5th Grade Poetry Lesson Plans

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  • REFERENCE

    An Autobiographical Poem

    Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject matter.

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    Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry

    Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.

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    Emotion Similes Writing Project

    Examples of emotion similes, and a writing project for using them Learn about how to convey emotion in written…

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  • Types of Poetry Activity

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    Types of Poetry

    Students become familiar with the different types of poetry, including clerihew, diamonte, couplet, limerick, list…

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  • A Real Santa Claus Poetry Pack

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    A Real Santa Claus Poetry Pack

    After reading the Christmas poem A Real Santa Claus by Frank Dempster Sherman, students will complete a cloze activity…

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  • LESSON PLANS

    Metaphor Unit Poems

    Students learn about metaphors and similes, and write a poem using metaphors.

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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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  • Sad Shoes Poetry Activity for Main Idea and Supporting Details

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    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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    Recycled Poetry

    Students use words from newspapers and magazines to make "found" poetry. This is a great way to teach students about…

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  • Woodpecker Poetry Pack

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    Woodpecker Poetry Pack

    Teach students to use a KWL and a Who, What, When, Why, Where, and How Charts to extract important details about a text.

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  • A Good Play Poetry Pack

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    A Good Play Poetry Pack

    In this poetry activity, students identify the characters in the poem, the setting, and the main events; and predict…

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    Inaugural Poetry

    Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the presidential election is…

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  • "Bonefish, Bluebird" Music & Poetry Lesson Plan

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    "Bonefish, Bluebird" Music & Poetry Lesson Plan

    This lesson plan is designed for 3rd grade but can be used in grades K-5. Students will read the definition of poetry,…

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  • Tell Me a Story, Write Me a Poem!

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    Tell Me a Story, Write Me a Poem!

    Children practice storytelling and write a narrative poem.

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  • Poems, Poems, and More Poems

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    Poems, Poems, and More Poems

    In this printable computer activity, students learn about different types of poetry. They practice their word processing…

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  • Acrostic Poems

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    Acrostic Poems

    In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide. Then, they…

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  • Prose and Poetry Connection

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    Prose and Poetry Connection

    Teach your students how to write a narrative poem based on a prose realistic fiction selection using this detailed…

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  • March Wind Poetry Pack

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    March Wind Poetry Pack

    Students illustrate a poem wile predicting what will happen in each stanza.

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  • I Dreamed I Was a Snowman Poetry Pack

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    I Dreamed I Was a Snowman Poetry Pack

    Use this poem to teach students about interpreting metaphor and fantasy in poetry. I Dreamed I Was a Snowman is a great…

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  • If I Were in Charge of the World

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    If I Were in Charge of the World

    In this computer activity, students read and discuss a poem, imagining what the world would be like if they were in…

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    Harry Potter Haiku

    Students learn how to write a haiku using the Harry Potter book series as a prompt.

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  • The Snow-Bird Poetry Pack: Main Idea Identification

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    The Snow-Bird Poetry Pack: Main Idea Identification

    In this poetry activity, students attempt to determine the main idea the author wishes to present.

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    Main Idea and Supporting Details
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  • The Naughty Boy Poetry Pack

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    The Naughty Boy Poetry Pack

    Use this poem to teach students about responsibility.

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  • With a Friend Poetry Pack

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    With a Friend Poetry Pack

    Use this poem to teach students about caring.

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