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2nd grade poetry resources for GATE
Poetry Centers
Add PIZZAZZ to your poetry unit!This resource includes 78 printable pages that can be used as poetry centers in your classroom after each skill/strategy is explicitly taught. The centers are designed to reteach and reinforce. ALSO...the resources could also easily be adapted to use with your whole class as a guided activity! If applicable, most of the direction sheets match up with recording sheets for reflection. Each center was created to address the Common Core Standards in a Readers Workshop
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2nd - 5th
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Nonfiction Earthworm Articles Differentiated with Common Core Assessment
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
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2nd - 5th
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Poetry Activities for 2nd Grade & 3rd Grade Poems CCSS Exemplar Texts BUNDLE
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
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2nd - 3rd
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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
Kindergarten Bird-Themed Challenges for Gifted and Talented GATE - Storytelling
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
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K - 2nd
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Making Tracks with Footprint Mysteries KG 1st 2nd GATE Primary Challenges!
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
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: 2019-2020 Gifted and Talented GATE Program for the Year - Elementary
Rhyming Poetry Second Grade Poems and Rhyme Activities Charades
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
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2nd - 3rd
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Thesaurus and Poetry Writing Robert Frost's Dust of Snow Early & Middle Grades
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
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2nd - 4th
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Poetry Writing with Nouns and Adjectives | My Favorite Place Poem for 2nd & 3rd
Poetry, parts of speech, the poet's craft...this lesson has it all! Students will imagine a special place and use parts of speech to create a poem about it. Three different activities guide students through the poetry writing process. Graphic organizers help students organize their thoughts and prepare to write.This lesson is made up of three activities that result in a culminating activity where they create and publish their poems. These activities can be completed in one session or over the co
STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics – November Edition
STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics for November guides you through the month with STEAM lessons and projects. Students build mathematical proficiency with monthly-thematic lessons correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. Here you will find easy-to-use lessons providing practical strategies and problem-solving activities. The math and poetry lessons are themed around November special days and holidays – National Aviation Month, Native American Heritage Month, Vete
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1st - 6th
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STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics – October Edition
STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics for October guides you through the month with STEAM lessons and projects. Students build mathematical proficiency with monthly-thematic lessons correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. Here you will find easy-to-use lessons providing practical strategies and problem-solving activities. The math and poetry lessons are themed around October special days and holidays – Apple Month, United Nations Day, Statue of Liberty Dedication D
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1st - 6th, Not Grade Specific
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Pets! Writing Poetry with Primary Students
Here are 5 different poems children can write about their favorite pet - whether they own one or wish for one.
1. My Pet ___________
The Important Thing about My Pet (based on the book The Important Book By Margaret Wise Brown
If I Were A _________________________
Number Poem
A ____________Can…
A poetry lesson based on each of these books is presented with teaching instructions, worksheet template for students, and a student writing sample for each poem. Lessons are differentiated for
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K - 2nd
Poetry for Cursive Handwriting Bundle!
Get all four seasons of the poetry for cursive handwriting series in one bundle! 40 original differentiated poems to help improve your students' handwriting skills while enjoying poetry!
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2nd - 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
Bonding with Friends: Carbon (Rhyming STEM Nonfiction Story & Facts, NGSS/CCSS)
Rhyming STEM story about the Carbon atom and how it bonds by "holding hands" to form molecules. Informational science text that covers NGSS and CCSS standards in a fun way through poetry with an educational appendix of fun facts and examples of carbon in everyday life. Kindergarten students will enjoy the colorful illustrations and short story while 6th graders can learn about chemical reactions and conservation of mass with illustrations showing these atoms holding hands to make it simple to un
STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics – June Edition
STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics for June guides you through the month with STEAM lessons and projects. Students build mathematical proficiency with monthly-thematic lessons correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. Here you will find easy-to-use lessons providing practical strategies and problem-solving activities. The math and poetry lessons are themed around June special days and holidays – National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, National Zoo and Aquarium M
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1st - 6th, Not Grade Specific
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Poetry: Genre Studies
This genre study unit is designed to augment your teaching of the poetry genre.
Through your teaching, poetry will be introduced through class discussion, during which your students determine the main characteristics of poetry.
This unit is designed to allow students to dig deeper into poetry though choice projects. When studying personal interests in greater depth, students also are able to develop research skills and skills involved in the creation of various products.
This unit allows you
STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics – January Edition
STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics for January guides you through the month with STEAM lessons and projects. Students build mathematical proficiency with monthly-thematic lessons correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. Here you will find easy-to-use lessons providing practical strategies and problem-solving activities. The math and poetry lessons are themed around January special days and holidays – New Year’s Day, Celebration of Life Month, International Thank
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1st - 6th, Not Grade Specific
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Start-of-School-Year and Fall Poems for Cursive Handwriting! EASEL!
Here's a great way to get your students excited about learning and practicing their cursive handwriting skills while reading poetry! These ten simple and fun poems for students to trace and decorate will no doubt be a hit during the start of school. Use whole-group or in a cursive learning center! Build your students' cursive skills through poetry!
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Poetry for Cursive Handwriting Bundle!
Tic-Tac-Toe Monthly Project - Poetry
This tic-tac-toe is used during our month long study of poetry using Lucy Caulkins and Ralph Fletcher. I teach it during November and December, allowing the kids finished product to be given as gifts. The middle block is that we do in class, however you can change this to fit your needs and/or your classroom needs. The projects are designed to need minimal "extras" to create them and are engaging and accessible for all levels.
This project includes a letter to the parent and the tic-tac-t
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2nd - 6th
STEM Through the Months: February
"STEM Through the Months: February" includes lessons and projects for National Freedom Day, Presidents Day, Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, and STEM lesson starters for each and every day in February. This edition is designed for teachers, parents and students. Using daily, weekly and monthly-themed events as a springboard, poetry as a language arts component and the maker movement for inspiration, students will build cross-curricular connections as they explore STEM - Science, Technology,
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1st - 6th, Not Grade Specific
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STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics – February Edition
STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics for February guides you through the month with STEAM lessons and projects. Students build mathematical proficiency with monthly-thematic lessons correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. Here you will find easy-to-use lessons providing practical strategies and problem-solving activities. The math and poetry lessons are themed around February special days and holidays – Black History Month, National Freedom Day, Valentine’s Day an
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2nd - 6th
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STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics – December Edition
STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics for December guides you through the month with STEAM lessons and projects. Students build mathematical proficiency with monthly-thematic lessons correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. Here you will find easy-to-use lessons providing practical strategies and problem-solving activities. The math and poetry lessons are themed around December special days and holidays – National Write a Letter to a Friend Month, Winter, December H
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1st - 6th, Not Grade Specific
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STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics – July Edition
STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics for July guides you through the month with STEAM lessons and projects. Students build mathematical proficiency with monthly-thematic lessons correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. Here you will find easy-to-use lessons providing practical strategies and problem-solving activities. The math and poetry lessons are themed around July special days and holidays – National Picnic Month, Fourth of July, Math 2.0 Day and Moon Day. Stu
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1st - 6th, Not Grade Specific
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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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