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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

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

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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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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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Poetry

Animals (Zoology)

Reading

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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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Poetry

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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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Reading Comprehension

Literature

Poetry

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March Wind Poetry Pack

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

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Poetry

Reading

Language Arts and Writing

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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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Literature

Winter Season

Reading and Literature

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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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Reading Comprehension

Literature

Teaching Harry Potter

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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

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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The Naughty Boy Poetry Pack

Use this poem to teach students about responsibility.

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Reading

Poetry

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With a Friend Poetry Pack

Use this poem to teach students about caring.

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Reading

Poetry

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Skyscrapers Poetry Pack

Students will construct a drawing demonstrating understanding of descriptive details from the poem and other texts.

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Poetry

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The Hairy Dog Poetry Pack

Read this poem about a hairy dog, then have students compare and contrast the dog in the poem with other dogs they know.

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Literature

Poetry

Reading and Literature

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Little Turtle Poetry Pack

After reading a poem and a non-fiction book, students will identify whether a series of statements are true or false.

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Poetry

Animals (Zoology)

Reading

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The Lost Balloon Poetry Pack

Use this poem to help students distinguish the cause effect relationships developed in the poem, and predict what…

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Poetry

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Very Lovely Poetry Pack

In this poetry activity, students will be asked to demonstrate their knowledge of cause and effect.

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Poetry

Writing

Reading

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Baby Sister Poetry Pack

In this activity, students explore the possibilities for nonverbal communication and emotion.

Subjects:

Poetry

Nonverbal Communication

Reading

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Our Flag Poetry Pack

Explore an activity that incorporates reading, drawing and critical thinking into a poetry lesson.

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Poetry

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Little Joey Poetry Pack

Teach students about story sequence by rearranging the lines of the stanzas in correct order.

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Animals (Zoology)

Reading

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"As Soon As It's Fall" Poetry Pack

Welcome in the Fall season with this Autumn-themed poetry lesson! In these activities, based on the poem "As Soon As…

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Literature

Poetry

Language Arts and Writing

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