Poetry resources for GATE

Looking for a terrific cinquain poem template? This Cinquain Poem Template resource has four unique cinquain templates and much, much more!This Cinquain Poetry Template resource has the templates you need. No more searching for what you need for cinquains in class! There's so much variety in levels that you can use it in grade levels 3 - 12!With an included digital version, this cinquain template pack will work for you whether you're teaching in-person or using virtual instruction.This cinquain

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Poetry, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 11th

Types:

Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.3.5

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.10

, RL.5.2

, RL.5.10

...

Also included in: National Poetry Month Activities | Cinquain Poem Mini Unit

Distance Learning Poetry Writing: Digital Where I'm From Poem

Created by

Elementary Kels

This PDF download contains a link for Interactive Google Slides. I designed this product to help my students create "Where I'm From" poems as inspired by George Ella Lyon. Slides 2-5 : Students will begin by reading and annotating the original poem. This always sparks great discussions as students unwrap Lyon's figurative language. Slides 7 – 16 : Students will plan for their own poem by describing important memories, people, places, and objects. There are 8 categories in which students will br

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Projects, GATE

Paint Chip Poetry ELA Writing Upper Elementary Middle High School Editable GATE

Created by

Hey Jackie J

This Google Slides presentation is COMPLETELY EDITABLE and guides students through the art of writing a poem incorporating paint chip colors into their masterpiece. My students get VERY creative with this. I have used this in my 5th grade gifted classes as well as my middle school English classes. (I also have friends who had amazing results with their high schoolers.) There are 2 links (one video and one blog) reminding the students what literary devices are... in case they have forgotten. ;)Al

Subjects:

General Science, Informational Text, Poetry

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

GATE, Lesson

Nonfiction Earthworm Articles Differentiated with Common Core Assessment

Created by

Platypus Designs

In second grade we focus so much of our time on the life cycle of different animals. In my class we use a unit that includes this fundamental science concept with an everyday creature. The superheroes of soil, earthworms! This unit can completely stand alone and needs no other connection. However, if you liked the style and approach of the Komodo dragon unit, this is more of the same. :) The main article is written in 2 differentiated forms. One article measures at a Lexile of 600 and the othe

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

GATE, Printables, Lesson

WE WEAR THE MASK POEM & ART | Inside Outside Poem Dunbar BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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Black History Month, Halloween, Poetry

In this no-prep, easy-to-use unit inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “We Wear the Mask” poem, students will use art and poetry to deeply analyze the masks we wear, distinguish between their inside vs. outside character and personality traits, and represent these findings through a self-created mask. This engaging activity turns this abstract concept into an activity that is high-interest, easy to understand, and memorable!This The Mask I Wear Product Includes 12 NO PREP, easy-to-use pages:•Pages

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.4.3

, RL.4.5

, RL.5.3

, RL.5.5

, RL.6.3

...

Also included in: BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART POETRY PERSONALITY | We Wear the Mask Dunbar

National Poetry Month Activities | Cinquain Poem Mini Unit

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Looking for fantastic activities for National Poetry Month? This Cinquain Poem Unit Bundle has everything you need for an amazing cinquain poetry unit for your students. It's loaded with a student-facing video that will teach your students everything they need to know about cinquain poems. You'll get a PowerPoint in case you'd prefer to teach yourself.Start to finish, everything is provided for you.You get three resources that will make your students cinquain poetry shine!☀️First, you get the Ci

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Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

GATE, Lesson

Literary Elements Secret Picture Puzzle Tiles Literary Devices Activity

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English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Looking for a great literary elements activity that students enjoy? This set of 10 secret picture puzzles covers a vast list of literary terms and literary devices (nearly 100 in all!). They're surprisingly low prep for how much they teach about literary devices. Students cut the pieces apart and match the meaning or example to the literary device or story element. When they do it correctly, they make a completed picture. Can you say "self-checking?" Do your students love secret picture tiles ye

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

CCSS:

RL.5.4

, RL.6.4

, RL.7.4

, RL.8.4

, RL.9-10.4

...

Also included in: Literary Elements Secret Picture Tiles Literary Devices BUNDLE Digital & Print

Twas the Night Before Christmas Common Core Study Guide for Middle School

Created by

Jessica Fletcher Fierro

Introduce the classic holiday poem to your students with rigor and creative thinking! This product includes the text of the poem, a vocabulary activity, questions about form/style, and an SBAC style SCR. The SCR also includes a template for students to follow in order to write a solid paragraph response. Finally, there is an art project assignment, with rubric, to support the focus on imagery in the assignment. It is based on 7th grade standards, but due to the cyclical nature of the Common Co

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Study Guides, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.7.4

, RL.7.5

Also included in: Christmas and Winter Holiday Mega Middle School Bundle-Save 50%

Poetry: Meter & Scansion

Created by

Chris Pirraglia

A resource giving an overview of meter and the rhythm of poetry.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Handouts, GATE, Printables

Primary GATE with Caldecott -- Owl Moon Pop-up and Critical Thinking

Created by

Portable Gifted and Talented

Now with a more kid-friendly pop-up option: Owl Moon is incredibly rich in critical thinking potential, rich in artwork, and rich in the feelings words evoke. Come along for a challenging lesson and a fun extension activity with the poetic 1988 Caldecott Award winner Owl Moon. Critical thinking about poetry, participatory reading, and figurative language along with a project in which we create an owl to “pop up” and spread its wings poetically will energize your students. Caldecott books a

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Projects, GATE, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.7

, RL.2.7

, SL.2.1

, SL.2.2

, SL.2.3

...

BUNDLE for Creative Writing Activities

Created by

Materials by Michele

Hello Fellow Teacher, Thank you for considering this creative writing bundle with ten items. This will provide two hundred and sixty prompts for short stories, poetry, and narratives. There are short prompts as well as pictures to generate students' creativity. Students have multiple options from which to choose. They will have fun as they read through the different prompts and let their imaginations grow and wander. Are you looking for a poetry unit? If so, check out this 4-week unit: 4-Week Un

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

...

Poetry Activities for 2nd Grade & 3rd Grade Poems CCSS Exemplar Texts BUNDLE

Created by

Karen Rohach - Author's Purpose Expert

Your Second Grade and Third Grade students will blow your minds with the high-level thinking they'll do with the poetry lessons in this poetry bundle. You'll be so amazed at their critical and creative thinking that you'll be bragging about them in the teacher workroom.The lessons are geared to Second and Third Grade (with one designed to bridge to Fourth Grade), but I won't tell if you use it with other grades as well!You'll get excellent teacher instructions, step-by-step, word-for-word classr

Subjects:

Poetry

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Activities, GATE, Lesson

Abandoned Farmhouse Author's Craft/Purpose Questions and Imagery Chart

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This product contains questions which ask students to identiify and examine the strategies used by the poet in order to determine his message. These are higher-level thinking rather than content based questions. The chart requires students to find examples of imagery and explain the purpose of each. Answers are provided for all activities.

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

GATE, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

...

Kindergarten Bird-Themed Challenges for Gifted and Talented GATE - Storytelling

Created by

Portable Gifted and Talented

You’ll have loads of fun with this thematic “birds” bundle of lessons and activities. We address BEST PRACTICES for our youngest gifted and advanced learners with hand-on puzzles, storytelling, participatory reading, acting, humor, video, and improvisation. In the process, we will deliver two social emotional messages—one about teamwork, and one about diversity. So little time, and so much to do! That’s why we always, always, always engage and challenge students in critical thinking across the c

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Poetry

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.4

, SL.1.2

...

Also included in: Kindergarten and 1st Grade GATE Bundle - Gifted and Talented and Advanced

Making Tracks with Footprint Mysteries KG 1st 2nd GATE Primary Challenges!

Created by

Portable Gifted and Talented

Engaging challenge of a highly participatory and creative nature for our youngest primary kids!Here’s another lesson for our youngest gifted learners based on research and best practices advocated by the National Association of Gifted Children. It’s rich in age 4-7 critical thinking opportunities with hands-on learning, visual discrimination and details, improvisational opportunities including creativity, storytelling, writing and art, and engaging activities associated with the kids’ immediate

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Poetry

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.7

, W.1.3

...

Also included in: 2019-2020 Gifted and Talented GATE Program for the Year - Elementary

BLACK HISTORY ART & POETRY BUNDLE |We Wear the Mask & Two Voice Poem | About Me

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Black History Month, Halloween, Poetry

Save 25%...includes We Wear the Mask poetry and art unit & Inside/Outside Two Voice Poem Activity! Boost student relationships and remember your students’ personality types all year with this no-prep, easy-to-use We Wear the Mask & Inside/Outside Traits Two Voice Poem BUNDLE!! First, students embark on a unit inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “We Wear the Mask” poem. In it, students will use art and poetry to deeply analyze the masks we wear, distinguish between their inside vs. outside

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, GATE

Thesaurus and Poetry Writing Robert Frost's Dust of Snow Early & Middle Grades

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Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry

Raise students' thesaurus skills to incredible heights using Robert Frost's poem "Dust of Snow." Your students will love the gorgeous visuals included to awaken all of their senses. This lesson is perfect for early elementary and middle elementary students who need to develop their thesaurus skills and address poetry standards. They'll rewrite Frost's poem using what they gained from the thesaurus work they've done, creating fabulous poems based on the mentor text.Using the provided discussion g

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.2.4

, RL.2.7

, RL.2.10

, RL.3.4

, RL.3.5

...

Also included in: Poetry Activities for 2nd Grade & 3rd Grade Poems CCSS Exemplar Texts BUNDLE

Weekly Reading Log with Depth and Complexity Icons Bundle

Created by

Hello Fifth

Help your readers stay on track with this weekly reading log. We use this as homework but it could easily be used in the classroom as well.Students track their daily reading, including title, time spent reading, and pages read. On the back, there is space for a text response. At the end of the week, readers add up their pages and time spent reading. A space for a parent signature is the final piece.The icons of depth and complexity (often called GATE Icons) are added so that students may thi

Subjects:

Informational Text, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Assessment, GATE, Classroom Forms

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

, CCRA.R.10

National Poetry Month - Cinquain Poem Instructional Video & Slides

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Would you like to have terrific National Poetry Month instruction done for you? Simply press "play" and your students will learn everything they need to know about cinquain poems and be able to write them themselves. Would you rather do the teaching yourself but have the slidedeck prepared for you? You'll get that, too!Would you love for your students to learn cinquain poems effortlessly? This Cinquain Poem Teaching Video Pack is perfect for you!The video and presentation cover all aspects of ci

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Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

GATE, For Parents

Also included in: National Poetry Month Activities | Cinquain Poem Mini Unit

Rhyming Poetry Second Grade Poems and Rhyme Activities Charades

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Let's teach rhyme in poetry using a series of activities guaranteed to have your students asking for more! This resource offers your students to learn about rhyme thorugh class discussion and a super fun small group charades activity. Then, they'll practice some more with "My Neighbor's Dog is Purple." Students get visualization practice while they sketch out the beginning, middle, and end of the poem as you read aloud. There's even a writing prompt!The resource is divided so you can use the ent

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.2.4

, RL.2.10

, RL.3.5

, W.2.8

, SL.2.1

...

Also included in: Poetry Activities for 2nd Grade & 3rd Grade Poems CCSS Exemplar Texts BUNDLE

ABOUT ME ART & POETRY MEGA BUNDLE | 6 Personality Glyphs, Inside/Outside Poetry

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Back to School, For All Subject Areas, Poetry

Save 25%...BUNDLE includes 6 All About Me Art and Poetry Activities to represent your students' personality types. These activities allow students to integrate art and poetry into one Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) unit. These are useful because everyone can recall their personality types at-a-glance, thus turning this abstract concept into an activity that is interesting, easy to understand, and memorable!Boost student relationships and remember your students’ personality types all year with

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Lesson

BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART POETRY PERSONALITY | We Wear the Mask Dunbar

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