BOOK GUIDES
Download an educator's guide to the 2015 Newbery Medal-winning book The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. In this middle…
ACTIVITIES
A great way to reinforce or supplement a poetry lesson or unit! In this activity, students are asked to analyze a poem…
WORKSHEETS
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…
LESSON PLANS
Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character portrayal.
Students use words from newspapers and magazines to make "found" poetry. This is a great way to teach students about…
The activities in this substitute teacher kit (grades 7-8) will help students write and appreciate poetry.
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…
Teach students to use a KWL and a Who, What, When, Why, Where, and How Charts to extract important details about a text.
TEACHING RESOURCE
This packet of strategies and tools for teaching poetry to ELLs will help ESL educators focus on building language arts…
In this poetry activity, students identify the characters in the poem, the setting, and the main events; and predict…
Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the presidential election is…
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…
Review these couplets written in iambic pentameter.
In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide. Then, they…
Children practice storytelling and write a narrative poem.
This lesson plan is designed for 3rd grade but can be used in grades K-5. Students will read the definition of poetry,…