BOOK GUIDES
This teaching guide for A Child of Books includes activities, projects, discussion questions, printables and games that…
WORKSHEETS
Use a printable that contains three different brief rhymes that students can perform with accompanying gestures.
Students write poems about animals – in the shape of their subjects! This printable activity will inspire creativity in…
LESSON PLANS
This lesson plan is designed for 3rd grade but can be used in grades K-5. Students will read the definition of poetry,…
In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide. Then, they…
Children practice storytelling and write a narrative poem.
In this printable computer activity, students learn about different types of poetry. They practice their word processing…
Most poems are, on some level, the answer to a question that you might not have heard asked. In this poetry activity,…
After reading "The Planet of Mars" by Shel Silverstein and The Planets in Our Solar System by Franklyn M. Branley,…
Students match a short quote from the poetry book Button Up! with the article of clothing that "spoke" the verse. This…
An epic adventure poem from the beginning of Greek literature, The Iliad has long been attributed to the poet Homer,…
Share these ten poetry tips for writing a good haiku with your students.
TEACHING RESOURCE
Thirteen of the most popular nursery rhymes are collected here.
REFERENCE
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…
This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.
Beowulf is an epic poem written sometime around 900 A.D. and is well suited for students of all abilities. This…
Explore the world of poetry during National Poetry Month with this collection of activities. Make a poetry pocket for…
Poem activities, math problems, a word search, and an art activity are some of the fun resources in this printable…
ACTIVITIES
This collection of poems from three highly regarded and important African American poets focuses on groundbreaking poems…
Teach your students how to write a narrative poem based on a prose realistic fiction selection using this detailed…
In this computer activity, students read and discuss a poem, imagining what the world would be like if they were in…
Students illustrate a poem wile predicting what will happen in each stanza.
Use this poem to teach students about interpreting metaphor and fantasy in poetry. I Dreamed I Was a Snowman is a great…
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers tried and true techniques for bringing poetry into the lives of…
