Poetry Activities

Poetry Lessons & Activities: Gallery of Worksheets (Grades 6-8)

Poetry lesson plans for Grades 6-8. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and reading…

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Poetry

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A Collection of Poetry Activities

This collection of ideas will help students to love poetry from creation to recitation.

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Creative Writing

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Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 9-12)

Poetry lesson planning for grades 9-12. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and…

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Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 3-5)

Poetry is an ideal way to help students with fluency and to appreciate the beauty of words. Use these activities to help…

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Poetry

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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

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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Reading and Literature

Poetry

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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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Language Arts and Writing

Poetry

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Poetry Jam! Sub Kit (Grades 7-8)

The activities in this substitute teacher kit (grades 7-8) will help students write and appreciate poetry.

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Creative Writing

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Animal Poems and Animal Shapes for Language Arts Class

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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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Animals (Zoology)

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Black History Month Profiles: Great African American Poets from Across the Generations

This collection of poems from three highly regarded and important African American poets focuses on groundbreaking poems…

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Poetry

Reading and Literature

African Americans

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National Poetry Month Themed Packet for High School

To celebrate Poetry Month, this resource shares 3 activities that will help high school students to engage with poetry…

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Poetry

Language Arts and Writing

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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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Reading Comprehension

Literature

Reading

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LESSON PLANS

Fall Haiku

Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which to write their poetry. …

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Creative Writing

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Black History Month Profile: Young Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman

This themed packet of reading and writing activities focuses on America's youngest Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. It…

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Poetry

Reading and Literature

African Americans

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Try a printable poetry activity that focuses on writing a haiku about the characteristics of living things.

Flowering Haiku

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Poetry

Language Arts and Writing

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This assortment of activities will help your students to love nursery rhymes. These activities follow along classic…

Discover Nursery Rhymes

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Reading and Literature

Phonics

Poetry

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April -- A Time for Poetry

Appreciate poetry and share it with one another during Poetry Month. Your student will love this activity, which goes…

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Poetry

Language Arts and Writing

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Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes Poetry Activity for Middle School

This poetry activity for middle school students is perfect for helping them learn about Martin Luther King Jr.. This…

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Poetry

Civil Rights

Social Studies and History

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'Twas the Night Before Christmas Mini-Project

This Christmas mini-project, focused around the classic holiday poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, is perfect for…

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Mathematics

Reading and Literature

Poetry

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'Twas the Night Before Christmas Reading and Writing Activities Packet for Elementary

This packet of reading, writing, and poetry Christmas printables based on the poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, is…

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Reading

Writing

Reading Comprehension

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'Twas the Night Before Christmas Poetry Study Packet

This resource provides 4 poetry strategies and 3 poetry printable activities for how to teach poetry to elementary…

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Poetry

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Jaha and Jamil Went Down the Hill Activity

After reading Jaha and Jamil Went Down the Hill, a book of verses about Africa, have students write their own poems…

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Language Arts and Writing

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Poetry Menu for Elementary

This festive packet, inspired by the classic poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, features a menu of Christmas ELA…

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Language Arts and Writing

Poetry

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