Starting to plan poetry month? a poetry unit? or prepping ways to sprinkle poetry in throughout the school year? It can be so time consuming to find quality resources for poetry instruction! These low prep
These poetry activities include 12 different types of poems for kids! Each style of poetry comes with a colored poster, student activity pages, and many different choices of writing paper. Also includes more than 10 options of poetry journal covers. After the activities, students or teachers can cho...
What are the best poems for kids to memorize? Read this to discover the 12 poems every child (and adult) should know by heart!
Classic poems for kids to memorize that they will actually love. Kids have great brain power and poems they learn now will stay with them forever.
Poetry is an important tool that can be used to reinforce many different skills. Learn about 12 different types of poems for kids.
It's actually easy for kids to learn how to write poems!
Poetry is an important tool that can be used to reinforce many different skills. Learn about 12 different types of poems for kids.
Teach children how to write bio poems about themselves and create a unique writing display. Grab FREE poetry templates for kids to plan and write their own bio poems.
These 101 poetry prompts are sure to spark your creativity! Use these creative writing poetry ideas to start writing poems today!
Are your students struggling with word choice and writing? Use these 8 types of poetry to unleash their creativity and engage readers and writers.
April is National Poetry Month and April 27th is Poem in Your Pocket Day. There are so many fun things to do this month and so little time! Here is an idea to get kids reading and sharing poetry: Create a Poem in Your Pocket bulletin board display the free template included in this resource. It’s pretty ... Read More about Poem in My Pocket
This is a simple way for students to write poetry without much fuss. My Animal Poem worksheet contains a poetry writing template, clear instructions and genuine poem sampler or mentor texts. Use this poetry writing activity to develop the creative writing skills in your students with the help of the...
I like to spend a couple weeks each year teaching my students about poetry. We do a number of fun activities in addition to reading and writing different poems. We have a poetry battle, rank poetry, make a poetry journal, and much more! Here is a look into my poetry unit.... To kick off my poetry unit I have my students each complete this KWL Chart about Poetry. We then discuss what poetry is, what a poet's purpose is, what poems can have, etc. I use and display these posters during my unit! Over the years I have found poems that are great for young children to listen to. Instead of having multiple books that I have to search through to find the poem I want to read, I have typed the poems on individual pages and compiled them together. Each day I choose two different poems to read to my class. After reading the two poems, my students each vote on which poem they liked the best. We fill in the Poetry Battle bracket together. By the end of my poetry unit my class has found their all-time favorite poem (which is usually Brod Bager's poem Booger Love)! I also like for my students to fill out the Ranking Poetry page after listening to a poem. I like for them to fill these out after listening to poems that have the different parts of figurative language in them that we have learned about. Here are some of the different figurative language topics that I cover during my poetry unit. Each poster has the term, definition, and example. If you are looking for Figurative Language Posters click HERE to download my 23 Figurative Language Posters from my TpT Store! Each student makes their own Poetry Journal throughout my unit. They choose the cover of their journal. They color, cut, and glue it on the top of a brad folder. Each poem the student writes gets hole-punched and added to their folder! Each student also fills out the "About the Poet" page and adds it as the first page to their poetry journal. Here's a look at the different poems we learn about and write throughout the unit. I usually pick one poem a day to teach and have the students write during our allotted writing time. Word Picture Poem Who, What, When, Where, Why Poem Triplet Poem Shape Poem Quatrain Poem List Poem Limerick Poem -ing Poem I'm So Smart Poem Important Poem If It Weren't For You Poem If I Were...Poem I Wish...Poem I Like...Poem I Am Poem Holiday Poem Haiku Poem Free Verse Poem Diamante Poem Couplet Poem Color Poem Cinquain Poem Bio Poem Alphabet Alliteration Poem Adjective Poem 5 Senses Poem 2-Worder Poem Acrostic Poem By the end of the unit each student has a wonderful collection of poetry they have written. I slip a parent note in the first pocket of the folder and send each student's poetry journal home. The parent note tells the parents all the wonderful things we learned during our poetry unit and invites them to sit down with their child and read each poem their child has written. To make teaching your own poetry unit simple, easy, and fun...download my complete poetry unit on my TpT store by clicking HERE!
Poetry is an important tool that can be used to reinforce many different skills. Learn about 12 different types of poems for kids.
Need poetry fun activities or lesson ideas? Whether you're looking for easy poems for 7 year olds or fun poetry books for 12 year olds and up, we've got you covered for kids' poems and even poetry games for students! Great for April Poetry Month, poetry day activities, or studying poems any time of year! Huge list of fun poetry for kids/rhymes ideas for lessons on poems!
I've put together 30 poetry activities for reading poetry, writing poems, and incorporating poetry into your other subjects and lesson plans.
Poetry doesn't have to be mysterious or scary! Stop avoiding poetry with these ideas for introducing poetry to your kids in natural and simple ways!
Teach children how to write bio poems about themselves and create a unique writing display. Grab FREE poetry templates for kids to plan and write their own bio poems.
I admit, I have never been one to go all out for National Poetry Month in April. I enjoy reading poems with my class and poetry books definitely get their rotation in my monthly book display, but poetry projects or multi-day lessons never seem to fit in. First of all, April is peak testing season
Celebrate these funny poems with a range of activities from writing your own poem to creating poetry from book spines. Guaranteed to make you giggle!
Freedom Homeschooling lists free high-quality homeschool poetry curriculum for all grades. Read, write, and study poetry.
Need fun and engaging activities to get children writing their own poetry? This color shape poetry writing lesson is perfect. It includes FREE templates for kids to plan and write their own poems.
Are you a fan of The Giving Tree? Use these free worksheets & poetry study printables to use alongside Shel Silverstein Poems.
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Hello Everyone! Well, we made it through our first week back after winter break! It was a four day week for kids, but teachers were there ...
Handprint poems are a fun and simple poetry writing project for kids. Trace your hands and write a poem that is "All About Me".
Poetry writing continued in the library all week! I chose different poetry writing activities for each grade level, geared toward their development level. I found a template for an “I Am…
Poetry is an important tool that can be used to reinforce many different skills. Learn about 12 different types of poems for kids.
What are the best poems for kids to memorize? Read this to discover the 12 poems every child (and adult) should know by heart!
K-1 POETRY UNIT I love teaching poetry to kindergarten and first grade students! Even though I have this labeled as Unit 8 in my Writing Series , I actually teach poetry throughout the entire year. We follow the same routine and students look forward to our poetry week every month.
Teaching kids how to write Found Poetry is a simple way to introduce poetry writing to kids, and motivate reluctant writers. Discover how easy it is to write a found poem.
Teaching poetry in the upper grades can seem like a difficult task, but this poetry unit will walk your students through 11 forms of poetry and and 8 elements of poetry. The end product is a complete book of original poems! I'm very excited to announce that this Poetry Pack unit has been completely updated! I first came out with my "Poetry Pack" on TPT back in April of 2012 and it quickly became my best seller. I've gotten really great feedback on this product over the years as I know it was a big time saver for teachers looking to teach a poetry writing unit to their students. However, over the years the old design quickly became outdated. It is new, improved, and better than ever! I took a 20 page project and turned it into 50 pages! Here's a look at the newly revised unit: Each poster teaches about the form of poetry and it includes a poetry example. (All the poems were written by me!) If you look closely at my Ode example, you might notice that I dedicated my Ode to Rachelle! Isn't her Melonheadz graphic absolutely perfect?! One thing I'm really excited about is that you now have two options for your student poetry books. You can choose the blank pages or the guided interaction pages. I've always used the blank pages because then students have more creative freedom to do what they want, but the guided instruction pages walk students through writing each poem. I feel it is a great option for students who need extra help or just as an easier way for students to write their poems! As some extra bonus features, I have a Teacher Information Page, Table of Contents with teaching tips, a grading rubric, an extra page for Concrete Poetry that includes shapes for extra practice, and bulletin board headers in case you want to turn your poetry posters or student examples into a beautiful bulletin board to display in your classroom or hall. I hope all of these will make your job easier! Here's everything you need to know: Want to teach a unit about poetry, but don't have the resources to do so? This "Poetry Pack" will be perfect for you! It's everything you need to teach a 3 week unit about Poetry! This is perfect for grades 3-5, but could easily be adapted for younger grades too! *This Poetry Pack includes 11 forms of poetry posters and 7 elements of poetry posters. Each poster includes a description of the poem/elements and a poem to use as an example. (All poems are original - written by me.) *This pack includes a blank book of poems for your students to create their own published book of poetry. *I have also included “guided instruction pages” that you could use if you feel your students need a little more guidance during the writing process. Use these instead of the blank pages. *Bulletin board headers: Want to turn these posters into a beautiful bulletin board display? I have included letters you can cut out and use to create a poetry bulletin board. * A grading rubric is included to make grading these projects easier for you! Forms of poetry included: Acrostic Alphabet Alliteration Cinquain Color Concrete Creature Alliteration 5 Senses Haiku W-W-W-W-W Freestyle About the Author Elements of poetry included: Ode Mood Figurative Language (Simile and Metaphor) Onomatopoeia Alliteration Repetition Rhyme This unit should last about 3 weeks. Teach one poem each day and have students work on their own original rough draft of the poem. (11 days total.) Save some extra days at the end so that all students can create their own published book of poems. If you already own this product, please do and re-download this from your My Purchases page on TeachersPayTeachers for no additional charge. You get all the new features for free! If you are interested in buying this product, it is available in my TeachersPayTeacher Store here! Thank you and Happy Poetry Month, everyone!!
Poetry is an important tool that can be used to reinforce many different skills. Learn about 12 different types of poems for kids.
K-1 POETRY UNIT I love teaching poetry to kindergarten and first grade students! Even though I have this labeled as Unit 8 in my Writing Series , I actually teach poetry throughout the entire year. We follow the same routine and students look forward to our poetry week every month.
Looking for some fun poetry writing prompts to inspire your students’ creativity? Check out these seven adaptable options for kids of all ages!
I absolutely love poems. I always have. When I was a wee girl, I loved poems before bed. As a moody teenager, I loved those deep poems which now make me cringe, and as an adult, I love all things airy, light, and nature filled. Poems are fabulous for children to hear and to create
Hello Everyone!! Happy April and Happy Poetry Month!! Poetry is one of the parts of our writing curriculum that I look forward to so much!...
Teach children how to write bio poems about themselves and create a unique writing display. Grab FREE poetry templates for kids to plan and write their own bio poems.
