LESSON PLANS
Students learn how to write a haiku using the Harry Potter book series as a prompt.
ACTIVITIES
To celebrate Poetry Month, this resource shares 3 activities that will help high school students to engage with poetry…
WORKSHEETS
Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic provides mentor texts for poetry with the content of…
BOOK GUIDES
This printable teacher's guide for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight offers information and activities designed to spark…
Students will immerse themselves in the poems of Emily Dickinson by writing, researching, drawing, and more.
REFERENCE
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…
Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which to write their poetry. …
In this poetry activity, students attempt to determine the main idea the author wishes to present.
Use this poem to teach students about responsibility.
Use this poem to teach students about caring.
Students will construct a drawing demonstrating understanding of descriptive details from the poem and other texts.
Read this poem about a hairy dog, then have students compare and contrast the dog in the poem with other dogs they know.
In this poetry lesson plan, introduce (or re-familiarize) your students with metaphors. Then, encourage them to get…
Encourage creativity with this Curious George poetry activity. Children read an acrostic poem, then write their own…
Students read the poem in this printable titled "Composed on Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth, and then answer…
Integrate Sharon Creech's Love That Dog and Hate That Cat into your poetry unit with this teacher's guide. This packet…
Author Betsy Franco suggests ways to use Messing Around on the Monkey Bars and Other School Poems for Two Voices in your…
Explore plant growth and ratios in the human body through math and science activities for "Me and My Giant" by Shel…
Plan a story time with the reading instruction and extension activities in this guide for Earthshake: Poems from the…
"The Man from Snowy River" is a poem that was adapted into a film and a TV show. In this activity, students will choose…
These poetry lesson starters showcase the variety of ways poetry can be used to reach a range of learners with different…
Caminar, a novel in verse inspired by actual events during Guatemala's civil war, is the moving story of a boy who loses…
April is National Poetry Month, but poems are fun year-round! Explore the world of poetry with activities for Poem Runs:…
