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Poetry games for Microsoft Word
The "WHO HAS" Game -- AP Literature and Composition (Poetry Edition)
An excellent game for preparing students for the AP Literature and Composition exam by reviewing the terms they need to know when writing about literature. Just print out, cut out strips, and hand them to all your students.To play the game, you print out the file and cut along the dotted lines to create strips (I like to print on tagboard and laminate before cutting). Then, just randomly pass out the strips to all of your students. Have the student with the "Begin" slip read their definition. Th
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11th - 12th
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STAAR Review Center - Figurative Language with Battleship Game
This is a great center or station to use with secondary students to review figurative language & to have students practice recognizing and creating examples using figurative language. It is fun, engaging, and editable so if you wanted to use other column headers (even your own student names), you can! Enjoy. :)
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5th - 12th
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Owls and Mice: Predator Prey Unit for Outdoor Learning
This unit focuses on owls as birds of prey. Included in this packet is an owl fact sheet, a predator/prey owl game, owl poems with a blank worksheet for writing owl poetry, my recommended owl book reading list, a lesson plan on how to do a simple hike at your school yard while looking for items for an owl craft project and instructions on how to make an owl out of a pinecone. Bonus instructions for how to make a mouse out of a milkweed pod are also included.
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1st - 3rd
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Songs With Figurative Language -Poetry in Oldies Rock and Roll Songs
16 Oldies Pop Songs Lyrics and 23 questions on figurative language:Most pop songs are poetry set to music."Oldies" songs in particular, are often chock-full of sound effects and figurative language: alliteration, onomatopoeia, similes, metaphors, personifications, and more. Kids usually enjoy looking and listening for these elements in pop songs more than they enjoy looking for them in actual poems. However, teachers have to be careful when playing songs in classrooms because of the nature o
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6th - 9th
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Christmas Poetry Scavenger Hunt
I made a search for literary devices in different Christmas songs. I made them stations and gave the kids about 3-5 minutes per station. They loved it! Songs lyrics are not attached due to possible copyright issues, but they are easy to find online. You can also play the songs for the students and have them try to listen for them.Updated- I made more of an outline for kids to follow, as well as an answer key. I added a few devices as well. Hope you like it!
Apple Unit Kindergarten Preschool Math Literacy Revised!
Apple Unit includes 30+ worksheets, 30+ activities and ideas, a step-by-step guide to using worksheets and other items in classroom, and an idea guide for die-cut apples.
This is an apple unit I put together for kindergarten. ALL of the resources can be found online. Only one or two things were actually created by me! The price reflects the time spent collecting the items and creating ideas for using them. Enjoy!
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PreK - 1st
Sensory Detail Scavenger Hunt: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
This action-packed game allows students to really demonstrate their creativity and practice using sensory details!
Students will create their own scavenger hunt clue lists using common, inexpensive, or old household items or school supplies. Then they will challenge other groups of students to use their descriptive, sensory-detailed-packed clues to race to find all their items!
This handout for students explains, in detail, the instructions for the scavenger hunt, the rules, and roles that eac
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4th - 8th
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The Night Before Christmas Lesson Pack
Night Before ChristmasChristmas Lesson Resource PackPrintables, Quizzes, and Video Links A beautifully illustrated retelling of the classic children's story by Clement Clarke Moore. This lesson comes with printable and downloadable EBook, Video, and Classroom This lesson comes with printable and downloadable e-books, Video and Classroom Printables, Quizzes, and Game Links.https://wordwall.net/resource/58643410https://app.bookcreator.com/library/-NGhcUwhJLQ0WBeSSmFKYoutube Channelhttps://www.you
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Not Grade Specific
Free Poetry Dice Game Station & End of the Year Game
This is a great tactile and visual way to create original poetry. I call the game "Oh Craps" because students roll for each part of their poem. The dice will decide the rhyme scheme, topic, etc. The kids love it. This lesson is one of many in my Poetry Stations 2.0 Packet.If you love this ---check out my poetry stations! They are my biggest sellers. I know you will love them too.Related Products❒ Balloon Poetry: Fun and Engaging New Poetry Form❒ Christmas Song Poetry Analysis❒ Digital Poetry Po
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7th - 11th
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Think Fast! Fun with Sound Devices (Editable)
This activity is a fun way to have students practice with sound devices. Students will make several lists according to prompts, and the activity culminates in a writing activity that could be used for a journal entry or a Quick Write. Specific terms include alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, rhyme, and concrete language.
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6th - 12th
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech 5th-7th Grade ELA Unit Plan & Outline *EDITABLE*
This Love That Dog by Sharon Creech Unit Plan & Outline comes with 6 editable activities and games to teach throughout the unit. The outline offers various standard aligned lessons with written justifications. This Unit Plan Includes:Quick Write!: Orientation to reading activity: This activity is designed to introduce the students to the book and help them start thinking about the themes and ideas they might encounter while reading. Students will be given a writing prompt related to the b
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5th - 7th
Language Arts Escape Room
Review poetry, figurative language, informational reading, constructed response writing, and more with this fun and engaging escape room! Students will practice important language arts skills while they collaborate with their groups and problem-solve.
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5th - 8th
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Circle Time Snowflake Dramatic Play
To enhance understanding of the changing seasons, during circle time, children can act out a poem. It helps alert them to the possibility of snow coming in the near future and it helps with gross motor skills.
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PreK
Poem Comprehension -The Elephant
This unit includes:
Poem Comprehension
Listening skills
Interpreting facts
Completing Sentences
Grammar
Rhyming words
Describing words
Guided Composition
Look at the picture and write sentences
Group Project Activity
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K - 2nd
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School Scavenger Hunt Activity
Scavenger Hunts are the best! This Scavenger Hunt has some riddles and rhymes which must be solved to navigate around the school. Naturally this resource will have to slightly modified to each teachers individual context as it does refer to a couple of teachers names or specific locations.
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Not Grade Specific
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Pick Up Poet Tree Educational Playing Card Game
•(2-6 Players) or UNLIMITED IF YOU PLAY TEAMS AND ALLOW ONE PLAYER FROM BOTH TEAMS TO EACH GO HEAD TO HEAD FOR ONE TURN.
•There are 45 cards in the deck
•9 different elements/types of cards
•Shuffle & Every player gets 5 cards
•Place the rest of the deck down in the middle
•You (The Dealer) go first & ask another player for one of the elements in your hand in attempt to get all 5 of that type of card. (The player to the left goes next)
•When you ask and the player you ask has that eleme
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Snowflakes Literacy Unit
This is a great winter time unit that focuses on snowflakes and literacy skills. It includes a poem, a song, flashcards for the high frequency sight words used in the unit, a word search, a crossword, writing prompts, an acrostic poem sheet, and more!
Many of the activities can be adapted for your whole group or small group instruction.
I have also used many of these activities in centers and my students love them!
I have also included my snowflake memory game to be used as a small group or
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PreK - 1st
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Dinosaur Riddle
Your kids will be interested in quessing this riddle. It describes dino's appearance, behaviour and habits. It has rhymes and it is easy to read.
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
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Jeopardy Game for The Canterbury Tales Aligned to Common Core
And the categories are
Background and Literary Terms
The Clergy Pilgrims (General Prologue)
The Laity Pilgrims (General Prologue)
The Wife of Bath and The Pardoner Prologues and Tales
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9th - 12th
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Poetry Terms Matching Game
This poetry terms matching game is the perfect, high-engagement way to assess your students' knowledge of terms for a poetry unit. Simply cut the terms and definitions into strips and mix up all strips, requiring students to match the appropriate pairs.With 24 poetry terms in this activity, a significant amount of space is needed to lay out all strips, which is great - it will get your students out of their seats and working on the floor or a large table, for a change of scenery and kinesthetic
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Introduction to Poetry
rhyme cards
This is a set of 120 rhyming words which could be used for various activities. Words are predominantly 3-4 letter words. Alternate spellings of the same sound are included e.g. bake and steak. I have 2 sets of the cards on my site. One with a colour backing and this one, without backing. Print the cards either on paper and laminate or on stiffer card.
I use them in a game where cards are laid face down. Students take turns turning over 2 cards at a time. If the pair rhyme the student keeps the
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K - 3rd
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March Poetry Madness!
Here it is, folks! March Poetry Madness is the most important bracket in your class. Let the teacher/coaches play around with the college basketball bracket in their lowbrow classrooms. You'll be busy RUNNING your own tournament.
This assignment was surprisingly successful with regular English 10. It could be awesome in middle school. Middle school honors - yes. I just had a student from 2005 or so contact me. He was the tournament champion, and it was the first thing he mentioned. If you can
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5th - 10th
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I Have/Who Has? Poetry Edition
This is a fast paced, fun game that enables students to quickly learn poetry terms!
Once you download the file, print it out on cardstock, cut up the cards, and hand one to each student. One student stands up and begins with reading the bottom of his card, "Who has a 14 line lyric poem...?" The student with the "sonnet" card stands up and reads, "I have sonnet. Who has a long lyric poem...?" etc. The more the students play, the better and faster they get! I actually time each class and have th
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6th - 9th
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Escape Room Template
You may use this with any story, novel, or poem. You will create as many or as little questions as you would like. With each question, you will give each answer a letter. The correct answer will have a letter that corresponds with your clue word that when unscrambled will open a lock at the end of the game so the students may escape. This is a great resource for teachers and for students. You can have them create the Escape Rooms once you model one. My kids love playing them and making them!Note
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Not Grade Specific
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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.
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