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    'Twas the Night Before Christmas Poem: Full Text (Free PDF)

    By Clement Clarke Moore 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was…

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  • Last Day Blues Student Poem for Teacher

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    Last Day Blues Student Poem for Teacher

    As summer approaches, use this printable from Last Day Blues to discuss what made this school year special. Have…

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  • Writing a Jingle

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    Writing a Jingle

    Students will write a jingle to advertise their favorite products. The writing process involves creating rhyming lines…

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  • A Real Santa Claus Poetry Pack

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    A Real Santa Claus Poetry Pack

    After reading the Christmas poem A Real Santa Claus by Frank Dempster Sherman, students will complete a cloze activity…

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    Top 20 Poetry Activities & Printables

    Students will learn about alliteration, couplets, haikus, limericks, acrostic poems, and much more. All of these…

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  • Sad Shoes Poetry Activity for Main Idea and Supporting Details

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    The Sad Shoes Poetry Activity: Main Idea and Supporting Details

    A great way to reinforce or supplement a poetry lesson or unit! In this activity, students are asked to analyze a poem…

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  • My First Day Poem

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    Back to School Poem: Poetry Assignment for Elementary

    This creative writing activity supports elementary school students on their first day of school and helps teachers get…

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  • Woodpecker Poetry Pack

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    Woodpecker Poetry Pack

    Teach students to use a KWL and a Who, What, When, Why, Where, and How Charts to extract important details about a text.

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  • Teaching Poetry for English Language Learners

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    Teaching Poetry for English Language Learners

    This packet of strategies and tools for teaching poetry to ELLs will help ESL educators focus on building language arts…

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  • A Good Play Poetry Pack

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    A Good Play Poetry Pack

    In this poetry activity, students identify the characters in the poem, the setting, and the main events; and predict…

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  • A Child of Books

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    A Child of Books Teaching Guide

    This teaching guide for A Child of Books includes activities, projects, discussion questions, printables and games that…

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  • Poetry Terms Word Scramble

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    Poetry Terms Word Scramble

    Have your students unscramble these poetry vocabulary words. Then, ask them to define each term.

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  • Animal Poems and Animal Shapes for Language Arts Class

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    Animal Poems & Animal Shapes

    Students write poems about animals – in the shape of their subjects! This printable activity will inspire creativity in…

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  • "Bonefish, Bluebird" Music & Poetry Lesson Plan

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    "Bonefish, Bluebird" Music & Poetry Lesson Plan

    This lesson plan is designed for 3rd grade but can be used in grades K-5. Students will read the definition of poetry,…

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    Nursery Rhyme Collection

    Thirteen of the most popular nursery rhymes are collected here.

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  • The Importance of Voice in Poetry

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    The Importance of Voice in Poetry

    Students match a short quote from the poetry book Button Up! with the article of clothing that "spoke" the verse. This…

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  • Poetry Appreciation

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    Poetry Appreciation

    Explore the world of poetry during National Poetry Month with this collection of activities. Make a poetry pocket for…

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  • How to Write a Haiku

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    How to Write a Haiku

    Share these ten poetry tips for writing a good haiku with your students.

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  • Hey There, Stink Bug! Activity Guide

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    Hey There, Stink Bug! Activity Guide

    Poem activities, math problems, a word search, and an art activity are some of the fun resources in this printable…

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  • March Wind Poetry Pack

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    March Wind Poetry Pack

    Students illustrate a poem wile predicting what will happen in each stanza.

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  • I Dreamed I Was a Snowman Poetry Pack

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    I Dreamed I Was a Snowman Poetry Pack

    Use this poem to teach students about interpreting metaphor and fantasy in poetry. I Dreamed I Was a Snowman is a great…

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    Explore Poetry with Emily Dickinson

    Students will immerse themselves in the poems of Emily Dickinson by writing, researching, drawing, and more.

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  • The Snow-Bird Poetry Pack: Main Idea Identification

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    The Snow-Bird Poetry Pack: Main Idea Identification

    In this poetry activity, students attempt to determine the main idea the author wishes to present.

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  • The Naughty Boy Poetry Pack

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    The Naughty Boy Poetry Pack

    Use this poem to teach students about responsibility.

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