EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Poetry lesson plans for Grades 6-8. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and reading…
ACTIVITIES
This collection of ideas will help students to love poetry from creation to recitation.
Poetry lesson planning for grades 9-12. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and…
Poetry is an ideal way to help students with fluency and to appreciate the beauty of words. Use these activities to help…
Students will learn about alliteration, couplets, haikus, limericks, acrostic poems, and much more. All of these…
A great way to reinforce or supplement a poetry lesson or unit! In this activity, students are asked to analyze a poem…
This creative writing activity supports elementary school students on their first day of school and helps teachers get…
The activities in this substitute teacher kit (grades 7-8) will help students write and appreciate poetry.
WORKSHEETS
Students write poems about animals – in the shape of their subjects! This printable activity will inspire creativity in…
This collection of poems from three highly regarded and important African American poets focuses on groundbreaking poems…
Students will immerse themselves in the poems of Emily Dickinson by writing, researching, drawing, and more.
To celebrate Poetry Month, this resource shares 3 activities that will help high school students to engage with poetry…
LESSON PLANS
Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which to write their poetry. …
This themed packet of reading and writing activities focuses on America's youngest Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. It…
This assortment of activities will help your students to love nursery rhymes. These activities follow along classic…
This poetry activity for middle school students is perfect for helping them learn about Martin Luther King Jr.. This…
This Christmas mini-project, focused around the classic holiday poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, is perfect for…
This packet of reading, writing, and poetry Christmas printables based on the poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, is…
This resource provides 4 poetry strategies and 3 poetry printable activities for how to teach poetry to elementary…
After reading Jaha and Jamil Went Down the Hill, a book of verses about Africa, have students write their own poems…
Appreciate poetry and share it with one another during Poetry Month. Your student will love this activity, which goes…
Try a printable poetry activity that focuses on writing a haiku about the characteristics of living things.
This festive packet, inspired by the classic poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, features a menu of Christmas ELA…
April is National Poetry Month! This themed packet was designed for elementary students, and includes a variety of…
