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Poetry - Landscape, Comparison, and Critical Response
Students compare and evaluate landscape poetry. In this poetry lesson, students read poetry by Owen Sheers that describes place/landscapes. They read and compare two similar poems before looking at visual images related to the poems....
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African American Poetry: Family and Traditions
Learners are introduced to the elements of African-American poetry. As a class, they are read different types of poems to discover there are different styles of poems and practice rhyming words. They share information on their family...
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The Color of Poetry
Young scholars listen to a story about colors and then write their own color poems.
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Spring Acrostic Poem
In this creating a poem about spring worksheet, students use the letters in the word SPRING to write an acrostic poem. Students write a 6 line poem.
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Bat Poem Form
In this poetry learning exercise, students will write an acrostic poem about bats. Each line will start with a letter in the word "bats". Students will color a picture of a bat on the paper.
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Story Poem
In this story poem worksheet, students read aloud the short story "The Big Cat And The Little Cat," and complete a variety of activities including those that deal with adjectives.
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More Spring Poems: Buttercups
In this literature worksheet, students read and discuss the poem "Buttercups," color the picture, underline the rhyming words and then write the rhyming words on pages two and three several times.
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More Spring Poems: Fluttering Butterflies
In this literature based instructional activity, students read the poem "Fluttering Butterflies," color the picture, underline the rhyming words and then on the lines provided, write the rhyming words on pages two through four several...
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A Poem for Grandparents Day
In this Grandparents Day activity worksheet, learners learn how to write a cinquain poem and then write a poem pertaining to Grandparents Day.
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Write a Poem
In this Dr. Seuss poetry instructional activity, students read a passage from Green Eggs and Ham. Students write their own poem on the provided lines.
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Write Your Own i-e Poem
For this recognizing words spelled with the i-e pattern worksheet, students list words that rhyme, use word banks to fill in the blanks and use one or more to complete lines of a poem. Students write fourteen answers.
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Independence Day Acrostic Poetry
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding the 4th of July using the letters INDEPENDENCE. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Poetic Teapot Card
Students recognize the role of loved ones in their families and the many things their parents and others contribute to their lives. They write an acrostic poem about their mother, father, or other important person. They then make a...
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A Light in the Attic
Review selections from Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic and recognize characterization and tone used. Discuss and compare the various tones of each poem. Learners complete a character map and a pair share activity as well....
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There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly
Here is an entertaining way to introduce your language learners to several significant grammatical structures. The children’s rhyme, There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly, contains examples of noun and relative clauses for the class...
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Haiku In Color
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of Haiku Poetry. They read a variety of samples of text to create the context for practicing the composition of new poetry. The lesson contains questions for the teacher to use.
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Boombox Classroom: Music and Language
In this music and speech worksheet, students find similarities between language and music. Students also tell about their own language. Students also may write the 7 music letters.
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Phonics Teachers Resource Book
Looking to improve your classes literacy program? Then look no further. This comprehensive collection of resources includes worksheets and activities covering everything from r-controlled vowels and consonant digraphs, to the...
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Acrostic Poem: Kites
In this writing an acrostic poem learning exercise, students observe the letters K, I, T, E, S inside kite illustrations and write a poem with each line beginning with each of the letters. Students create a 5 line poem.
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Lesson 1: Author's Voice in a Poem
Second graders use the title and text clues from a poem to determine what the author's voice is. In this author's voice lesson plan, 2nd graders participate in a directed lesson plan using the poem "Amazing Bats." They discuss their...
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Diamonte Poem Grid
In this poetry writing worksheet, learners use the provided format to write a diamonte poem. Detailed guidelines are given for this writing exercise.
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Animal Poetry -- Printing Practice
For this printing practice worksheet, students read a poem about a particular animal. Students copy the poem on the lines provided. Advanced cursive students could copy this using cursive handwriting. There are 13 poem worksheets available.
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Halloween Poem
In this Halloween coloring page worksheet, students color in frame portion of this Halloween picture and then write a short Halloween poem inside of the frame.
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Valentine’s Day Writing Paper
Just in time for Valentine's Day! Use a template for lined writing paper, complete with hearts, for thematic stories or holiday-themed poetry.