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…
BOOK GUIDES
Download an educator's guide to the 2015 Newbery Medal-winning book The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. In this middle…
Let this printable help you find online, classroom, or library resources for works by Shel Silverstein. This is an…
Have fun with poetry! Students use the missing words to complete rhymes from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald…
Find suggestions for creating dinosaur-related poetry.
Use the classroom activities in this comprehensive teacher's guide to integrate Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets…
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,…
Poem activities, math problems, a word search, and an art activity are some of the fun resources in this printable…
Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
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.
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:…
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…
The poems in Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems explore the social and emotional issues facing middle-school…
Share with your class these 26 original works by celebrated English and American poets. Students will extend their…
Have fun teaching your students about poetry with questions, writing assignments, and drama activities that extend and…
