WORKSHEETS
Share these ten poetry tips for writing a good haiku with your students.
Poem activities, math problems, a word search, and an art activity are some of the fun resources in this printable…
LESSON PLANS
Students learn how to write a haiku using the Harry Potter book series as a prompt.
Students illustrate a poem wile predicting what will happen in each stanza.
Use this poem to teach students about interpreting metaphor and fantasy in poetry. I Dreamed I Was a Snowman is a great…
ACTIVITIES
Students will immerse themselves in the poems of Emily Dickinson by writing, researching, drawing, and more.
REFERENCE
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…
Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which to write their poetry. …
In this poetry activity, students attempt to determine the main idea the author wishes to present.
Use this poem to teach students about responsibility.
Use this poem to teach students about caring.
Students will construct a drawing demonstrating understanding of descriptive details from the poem and other texts.
Read this poem about a hairy dog, then have students compare and contrast the dog in the poem with other dogs they know.
This themed packet of reading and writing activities focuses on America's youngest Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. It…
Try a library-skills activity that focuses on evaluating and selecting books.
Explore plant growth and ratios in the human body through math and science activities for "Me and My Giant" by Shel…
Integrate Sharon Creech's Love That Dog and Hate That Cat into your poetry unit with this teacher's guide. This packet…
Author Betsy Franco suggests ways to use Messing Around on the Monkey Bars and Other School Poems for Two Voices in your…
Plan a story time with the reading instruction and extension activities in this guide for Earthshake: Poems from the…
Create your own chants and poetry about ecology, and make posters of them.
BOOK GUIDES
These poetry lesson starters showcase the variety of ways poetry can be used to reach a range of learners with different…
April is National Poetry Month, but poems are fun year-round! Explore the world of poetry with activities for Poem Runs:…
Have fun while teaching kids about voice in poetry! In this poetry worksheet, students read six verses selected from the…
Encourage creativity with this Curious George poetry activity. Children read an acrostic poem, then write their own…
