• Poetry Tips from Paul Janeczko

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    Poetry Tips from Paul Janeczko

    This advice from Paul Janeczko will help you and your pupils read and write poetry. Use these tips about concrete…

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  • An Author's Tribute to the Mercury 13 Women

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    An Author's Tribute to the Mercury 13 Women

    Share these poems with your students as a tribute to the women of Mercury 13, a secret NASA program to test women pilots…

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  • Speak Discussion Guide

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    Speak Discussion Guide

    Use the resources in this literature guide to Speak to engage students in a thoughtful discussion about the serious and…

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  • Alexander Pushkin Word Search

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    Alexander Pushkin Word Search

    Learn about the life and works of Russian writer Alexander Pushkin with this word search.

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  • How to Guyku (Writing Instructions)

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    How to Guyku (Writing Instructions)

    Learn how to write a guyku with these poetry instructions written in haiku.

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  • Official Guyku Inspiration Cards

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    Official Guyku Inspiration Cards

    Need ideas for haikus? Use these printable guyku inspiration cards to assign poem topics.

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  • Make-Your-Own Guyku Inspiration Cards

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    Make-Your-Own Guyku Inspiration Cards

    Make your own guyku inspiration cards with this printable template. Each card should feature a topic for a haiku poem.

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  • What to Do With Your Guyku

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    What to Do With Your Guyku

    Discover fun ways for students to show off, display, and share their poems.

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  • Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again Reproducible Activity Sheets

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    Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again Reproducible Activity Sheets

    Children complete the nursery rhyme, find the words in the puzzle, and wind their way through a maze in these…

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  • Splurch Academy Disruptive Poetry

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    Splurch Academy Disruptive Poetry

    Can your students channel the writing skills of Cody Mack, the Poetic Genius at Splurch Academy, in this creative…

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  • Miss Emily Teacher's Guide

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    Miss Emily Teacher's Guide

    The thematic and curriculum connections in this teacher's guide for Miss Emily are correlated with Common Core ELA…

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  • Alphabetizing Poets Quiz

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    Alphabetizing Poets Quiz

    Familiarize students with famous poets' names while they alphabetize this list.

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  • Leave Your Sleep Teacher's Guide

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    Leave Your Sleep Teacher's Guide

    Leave Your Sleep is a collection of classic children's poetry set to music by Natalie Merchant and illustrated by…

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  • Autumn Poetry for Elementary: On the Ground Poems

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    Autumn Poetry for Elementary: On the Ground Poems

    Explore the forest floor this fall, with this autumn themed poetry activity for the elementary classroom. Students will…

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    African-American Poetry

    Many African-American poets have made important contributions to the literary world.

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  • Valentine's Day Love Sonnet Poetry Activity

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    Valentine’s Day Love Sonnet Poetry Activity for Middle School

    Celebrate Valentine's Day with this love sonnet poetry project! This themed packet includes a fun and engaging poetry…

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  • Flowering Haiku

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    Flowering Haiku

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

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  • Autumn Poetry for Elementary: On the Ground Simile Poetry

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    Autumn Poetry for Elementary: On the Ground Simile Poems

    Explore the forest floor this fall, with this autumn-themed simile poem activity for the elementary classroom. Students…

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  • Guyku Sample Poem

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    Guyku Sample Poem

    Demonstrate how to write a guyku with this illustrated haiku about baseball.

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  • ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Poetry Menu for Elementary

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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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  • Dynamite!

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    Dynamite!

    Increase social studies skills with an activity that has students writing a poem about being an American citizen.

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  • Autumn Poetry Project

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    Autumn Poetry Project

    Explore the outdoors this fall, with this autumn-themed poetry project. Students will learn poetry, observational…

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    Top 10 Christmas Stories & Poems for Kids

    Celebrate Christmas in your classroom with some of the classic books and poems that honor the season. Our literature…

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  • How to Guyku (Poem Template)

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    How to Guyku (Poem Template)

    Give this poetry template to students so they can easily write and illustrate their own guyku-haiku.

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