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8th grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa poetry resources for Easel
Winter Holiday & Christmas Fun- Nine Logic Puzzles for Middle School
Winter Holiday Fun for Middle Schoolers!No prep except to print and copy, or assign on Easel!This packet of nine activities includes one reindeer games logic puzzle, one Christmas logic puzzle, one New Year’s logic puzzle, one temperature logic puzzle, one cryptogram with winter holiday words, one grid matching activity, one elf grid drawing sheet, one 9-piece square puzzle, and one leap words puzzle. They are ready to print, copy, and use- no other prep necessary! An answer key and a few tips
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Year Round Logic Puzzle Bundle for Middle School!
Poetry Task Cards Reading Comprehension Poetry Analysis Worksheets & Activities
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to poetry? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 20 poetry task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short Poems will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and constructed response questions.Great for middle school students. Teachers of other grade leve
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6th - 9th
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Christmas Holiday Activity Middle School ELA English Mad Libs Fun Grammar Game
Middle School English ELA Fun Christmas Holiday Activity similar to "Mad Libs™!" | Parts of Speech Grammar GameBring your middle school kids some ELA Christmas grammar fun with this engaging Christmas Holiday Activity Game similar to Mad Libs™! (Note: This activity is one of four Christmas Activities in my Middle School ELA Christmas Activities Packet. If you need more Christmas ELA fun, click here to see a preview.) Your ELA students will have so much Christmas holiday fun, that they won't even
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5th - 10th
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High School English Sub Plans for Language Arts Classes With 10 Lesson Plans
Looking for emergency sub plans for your high school English class? If you don't have time to make detailed sub plans, or need some creative lesson plans to use in-between units, this is the resource for you! Don't let sick days be wasted days - these no-prep lessons are meaningful for students and easy for substitute teachers to implement! All student materials are available in PDF to print and writeable Google Slides. DETAILS:⭐ 10 Days of Lesson Plans ⭐ 8 Individual Lesson (two lessons last f
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8th - 12th
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Christmas Errorless and Differentiated Journal Writing for Special Education
With three different levels included, this fun Christmas Journal pack is perfect for all of your non-writers, emerging writers, and writers! These journals are perfect for students who have difficulty coming up with their own thoughts, by allowing them to do more than just copy sentences, errorlessly choosing how to complete each sentence to express their own thoughts!This pack is about all things related to Christmas time, including Santa, Christmas tree, gingerbread house, snowman, and more! T
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: The Mega Christmas Bundle for Special Education
"Firework" by Katy Perry Poetry Terms Figurative Language Activities
Figurative Language and Poetic Devices/Poetry Terms Identification using Katy Perry's "Firework"Use Katy Perry's popular song "Firework" to teach figurative language, sound devices, and other poetry terms. You can decide how many and which devices you'd like your students to find.Updated to include additional exercises for more in-depth learning and making connections to the text! Those I've pointed out in this exercise include:alliteration, anaphora, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mother to Son Langston Hughes Poetry Analysis - Printable & Digital
Make metaphors come alive with these "Mother to Son" poem activities! This poetry analysis resource includes a graphic organizer to walk students through the rich figurative language in Hughes' highly relatable poem and help them analyze extended metaphor, character, and theme. It also includes a one-page biography of Langston Hughes and comprehension questions about the poem, the informational text, and connections between the poem and the poet's life.(If you teach poetry in middle school, don'
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
A Christmas Carol Activities Unit Plan | Middle School
This A Christmas Carol Unit Plan is a great way to keep your middle school students engaged in learning activities during the Holiday Season. This PDF resource is complete with detailed lesson plans for each Stave of Charles Dickens' holiday tale, including before, during and after reading activities. Students will analyze characters, setting, theme, and more as they enjoy this classic story! These resources work well with the novella and various dramatized play versions of the story.Best of al
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday Mega Bundle - Middle School ELA
Creative Writing Poetry - 50 Formulas to Help Students Write Poems
Creative Writing Poetry 911: First Aid for Writing Poetry * Now over 50 Formulas for Helping Students Write Original PoemsThis IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.This student aid and handouts bundle features OVER 50 formulas for writing poetry. If you have students who struggle with creativity (excellent for L.D. students, as well as dominant left-brained thinkers), these formulas are excellent. Even the most uncreative student will be able to write poetry.
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7th - 12th
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A Christmas Carol reader's theater play script (includes two versions!)
Originally part of the December 1998 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks Magazine, this traditional re-telling of the Ebenezer Scrooge story is perfect for Zoomer's theater, podcast, or classroom play--or add holiday hymns and create a full-fledged stage production. For 10 to 16 participants and innumerable extras. A second version from my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories (2010 Scholastic) is also included. In it, Scrooge is a woman, Eleanora Scrooge. Two comprehension activities are a
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
Periodic Table Holiday Christmas Science Worksheet Activity
PUBLIC SCHOOL FRIENDLY! Use the Periodic Table as a "decoder" for holiday words! Use element atomic numbers and symbols to decode words associated with the December holiday season, such as Icicles, Scrooge, Candy Cane, etc. Includes both PRINT and GOOGLE SLIDES options!⭐ Get this activity at a big discount in our Christmas Science Bundle!Two versions are provided - they have the same 30 words, but one is decorated with pictures that relate to the words and the other isn't. (We find older stu
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6th - 8th
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5-PS1-1
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: Christmas Holiday Science Activity Set
Poetry Analysis Unit: Analyzing Poetry for Grades 4-8
I was in desperate need of some great poetry to live up to the CCSS and that was how Poetry Analysis was born. My students needed rigorous texts that showed them how to critically think about poetry more than the surface level rhyming funny poems we had been studying. I found some AWESOME poetry and ways to incorporate this into your middle grades classrooms! The poems are great for a "close read" style or as homework, as a class, or even as a center! The pack includes: 6 - 1/2 sheet poems (
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4th - 8th
The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit - Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages
This "The Gift of the Magi" Short Story Unit contains a 50 page close reading unit on “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Perfect for a short story interactive notebook, this Gift of the Magi teacher guide contains Gift of the Magi comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, Gift of the Magi activities, vocabulary words, foldables, close reading resources, graphic organizers, creative writing, and essay activities are all included. All activities are classroom tested and include creat
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6th - 9th
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Emily Dickinson "I'm Nobody" Poem -- Poetry Analysis and Creative Writing
Emily Dickinson's poem "I'm Nobody" is perfect for sharpening close-reading and literary analysis skills. But even better than that is knowing your students will connect with the poem, discuss it, and then write their own "I'm Somebody" poems.What a perfect poem to share with our middle and high school students! They can relate to this poem as easily as adults. Who hasn't felt like an outsider or "uncool" -- and to think this poem was written over 150 years ago!What teachers are saying about
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Poetry Unit with Analysis and Poetry Writing
Brown Girl Dreaming by J.Woodson; A CCSS Aligned, PDF & Digital Book Study
OVERVIEW: If you like to inspire, teach, and motivate your students using award-winning, literature, don't overlook this amazing memoir: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (2015 Newbery Honor Award, 2015 Coretta Scott King Award, 2014 National Book Award, and 2015 E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award). Use this PDF, custom-made, no-prep, CCSS aligned memoir-study to help your students focus, understand, and stretch themselves as they read. If you want to use it with distance lea
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5th - 9th
Figurative Language Task Cards Quiz with Short Story Fiction Passages Practice
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to figurative language in short stories? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students can be challenging.These 20 figurative language task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short well-known Fiction stories will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and const
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5th - 9th
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Emergency Sub Plans for English Language Arts Classes in High School
Looking for emergency sub plans for your high school English classes? If you don't have time to make detailed sub plans, or need some creative lesson plans to use in-between units, this is the resource for you! Don't let sick days be wasted days - these no-prep lessons are meaningful for students and easy for substitute teachers to implement! All student materials are writeable in Google Slides. DETAILS:⭐ 5 Days of Lesson Plans ⭐ Lesson #1: Students read, respond to, and write a mimic poem for
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8th - 12th
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Elf Movie Activities - Christmas Writing Activity - Hero's Journey Project
Elf Movie Activities - Comprehension Questions, Graphic Organizers, Plot Diagram, and Hero's Journey Project - These Christmas activities are designed to use along with the movie Elf featuring Will Ferrell. Use this engaging movie to practice comprehension strategies and teach elements of Joseph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey".This package of activities is a great way to keep the kids engaged in the days leading up to Christmas break. The kids will love the movie and activities, and you will lov
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5th - 8th
Christmas Music Activities - Song Scramble Worksheets
FUN Christmas music activity for your students or any Holiday party/get-together! Unscramble the Christmas songs puzzles.PRINTABLE OR DIGITAL:Choose Your Format - These activities come in 2 different formats. 1. PRINTABLE FORMATPrint off the student's response pages individually or combine them to create a student workbook.2. DIGITAL TPT EASEL FORMATThere is also a digital version using TpT's Easel digital tool. These activities can be assigned in Google Classroom or with a link. You can access
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5th - 8th
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Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration Packet + Test (Digital Enabled!)
This worksheet packet and test are all about helping students quickly and effectively nail the art of understanding/using figurative language!- Page 1: Simple clear definitions of Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, and Personification are paired with easy to understand examples. Students are tasked with providing two of their own examples as guided practice.- Page 2: Eighteen example sentences are listed and students practice identifying which type of figurative language is used in each.- Page 3: G
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5th - 9th
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A Christmas Carol Figurative Language Worksheets and Digital Easel Activity
A Christmas Carol Figurative Language Practice with Easel Activity. Using quotes from the story by Charles Dickens, students have to identify types of figurative language such as metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, and allusion. Includes a worksheet based on A Christmas Carol, a worksheet based on the play, a figurative language matching sheet, and a handout on types of figurative language. No prep. Print or go digital for remote or hybrid learning. Keys are included, but not shown in
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol Bundle of Support Materials
Sonnet 18 Comic with Shakespeare
One of the best ways to introduce students to Shakespeare is to begin with Sonnet 18. This comic teaches students Sonnet 18 (or "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day") one of the most famous poems in the English language. Included in this resource:-a comic that teaches the poem-a prereading activity in which students try to find words to fit blanks in the poem-questions about the poem-a lesson about sonnets, including the sonnet form and iambic pentameter. If you teach other Shakespeare plays,
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Intro to Shakespeare Activity Bundle
Poetry & Art: Blackout Poetry Book Pages
(7) BLOWN UP BOOK PAGES & Instructions Included for creating poetry from the heart without the pressure of rhyming or form. Even if participants are not familiar with the principles of poetry (i.e., feeling, image, rhythm simile, metaphor, shape, and sound), they can express themselves with this fun activity to creatively problem solve varying poetic forms. Teach Social Emotional Learning or Poetry in a supportive way that will encourage creativity, participation, and deeper self-expression.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Raven Lesson | Annotation Poetry Activity for Comprehension & Poetic Devices
Print and digital options included! Students highlight and annotate to analyze and demonstrate reading comprehension of Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem with a focus on (1) the plot, (2) rhyme scheme, (3) internal rhyme, (4) alliteration, (5) onomatopoeia, and (6) allusions.This product includes an annotation friendly version of Edgar Allan Poe's poem. Free versions of this public domain text are readily available in many locations, but this particular document gives students space to annotate a
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7th - 11th
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Learn more about poetry resources
Poetry encourages students to engage with language, explore their thoughts and feelings, and connect with the broader human experience. If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital poetry resources, look no further. TPT has an extensive collection of resources, created by other teachers, that are designed to help with any need across grade levels.
If you want to make poets out of younger students in elementary grades, then acrostic poems or fill in the blank poems are the perfect place to start. (In fact, many poetry resources on TPT include templates so your students can easily get started producing their own poetry, whether it’s a haiku, or limerick.) For older students in middle and high school, you can find an array of resources to teach them about everything from iambic pentameter, figurative language, to famous poets from history. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your students’ poetry skills in no time.
Fun and engaging poetry activities to try
Teaching students about poetry can be an engaging and creative experience. Here are a few ideas for poetry activities that you can find on TPT to help you introduce and explore the world of poetry with your students:
Poetic Device Scavenger Hunt
Distribute some poems and have students identify and highlight poetic devices like similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and imagery. Discuss what these are and the overall impact on the reader's experience.
Poetry Analysis Jigsaw
Divide students into small groups, assigning each group a different poem. Have each group analyze the assigned poem's themes, tone, and literary devices, and present their findings to the class.
Poetry Slam or Performance
Organize a poetry slam where students can perform poems they’ve written themselves or those written by famous poets. This will help build confidence and strengthen their public speaking skills.
Writing Poetry from Different Perspectives
Ask students to write a poem from the perspective of an inanimate object or an animal to foster empathy and encourage creative, out-of-the-box thinking.
Creating Found Poetry
Provide magazines, newspapers, or online articles. Have students cut out interesting words and phrases, and use them to create their own unique poems.
These (and other!) activities can help deepen your students’ appreciation for poetry and enhance their creative writing skills.
Frequently asked questions about teaching poetry
What types of poetry resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of poetry resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular poetry lessons include learning how to write haikus, acrostic poems, limericks, and free verse.
How do I find poetry resources on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing poetry lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for poetry resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of poetry lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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