• Crossover Educator's Guide

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    The Crossover Educator's Guide

    Download an educator's guide to the 2015 Newbery Medal-winning book The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. In this middle…

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  • Sad Shoes Poetry Activity for Main Idea and Supporting Details

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    The Sad Shoes Poetry Activity: Main Idea and Supporting Details

    A great way to reinforce or supplement a poetry lesson or unit! In this activity, students are asked to analyze a poem…

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  • The World of Shel Silverstein - A Guide for Teachers and Librarians

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    The World of Shel Silverstein - A Guide for Teachers and Librarians

    Let this printable help you find online, classroom, or library resources for works by Shel Silverstein. This is an…

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  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Perplexed Poetry

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    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Perplexed Poetry

    Have fun with poetry! Students use the missing words to complete rhymes from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald…

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  • Harry Potter Haiku Handout

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    Harry Potter Haiku Handout

    This worksheet defines and gives examples of haiku poems, and helps students to write their own. Use this fun activity…

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  • Dinosaur Poetry

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    Dinosaur Poetry

    Find suggestions for creating dinosaur-related poetry.

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  • Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet

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    Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet

    Read about Langston Hughes's, an african american poet who is considered one of the best of all times. This biography…

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  • Denotation/Connotation

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    Denotation/Connotation

    The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to explore the…

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    Anagrams

    Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character portrayal.

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    Recycled Poetry

    Students use words from newspapers and magazines to make "found" poetry. This is a great way to teach students about…

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  • A student reading poetry in the classroom

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    Poetry Jam! Sub Kit (Grades 7-8)

    The activities in this substitute teacher kit (grades 7-8) will help students write and appreciate poetry.

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  • Poetry Terms Quiz

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    Poetry Terms Quiz

    Administer a quiz that gauges students' knowledge of poetry types and terms. You can use this during National Poetry…

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  • Listening to Poems While Reading Along

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    Listening to Poems While Reading Along

    Choose one of Taylor Mali's poems to use in this poetry lesson plan. You will discuss how the poem changes in perceived…

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  • Woodpecker Poetry Pack

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    Woodpecker Poetry Pack

    Teach students to use a KWL and a Who, What, When, Why, Where, and How Charts to extract important details about a text.

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  • Teaching Poetry for English Language Learners

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    Teaching Poetry for English Language Learners

    This packet of strategies and tools for teaching poetry to ELLs will help ESL educators focus on building language arts…

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  • A Good Play Poetry Pack

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    A Good Play Poetry Pack

    In this poetry activity, students identify the characters in the poem, the setting, and the main events; and predict…

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    Inaugural Poetry

    Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the presidential election is…

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  • Family Finger Plays

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    Family Finger Plays

    Use a printable that contains three different brief rhymes that students can perform with accompanying gestures.

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  • Poetry Terms Word Scramble

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    Poetry Terms Word Scramble

    Have your students unscramble these poetry vocabulary words. Then, ask them to define each term.

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  • Animal Poems and Animal Shapes for Language Arts Class

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    Animal Poems & Animal Shapes

    Students write poems about animals – in the shape of their subjects! This printable activity will inspire creativity in…

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  • Heroic Couplets

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    Heroic Couplets

    Review these couplets written in iambic pentameter.

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  • Acrostic Poems

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    Acrostic Poems

    In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide. Then, they…

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  • Tell Me a Story, Write Me a Poem!

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    Tell Me a Story, Write Me a Poem!

    Children practice storytelling and write a narrative poem.

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  • "Bonefish, Bluebird" Music & Poetry Lesson Plan

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    "Bonefish, Bluebird" Music & Poetry Lesson Plan

    This lesson plan is designed for 3rd grade but can be used in grades K-5. Students will read the definition of poetry,…

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