ASSESSMENT
Use this rubric when you are having your students write their own poetry. Grading your students work will be easier with…
WORKSHEETS
Students read and analyze a poem by Jose Garcia Villa.
As summer approaches, use this printable from Last Day Blues to discuss what made this school year special. Have…
Students will write a jingle to advertise their favorite products. The writing process involves creating rhyming lines…
Read the full text of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," then analyze the poem with a lesson plan. A vocabulary list…
Students become familiar with the different types of poetry, including clerihew, diamonte, couplet, limerick, list…
Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively about themselves and get to…
LESSON PLANS
Students use personal experience to write creatively in this poetry lesson plan. They'll think back and choose a dozen…
Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of poetry, their responses to the selection, and the craft…
A great activity for Poetry Month, creative writing classes, or a language arts unit. Students practice writing poetry…
BOOK GUIDES
Download an educator's guide to the 2015 Newbery Medal-winning book The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. In this middle…
Let this printable help you find online, classroom, or library resources for works by Shel Silverstein. This is an…
Have fun with poetry! Students use the missing words to complete rhymes from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald…
This worksheet defines and gives examples of haiku poems, and helps students to write their own. Use this fun activity…
Find suggestions for creating dinosaur-related poetry.
Read about Langston Hughes's, an african american poet who is considered one of the best of all times. This biography…
The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to explore the…
Administer a quiz that gauges students' knowledge of poetry types and terms. You can use this during National Poetry…
Choose one of Taylor Mali's poems to use in this poetry lesson plan. You will discuss how the poem changes in perceived…
Use the classroom activities in this comprehensive teacher's guide to integrate Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets…
Learn about the birth of America through patriotic poems and songs.
Use a printable that contains three different brief rhymes that students can perform with accompanying gestures.
Have your students unscramble these poetry vocabulary words. Then, ask them to define each term.
Students write poems about animals – in the shape of their subjects! This printable activity will inspire creativity in…