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  • Using Poetry in the Classroom: Lesson Starters for Poetry Collections

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    Using Poetry in the Classroom: Lesson Starters for Poetry Collections

    These poetry lesson starters showcase the variety of ways poetry can be used to reach a range of learners with different…

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  • Caminar Educator's Guide

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    Caminar Educator's Guide

    Caminar, a novel in verse inspired by actual events during Guatemala's civil war, is the moving story of a boy who loses…

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  • Poetry! Poetry! Poetry! Activity Kit

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    Poetry! Poetry! Poetry! Activity Kit

    April is National Poetry Month, but poems are fun year-round! Explore the world of poetry with activities for Poem Runs:…

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  • Button Up! Poetry Worksheet

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    Button Up! Poetry Worksheet

    Have fun while teaching kids about voice in poetry! In this poetry worksheet, students read six verses selected from the…

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  • Writing a Poem

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    Writing a Poem

    Students write poems in different styles, such as Haiku and couplet.

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  • Writing Weathergrams

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    Writing Weathergrams

    Students will learn about weathergrams in this poetry activity. They will then write their own weathergram.

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  • Reciting-a-Poem Speech

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    Reciting-a-Poem Speech

    Students recite a poem as a way to practice oral speaking.

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  • Earth Chants and Poems

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    Earth Chants and Poems

    Create your own chants and poetry about ecology, and make posters of them.

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  • My Favorite Poem

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    My Favorite Poem

    Try a library-skills activity that focuses on evaluating and selecting books.

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  • Cowboy Slim Activity Guide

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    Cowboy Slim Activity Guide

    Numerous language arts activities on vocabulary, letter writing, poetry, and reading comprehension extend and enhance…

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  • Science and Writing: Food Poetry

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    Science and Writing: Food Poetry

    Students write a poem about eating, using the words provided.

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  • Poetry is Sporty

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    Poetry is Sporty

    After being inspired by reading Change Up: Baseball Poems, a book filled with poetry about baseball, students pick their…

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  • Cinquain Mosaics

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    Cinquain Mosaics

    In this word processing activity, students learn about cinquains and write their own cinquain. Then they illustrate…

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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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  • 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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  • Because I Am Furniture Discussion Guide

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    Because I Am Furniture Discussion Guide

    Bring attention to domestic violence and the damaging effects of silence through the pre- and post-reading discussion…

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  • Rufus and Friends: Rhyme Time Reader's Theater

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    Rufus and Friends: Rhyme Time Reader's Theater

    Stage this reader's theater in your classroom to further children's enjoyment of the nursery rhymes in Rufus and…

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  • Literature & Math: Stories about Aliens, Earth & the Solar System

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    Literature & Math: Stories about Aliens, Earth & the Solar System

    Enrich your math and science curriculum with activities for "An Extraterrestrial Alien" by Jack Prelutsky and "Our Earth…

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  • Literature & Math: Stories about Geography & Maps

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    Literature & Math: Stories about Geography & Maps

    Develop students' math and social studies skills will literature-based activities for A World of Wonders: Geographic…

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  • Colorful Poetry

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    Colorful Poetry

    Students use the five senses to describe their favorite color. Plus, they explore the color wheel by solving color…

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  • Your Poem Is Waiting: Letter of Advice from Poet Joyce Sidman

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    Your Poem Is Waiting: Letter of Advice from Poet Joyce Sidman

    Share this letter by poet Joyce Sidman with your students. The letter features advice on how to write inspired,…

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  • Creating Your Own Career Poem

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    Creating Your Own Career Poem

    Steady Hands: Poems about Work will inspire your students to write their own poetry about jobs. They will investigate…

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  • "I Love Poetry" Stickers

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    "I Love Poetry" Stickers

    Print these colorful "I Love Poetry" logos onto a sheet of sticky labels, and you'll have your own stickers! Students…

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  • In the Land of Words Poetry Discussion

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    In the Land of Words Poetry Discussion

    Use these questions to guide discussion about the poem In the Land of Words by Eloise Greenfield.

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