LESSON PLANS
In this computer activity, students read and discuss a poem, imagining what the world would be like if they were in…
ACTIVITIES
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…
WORKSHEETS
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 write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
To celebrate Poetry Month, this resource shares 3 activities that will help high school students to engage with poetry…
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…
Students write poems in different styles, such as Haiku and couplet.
This themed packet of reading and writing activities focuses on America's youngest Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. It…
Numerous language arts activities on vocabulary, letter writing, poetry, and reading comprehension extend and enhance…
Try a library-skills activity that focuses on evaluating and selecting books.
Explore plant growth and ratios in the human body through math and science activities for "Me and My Giant" by Shel…
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…
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…
Students will learn about weathergrams in this poetry activity. They will then write their own weathergram.
