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3rd grade poetry lessons for Microsoft Word
Poetry Unit (Part 1 of 2) Lower Elementary Writer's Workshop
Ready to inspire your students? This is a four week study using the Writer's Workshop model for the study of poetry. It would perfectly fit students working in any grades first through third. Part 1 is a 24 page word doc. that breaks down each lesson in to mini-teaching point, active engagement, and send off, and share. A Poet’s Toolbox and mentor poems are included for students to stick into their notebook as they study the poems. This unit will give students a new perspective on language app
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1st - 4th
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Guided Reading Plans- The Giraffe, and the Pelly and Me
This is a guided reading lesson plan for the book The Giraffe, and the Pelly and Me. It contains four days worth of lessons which include comprehension questions, vocabulary, extensions, reflection questions, and fluency/running record check. This is a level P book.
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2nd - 5th
Primary GATE with Caldecott -- Owl Moon Pop-up and Critical Thinking
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
Compare Contrast Poetry Worksheet: 2 Poems w/ 8 Reading Comprehension Questions
This is a Compare / Contrast Poetry Worksheet with 8 Reading Comprehension Questions. At the top of page are two cute poems about tea kettles. One is named "The Invisible Whistler" and the other is "The Whistling Tea Kettle." Below the poems are 8 reading comprehension questions that prompt students to compare and contrast the tea kettle poems. The reading strategy employed is telling students in the directions to look up to the poems to find answers. Reading skills promoted are noting details,
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1st - 4th
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Poetry Point of View Guide Lesson Plan-Shel Silverstein & Kenn Nesbitt
This lesson plan includes detailed instruction for the teacher on how to use the poetry point of view guide in the classroom.
The poetry point of view guide explores the children poets: Shel Silverstein & Kenn Nesbitt.
It focuses on looking closely at Shel Silverstein's Messy Room & Rain, and Kenn Nesbitt's My Smartphone Isn't Smart & I Tried to Do My Homework.
The poetry point of view guide takes students away from traditional comprehension questions and allows them to put the
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2nd - 5th
Figurative Language Intro. Lesson
These user-friendly worksheets can be utilized in whole class, small group, or independent practice as an introduction to poetry or figurative language. References include familiar poets with topics ranging from animals to silliness. Geared toward upper elementary through middle school (4th - 8th grades). Page 1 gives examples as well as quick-skill practice boxes. Page 2 encourages students to write their own forms of rhyme, simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole.Figurative Langua
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3rd - 9th
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Make-Your-Own Bleezer's Ice Cream: Jack Prelutsky author study
Using the poem Bleezer’s Ice Cream by Jack Prelutsky, students will create their own mixed-up, outrageous ice cream flavors. They write about them using "juicy, delicious, disgusting" adjectives. The activity culminates with an ice cream cone drawing activity where they draw their own weird flavors. It is an uproariously good time and engages even the most reluctant participators!
This activity can be used with students of any grade. I teach 2-3 but older students read Jack Prelutsky and wi
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1st - 6th
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Poetry Unit (Part 1 of 2) for Poetry Month: Lesson by Lesson Guide
BEST SELLING PRODUCT! Ready to inspire your students? This is an amazing 4 week poetry unit. After 20 years of teaching poetry, I have complied the best 14 sessions I have collected from w/shops, professional development, and years of research. The unit is broken into 4 parts (bends). 1) Immersion into Poetry: This bend exposes students to a variety of poems and teaches students a number of different poetic elements. 2) Interpretation of Figurative language. This bend exposes students to a vari
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3rd - 9th, Adult Education
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3rd or 4th Grade Poetry Lesson Plan: Cinquains Common Core L3.3, 4.3; W3.5, W4.5
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This product is a detailed lesson plan to teach third or fourth grade students how to write a cinquain poem. This style of poetry is simple and fun for kids to create. I used the lesson plan with my fourth graders and they had a wonderful time writing their cinquains. They illustrated their final drafts and I laminated them and put them together as a class poetry book. I set it out in our classroom library and the students loved reading each other's work.
This lesson is grea
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3rd - 4th
Poetry and Symbolism using Hope is a Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson
In this lesson, students will learn about Emily Dickinson, her life of seclusion, and analyze how the life she chose to live affected her poetry. Students will pick apart and analyze, in depth, the poem "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" interpreting each line in each stanza and identify the symbolism within. Discussion of this poem includes a variety of Level 3 (strategic thinking), and Level 4 (extended thinking) Depth of Knowledge questioning stems. Students will gain an understanding of fi
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Super Hero Poetry Lesson (16 pages)
The purpose of this lesson (which has three worksheets) is to give students practice with the literary devices of alliteration, metaphor and simile so that they can use it in future writing. This lesson has them practicing self-awareness, reflection and identify and writing about their own “super” powers (which are really resiliency traits, such as courage, sense of humor, kindness, compassion, etc.).Super Hero Poetry Lesson by S. Renee Mitchell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-
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1st - 4th
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Recipe Of Yourself Poem
DISTANCE-LEARNING FRIENDLY. This is a fun, creative assignment where students create a recipe-style poem based on objects and moments from their own lives. It is adaptable to almost any type of classroom, from simpler poems that could be created in elementary school classes to more complex poems that could be created in secondary classrooms. I have used this assignment as an ice-breaker in my Senior English class for many years and it is always a hit with students. Although it seems simple, stud
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1st - 12th, Higher Education
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*IDIOMS! Poems For Idioms*
*Idioms can be confusing to students. This ebook contains 45 poems to help students understand what they mean. Each poem explains the idiom cleverly written in just four lines. There is a year's worth of idiom poems for use for a weekly poetry center or bulletin board. For a sample and a list of idioms covered, download the free preview.
Terms of use: You may use these poems as you choose for your own personal classroom. Additional licenses can be purchased at a discounted price.
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1st - 5th
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Poetry Practice and Visualization Bundle
This bundle includes many activities to help your students begin to understand and visualize poems. These activities can be used in the reading or writing workshop. Some poems are already included in this bundle.
Activities Included:
-Seeing with a poet's eyes using objects
-Scientist vs Poet poster and worksheet
-Visualization practice with five poems and questions to answer
-Visualization with the five senses, drawing pictures, and showing the changing image formed in their minds
Moonrise Lane: Halloween Short Stories with Poems, and Coloring Pages.
Each story, carefully crafted, opens a door to a different Halloween mystery. Venture into haunted houses where the walls echo with whispers of the past, walk the enigmatic paths where the veil between worlds is thinnest, and meet mystical beings from restless spirits to enchanted creatures, each weaving a spell that pulls you deeper into the narrative.Complementing these haunting tales is a series of poems – verses that dance to the silent tunes of the Halloween night, echoing the mysteries unv
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3rd - 6th
Teaching Theme with Poetry
Includes four short poems with evident and distinct themes. The students utilize a three column chart to identify key words/phrases, the theme, and the big idea (why this theme matters to their own lives.) Ideal for 4th and 5th grade students looking to expand understanding of theme beyond narrative texts.
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3rd - 6th
Poetry Practice
This activity includes a poem about George Washington and 10 multiple choice questions based off of the types of questions that students are asked when taking the TCAP or standardized test. It is great to use for a practice or review as whole class or small groups stations!
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3rd - 6th
Shared Reading Lesson Plans 3 weeks of Poetry 3-5
This product includes 3 weeks of Poetry Plans, for Shared Reading lessons. These are appropriate for grades 3-5- they were designed for grade 4. They include the Poem to use in each plan, as well as 5 complete days of plans/notes to utilize for a Shared Reading Lesson (10-20 min.), as a component of Balanced Literacy. Each one includes fluency, word word, questions, exploring language, and examples from the text.
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3rd - 5th
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Primary GATE with Caldecott -- The House in the Night
The House in the Night gives us a wonderful opportunity to challenge primary level gifted learners—in language and poetry, critical and metaphorical thinking, visually, and artistically.
In this lesson, students will:
a.) discover the pattern of the poem and discuss critical thinking questions about the book,
b.) think critically about symbols, metaphors and language using a graphic organizer and class discussion,
c.) construct a personalized cumulative pattern poem,
d.) And thoughtfully i
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1st - 3rd
4th Grade Creative Writing- Poetry Unit
This is a five day poetry unit plan for 4th grade. It is easily adaptable for 3rd or 5th grade as well. Includes example poems and five days of individual lesson plans. The kids usually come up with some really good poems and this gives them the chance to show off their creativity.
Exploring Weather through Poetry: A 2nd Grade Unit Plan Lessons HMH Module 6
Exploring Weather through Poetry: A 2nd Grade Unit Plan Lesson Plan BundleHMH Into Reading Aligned
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K - 5th
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Poetry Writing: Exploring Weather Lesson Plan HMH Into Reading Module 6 Aligned
Poetry Writing: Exploring Weather Lesson Plan HMH Into Reading Module 6 Aligned
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K - 5th
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Classic Poems to Teach Specific Themes and the Paired-Texts to go with them
Have you searched and searched for poetry to match the theme you are teaching? Unit planned? Check out the lists of poems, quotes, short stories, songs, articles, novellas, novels, and excerpts that can be used to pair with the themes below. Check out the other lists available in the store as well. Cross-curricular and great for test prep. In person on online teaching. The lists included in this pack Back to School, New Beginnings, Perseverance, and How Sports Inspire Us. Check out some of the p
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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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
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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.
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