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Cinquain Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners read an example of a cinquain and look for patterns. In this cinquain lesson plan, students repeat the process with another poem and then compare the two. Learners will review the process and form of writing a cinquain as...
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The Emperor and the Kite

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore storytelling by reading a classic story. In this vocabulary identification lesson, 4th graders read the story The Emperor and the Kite and define the different vocabulary terms that appear in the story. Students...
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Limerick

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students determine the solutions to a numerical limerick.  The one page worksheet contains one problem with the solution. 
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Limericks Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this limerick worksheet, students read about limericks, read an example, fill in blanks to complete a limerick and complete 4 short "lyrical limerick" activities.
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Arthur Meets the President - Lesson 5

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars type acrostic poems. In this poetry lesson, students read stories and poems written by other children and use a word processing program to type their own acrostic poems.
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Understanding the Basics of Poetry: Free Verse

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students analyze free verse poetry. For this free verse poetry lesson, students complete a worksheet for free verse poetry and read an example poem by Wallace Stevens. Students interpret the stanzas.
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The Witch of Goingsnake

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students listen to The Ballad of Ira Hayes and write paragraphs about his character. In this The Witch of Goingsnake lesson, students read the verses and chorus of the ballad aloud and make notes about Ira Hayes. Students write a...
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Personally Poetic

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students create an Acrostic poem using notes from biography journals. In this poetry and journal lesson, students read a biography of their choice and take notes in their journals. Students review an acrostic poetry website and use...
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Mississippi Acrostic

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students use the letters in the word Mississippi to create an acrostic poem. Students create a 11 line poem.
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Utah Acrostic

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this acrostic poem instructional activity, students use the letters in the word Utah to create an acrostic poem. Students write a 4 line acrostic poem.
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Colorado Acrostic

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this Colorado acrostic worksheet, students write a Colorado acrostic by writing a verb or phrase for each letter in Colorado. Students do this for 8 letters.
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Book Report Haiku

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study another method for writing a book report using a Haiku poem. In this book report lesson, students use the Haiku poem format to write a book report.
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Cells Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this cells poem learning exercise, students write an acrostic poem about cells. Students use the letters CELLS to begin each line of poetry that tells something about cells.
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Japan Acrostic Poem

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writing poetry worksheet, students write about and explore Japan. Students write an acrostic poem about Japan using the letters in the country's name.
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Volcano Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students explore descriptive poetry. Students use the letters of the word "volcano" to write a poem about volcanoes.
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Memorial Day Acrostic Poem

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this acrostic poem worksheet, learners use the letters in word "Memorial" to write an acrostic poem.
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Acrostic Poem Plan: Archery

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students write 5 or 6 words that start with each letter in the word archery. Students relate the words to traffic safety and then write the acrostic poem with the words.
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February Acrostic Poem

For Students 1st - 4th
For this poetry worksheet, students use the letters in the word February to write an acrostic poem on a page that has a picture of a groundhog and an amethyst at the top.
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March Acrostic Poem

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students use the letters MARCH to begin each line of an acrostic poem about the month of March.
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Circus Acrostic Poem

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem using the letters CIRCUS. Students write their poem inside a circus tent design.
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Human Genetics Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, students demonstrate what they know about DNA and genes by writing acrostic poems. The vertical format is prepared on this page for students. There is no information on the page.
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Lucky

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this lucky worksheet, students create an acrostic poem on what it means to be lucky. Students write words beginning with the letters in the word LUCKY.
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Poetry Search

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this Literature worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to poetry. There are 27 words located in the word search.
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Haikus for All Seasons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars venture outside and take notes on what they observe through their five senses. They use the Olympus D-545 digital cameras to capture pictures that they feel best represent the current season. Students write one to the...