WORKSHEETS
Students will write a jingle to advertise their favorite products. The writing process involves creating rhyming lines…
Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively about themselves and get to…
A great activity for Poetry Month, creative writing classes, or a language arts unit. Students practice writing poetry…
Let this printable help you find online, classroom, or library resources for works by Shel Silverstein. This is an…
Find suggestions for creating dinosaur-related poetry.
Have your students unscramble these poetry vocabulary words. Then, ask them to define each term.
After reading "The Planet of Mars" by Shel Silverstein and The Planets in Our Solar System by Franklyn M. Branley,…
Students match a short quote from the poetry book Button Up! with the article of clothing that "spoke" the verse. This…
Explore the world of poetry during National Poetry Month with this collection of activities. Make a poetry pocket for…
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…
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…
Students write a poem about eating, using the words provided.
After being inspired by reading Change Up: Baseball Poems, a book filled with poetry about baseball, students pick their…
Increase social studies skills with an activity that has students writing a poem about being an American citizen.
