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Mouse Mess

For Teachers K
Scholars practice rhyming and phonemic awareness using trade books and poetry. They will listen to the book Mouse Mess several times throughout the week, identifying rhyming words, and matching words that begin with the same sound. Then...
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Technopoet - Poetry Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Practice word processing while writing different types of poems. First, elementary and middle schoolers use Word templates to write poetry. They use rhyming and descriptive words as they work with clipart, text wrapping, and picture...
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Chicken Soup With Rice

For Teachers K - 1st
Complete a variety of activities related to the Maurice Sendak's book Chicken Soup With Rice. Readers identify the months of the year, identify words starting with the letter J, explore online illustrations created by Maurice Sendak, and...
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Oddity Rhyming Strips

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners practice identification of rhyming words. Students compare/contrast pictures by identifying rhyming sounds in them. Learners place strips on the pictures. Students share comparisons with each other.
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Rhyming With Pancakes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners listen to the book The Great Pancake Escape as an introduction to rhyming and its use in storytelling. Provide examples of simple words that rhyme with other simple words and come up with rhymes with an end word from an earlier...
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Rhyming Objects

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore language arts by reading Dr. Seuss stories in class. In this word play lesson, students identify the rhymes in both Dr. Seuss and Nursery Rhyme stories. Students utilize flash cards with rhymes written on them to play a...
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Rhyme Time Flipbook

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners identify the characteristics in the English language that result in rhyming words. They record and collect rhyming words in an appealing flipbook format. They then flip through their book to find rhyming words, when they think...
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Cool Cats Counting

For Teachers 1st
First graders count and sequence the numbers from one through ten in English and Spanish using the book "Cool Cats Counting." They identify and count the animals in the book, create rhyming words, and construct a counting mobile.
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Let's Fly Our Kites

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice reading and writing using a short poem and information about kites. For this kite poem lesson plan, students read and write using a common poem. This lesson plan includes practice with reading, rhyming, handwriting,...
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Lesson: That Long Jakes

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Cross-media analysis takes time and attention to detail. The class analyzes the painting Long Jakes and the poem "Backward Bill." They pay attention to the similarities and differences in each piece, looking for details that describe the...
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Rhyming Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners describe fruits and vegetables using rhyming verses. They discuss the Five Fruits and Vegetables a Day campaign and rhyming words, and create a rhyming riddle using the "Rhyming Riddles" worksheet.
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Making More Words With "at"

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore phonetics by identifying words with one specific sound. In this rhyming words activity, students discuss the sound "at" and the many words that contain the same sound. Students utilize index cards to participate in a...
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Discussing Poetry In Class

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate syllabic metre and rhyming techniques by analyzing poetry.  In this language arts lesson plan, students read the poem Considering the Snail and discuss the nature and mood of the poem with their classmates.  Students...
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Bat Fact Page

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate unusual bats and draw their own interpretation of the bat. They use rhyming words to write a creative story about bats. Facial features of microbats and megabats are observed and then classfied in groups.
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Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the concept of reading while focusing upon using "Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home" for comprehension exercises. They read the story and use the rhyming with the drill and practice technique of teaching. Students...
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Troublesome Word Rap

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Create songs and raps to develop an understanding of the proper use of common misused words and homophones. First, your class defines misused words and homophones correctly by utilizing the words in a rap or song. Then they use poetry...
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Go Fish

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore rhyming words. They listen to the book One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and discuss the rhyming words. After being placed into groups, they play the game, "Go Fish" and find matching rhyming words. They...
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Using Songs

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore songs in a variety of ways to practice the English language. They work in groups to build songs and sing them to the class. They prepare an oral presentation of a singer, group, or musical genre. They contrast two...
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Rhymes

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars study rhymes using the topic of fruits and vegetables. In this rhymes lesson, students discuss rhyming words and riddles. Young scholars make up their own fruit or vegetable riddle as a class. Students complete a 'rhyming...
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Twirly Whirly Milk

For Teachers 1st
Student observe the effect soap (or detergent) has on the movement of food color in milk. Pupils observe the properties of solids and liquids while making butter. They read a poem, Shaking, and listen for ryhming words. Studdents...
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Guess Again!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students define and read riddles, and differentiate between poems and riddles. They complete a class Venn Diagram comparing poems and riddles, and play an attribute guessing game with the teacher. Students then identify the rhyming words...
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There's A Wasszoom in My Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners read There's A Wocket in My Pocket by Dr. Seuss. They create a creature that rhymes with an item found in the classroom. They write a sentence about it and then illustrate it.
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A Garden of Verses: Poems About Class Gardens

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore botany by participating in a language arts activity. In this garden poetry lesson, students read the classic poem "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary" and discuss the imagery and rhyming methods used. Young scholars examine...
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Unit 7: Poetry

For Teachers 5th Standards
Over the course of a 12-lesson language arts unit, young scholars analyze a variety of poems taking a close look at figurative language and tone. They learn to compare and contrast, improve comprehension, and identify settings. To...

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