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Lesson 12: Select Poems For Words In Motion! Dances And Begin Choreography Lesson PlanLesson 12: Select Poems For Words In Motion! Dances And Begin Choreography Lesson Plan

Lesson 12: Select Poems For Words In Motion! Dances And Begin Choreography

3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewScholars gather in small groups to share their final drafts of free-verse poems. Peers reflect on their reading with a grand discussion that focuses on prosody. Poetry groups choose one poem to choreograph using motion that reflects a...
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Lesson 11: Students Revise Free-Verse Poems Lesson PlanLesson 11: Students Revise Free-Verse Poems Lesson Plan

Lesson 11: Students Revise Free-Verse Poems

3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewUsing a rubric, young writers work in small groups to revise their first drafts of a free-verse poem. After a productive discussion, poets compose their final draft.  
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Lesson 10: Students Write Free-Verse Poems Lesson PlanLesson 10: Students Write Free-Verse Poems Lesson Plan

Lesson 10: Students Write Free-Verse Poems

3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewAfter an invigorating interpretive dance, young poets compose their first draft of a free-verse poem. Peers share their drafts and reference a rubric in order to provide feedback. 
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Lesson 4: Instruct On Prosody; Explore Words and Phrases In Sparklers Lesson PlanLesson 4: Instruct On Prosody; Explore Words and Phrases In Sparklers Lesson Plan

Lesson 4: Instruct On Prosody; Explore Words and Phrases In Sparklers

3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewIntroduce the importance of prosody with a lesson that spotlights the free-verse poem "Sparklers" by Mark Vinz. Poetry enthusiasts begin with a discussion about using feeling and expression. They then take part in a vocal exercise that...
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Lesson 3: Read Sparklers By Mark Vinz And Instruct On Dance Concepts Lesson PlanLesson 3: Read Sparklers By Mark Vinz And Instruct On Dance Concepts Lesson Plan

Lesson 3: Read Sparklers By Mark Vinz And Instruct On Dance Concepts

3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewPoetry enthusiasts read the poem, Sparklers by Mark Vinz, discuss their feelings after hearing it, and create an interpretive dance based on the emotions it provoked. 
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Lesson 2: Explore Words And Phrases In Dragonfly And Instruct On The Dance Skills Lesson PlanLesson 2: Explore Words And Phrases In Dragonfly And Instruct On The Dance Skills Lesson Plan

Lesson 2: Explore Words And Phrases In Dragonfly And Instruct On The Dance Skills

3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewEncourage pupils to get up and move! A lesson showcases the free-verse poem "Dragonfly" by Georgia Heard, and challenges scholars to express feelings through interpretive dance. 
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Lesson 1: Introduce The Unit And Read Dragonfly, By Georgia Heard Lesson PlanLesson 1: Introduce The Unit And Read Dragonfly, By Georgia Heard Lesson Plan

Lesson 1: Introduce The Unit And Read Dragonfly, By Georgia Heard

3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewAfter being introduced to a 16-lesson unit, budding poets take part in a grand conversation and interpret a reading of the free-verse poem "Dragonfly" by Georgia Heard. Small groups work together to create and perform a dance that...
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Poetic Devices Handouts & Reference

Poetic Devices

6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Have everything you need to know about the elements of poetry with a nine-page handout. Split into four categories—word sounds, meanings, arrangement, and imagery—budding poets may reference terms, read definitions, descriptions, and...
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Theme Poems: Using the Five Senses Lesson PlanTheme Poems: Using the Five Senses Lesson Plan

Theme Poems: Using the Five Senses

1st - 3rd
CCSS: Designed
Introduce shape poems with help from the book Flicker Flash by Joan Bransfield Graham. Pupils discuss and describe what a shape poem is and how it is made prior to drafting an example poem. Once budding poets are ready, pupils compose...
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Personal Narratives: Learning from Lessons Life Teaches Us Unit

Personal Narratives: Learning from Lessons Life Teaches Us

7th
CCSS: Designed
"First Appearance," Mark Twain's tale about overcoming stage fright, serves as a model of a personal narrative and gets young writers thinking about milestones in their own lives. After examining student models and considering the...
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Matilda - The Ghost Lesson PlanMatilda - The Ghost Lesson Plan

Matilda - The Ghost

3rd - 7th
CCSS: Adaptable
How do you think the parrot in "The Ghost" chapter of Matilda feels in the chimney? Put a class member in the hot seat and have the class ask questions relating to how they might have felt if they were the parrot in the chimney. Then,...
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Heads or Tails Lesson Plan

Heads or Tails

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
How exactly does touch help us identify items? Students test this question by feeling a coin without moving their fingers and trying to determine if it is heads or tails. They test their accuracy by rubbing their fingers on the coins....
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Walk Two Moons: Guided Imagery Activities & Project

Walk Two Moons: Guided Imagery

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Sensory details can enhance the reading experience, especially during a guided imagery reading. Young readers close their eyes and listen to a passage from Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons before responding to discussion questions and...
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Thanksgiving Writing Lessons Lesson Plan

Thanksgiving Writing Lessons

3rd - 8th
Gobble up good writing with a Thanksgiving language arts packet! Young scholars work on informative, persuasive, and descriptive writing prompts about turkeys and holiday traditions.
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Personal Narrative: My Small Moment Topic Graphic Organizer

Personal Narrative: My Small Moment Topic

K - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
Scholars plan out a personal narrative using a graphic organizer. They work on highlighting a story's setting, characters, feelings, details, the beginning, ending, and a hook. 
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Nifty Narrative Graphic Organizer

Nifty Narrative

K - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
Before writing a personal narrative, get organized! Scholars complete a graphic organizer detailing one memory's events, including the feelings they felt and how their five senses were affected. 
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Rainforest Alliance Belize: 1st Grade
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Rainforest Alliance Belize: 1st Grade

1st
Take a journey to Belize with a collection that looks closely into its habitats. Scholars take part in grand conversations, read-alouds, and hands-on activities to delve deep into the different types of habitats, the animals that call them home, and how each are connected. To bring the unit back home, learners investigate their own habitat and compare it to those of Belize. 
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Knowing the Essential Elements of a Habitat Activities & Project
1 In 1 Collection

Knowing the Essential Elements of a Habitat

1st
CCSS: Adaptable
To gain insight into the many different types of habitats, individuals must first get to know their own. Here, scholars explore their school environment, draw a map, compare and contrast their surroundings to larger ones. They then write...
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Out of the Dust: Guided Imagery Lesson Plan

Out of the Dust: Guided Imagery

3rd - 7th
A guided imagery exercise is a great way to get readers thinking about writing. As part of their study of Out of the Dust, Karen Hesse’s 1998 Newbery Medal winning verse novel, class members listen to a reading of one of the poems from...
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Developing Handwriting Skills for Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder Activities & Project
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Developing Handwriting Skills for Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

K - 12th
Here is a resource packed with strategies to help individuals with ASD improve their handwriting skills. Intended for the teacher or specialist, the resource provides background information on reasons learners with ASD have difficulty...
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Alliteration Worksheet WorksheetAlliteration Worksheet Worksheet

Alliteration Worksheet

4th - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
Alliteration and imagery are two vital parts of any well-written poem. Encourage your young poets to include these devices with a set of activities designed to get them thinking, writing, and creating.
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Using 5 Senses to Describe Details Worksheet

Using 5 Senses to Describe Details

2nd - 5th
CCSS: Adaptable
Should your young writers use more sensory details in their writing? Encourage class members to incorporate similes and metaphors to their poetic writing with a packet of worksheets focused on figurative language. Class members complete...
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Comprehension During Independent Reading Graphic Organizer
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Comprehension During Independent Reading

2nd - 5th
CCSS: Adaptable
Ideal for a language arts class, literary unit, or independent reading assignment, a set of reading worksheets address a wide array of skills. From poetic elements to nonfiction text features, you can surely find a valuable resource in...
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Practice Using Lively Language Graphic Organizer

Practice Using Lively Language

3rd - 6th
Combine a study of biography writing with some tips for spicing up writing. After reading two passages, one much more descriptive than the other, pupils examine what makes one more interesting. They then brainstorm some ideas for writing...
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