated into physical movements, the power of poetry becomes even more tangible. Whether they\u2019re analyzing a poet\u2019s style or crafting their own verses, the connection between language and robotics lets them explore concepts in a dynamic, interactive environment\u2014ultimately expanding their understanding and excitement about both poetry and technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b07a3e1 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b07a3e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Note: You will need to log into the Make Wonder portal to access these lesson plans, but registration is free!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d6fc7 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47d6fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Dash of Haiku<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a86c5 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89a86c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dash_Haiku.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11873\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dash_Haiku.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dash_Haiku-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dash_Haiku-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dash_Haiku-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e83763 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e83763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Teach coding across the curriculum with this Lesson from our <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.makewonder.com\/#\/curriculum\/code-to-learn\">Cross Curricular Lesson Library<\/a>! Teach students all about Haiku&#8217;s, have them write a Haiku, and then have them program Dash to act out their Haiku!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5096b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5096b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344bf5d elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"344bf5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.makewonder.com\/#\/curriculum\/analyzing-poetry:-a-dash-of-haiku\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View the Lesson<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f2d75 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65f2d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sample Worksheets Included in the Lesson<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91f29b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91f29b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a17ed1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/A-Dash-of-Haiku-Worksheet.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Worksheet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309b010 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"309b010\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e3fad exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64e3fad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tips-for-Programming-Haiku.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Haiku_Programming_Tips_Preview-785x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11879\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Haiku_Programming_Tips_Preview-785x1024.png 785w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Haiku_Programming_Tips_Preview-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Haiku_Programming_Tips_Preview-768x1002.png 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Haiku_Programming_Tips_Preview-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Haiku_Programming_Tips_Preview.png 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10f072 elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c10f072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tips-for-Programming-Haiku.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Tips<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5947b73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5947b73\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-662f543 elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"662f543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.makewonder.com\/#\/curriculum\/analyzing-poetry:-a-dash-of-haiku\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View the Entire Lesson<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9bba3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ef9bba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedbed7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aedbed7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd0ede exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfd0ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dashing Poets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d54f9 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20d54f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.makewonder.com\/#\/curriculum\/speaking-and-listening:-dashing-poets\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dashingpoets_heroimage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12729\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dashingpoets_heroimage.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dashingpoets_heroimage-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dashingpoets_heroimage-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dashingpoets_heroimage-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a6b67 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56a6b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"414\">In this lesson, students dive into poetry to experience it with their physical senses\u2014then bring it to life through programming. Working in small groups, they\u2019ll pick out sensory imagery from just two lines of a poem and transform those lines into a set of instructions for Dash. This kinesthetic approach helps them appreciate how words can direct movement and action.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"949\"><strong data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"441\">Why kinesthetics and robotics?<\/strong><br data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"444\" \/>Kinesthetics is all about sensing and understanding your body\u2019s movement and position. It\u2019s like having an internal \u201cmotion detector\u201d that helps you move and interact. When students tap into this sense, they learn in a more hands-on way, making the experience lively and memorable. They&#8217;re also tapping into how we need to program robots. By interpreting poetry through movement, they deepen both their programming skills and their physical awareness\u2014an awesome combination for active, engaged learning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2378c7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2378c7e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7deccb7 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7deccb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/lesson-plans-prod\/downloadables\/36d73b37\/Programming%20Imagery%20Handout.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/programming-imagery-thumbnail-783x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12731\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/programming-imagery-thumbnail-783x1024.png 783w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/programming-imagery-thumbnail-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/programming-imagery-thumbnail-768x1005.png 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/programming-imagery-thumbnail-1174x1536.png 1174w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/programming-imagery-thumbnail-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/programming-imagery-thumbnail.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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