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EngageNY

Reading about Freaky Frogs: “The Water-Holding Frog"

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Boost reading comprehension skills with a lesson all about freaky frogs. A poem hooks scholars and takes them into a reading of an informational text followed by peer discussions. A three-page worksheet focuses on text features and...
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Lerner Publishing

Teaching Habitats

For Teachers 1st Standards
What makes up a habitat? Use this resource to engage first graders in the exploration of desert, wetland, forest, and ocean habitats. Youngsters classify plants and animals into the four distinct habitats through drawings and cutting and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Halloween Acrostic Poem

For Students 1st - 4th
For this poetry worksheet, students write an acrostic poem using the letters in the word Halloween. They write the poem on a page that is decorated with a picture of children dressed in Halloween costumes at the top.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students use the letters in the word 'archery' to create an acrostic poem. Students write a word or phrase for the 7 letters.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fall Acrostic Poem

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this poetry worksheet, students write an acrostic poem using the letters in the word "fall." They see a picture of an autumn colored forest scene at the top of the page.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Acrostic Poem Plan: Teddy

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this poetry worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about teddy bears. Students use the letters in TEDDY to begin each line of their poem.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Acrostic Poem: Final Draft Sheet- TEDDY

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this poetry writing worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about teddy bears on a decorated writing sheet. Students use the letters in TEDDY to begin each new line of poetry.
Worksheet
Curated OER

I Have a Dream Acrostic Poem

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students write a poem using the letters in the word dream. They see the words, "I have a dream," with an American flag at the top of the page.
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Curated OER

Poetry in Motion

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students choose a poetry theme. They write a poem, illustrate it with digital images and record it using a digital video camera.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Poetry and Nature

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe an object in nature and record them. In groups, they create a group poem about the same object. They create their own poem based on another object using other their senses to help them. They share their poems with the...
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Curated OER

Holiday Poetry and Music

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Pupils discuss Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and family traditions. After brainstorming how holidays are celebrated, students write a poem about a chosen holiday and create their own hand-made instrument. They share their poems...
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Curated OER

Poetic Teapot Card

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
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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Curated OER

Exploring Contrasting Story Elements Through Tapestry and Poetry

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young thinkers view two narrative art tapestries and study the images included that tell a story about the Roman Emperor Constantine. As they examine the details of the tapestries, pupils use a Venn Diagram to record the similarities and...
PPT
Curated OER

Atmosphere and Symbolism in Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Analyzing atmosphere and symbolism by focusing on a well-known poem, The Raven, is the strategy presented to writers in this presentation. Sorrow, darkness, and many other image words are used to help students question and analyze poetry...
PPT
Curated OER

Calligrams

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Poetry can inspire learners to create beautiful works of art. In this presentation, they are shown how to design calligrams, a type of poetry that uses words as art. This is a creative way to motivate learners to explore poetry.
PPT
Curated OER

Meter and Sonnets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In order to fully grasp the poetry of William Shakespeare, it's essential to study the sonnet and its meter and rhyme. Eight slides introduce basic terms like meter, foot, iamb, trochee, spondee, etc. Pair this presentation with a sonnet...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cloud Poems

For Teachers 1st
First graders make daily observations about clouds, write in their cloud books, make cloud charts, and make a poem about clouds.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Volcano Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this acrostic poem activity, students explore descriptive poetry. Students use the letters of the word "volcano" to write a poem about volcanoes.
Assessment
BPE

Teacher Guide for Faster Passage: "Sympathy" and "Caged Bird" Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Prepare class members for formative assessments of student thinking in reading (FAST-R) with a resource that compares Paul Laurence Dunbar's "Sympathy" and Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird." Readers respond to 10 multiple choice questions and...
PPT
Livaudais-Baker English Classroom

An Introduction to Sonnets

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
What is 14 lines long, written in iambic pentameter, and follows a predetermined rhyme scheme? Introduce scholars to the sonnet, one of the most famous of the fixed-form types of poetry, with a 10-slide presentation that includes the...
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Scholastic

Identifying Types of Irony Using "The Gift of the Magi"

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" is the classic example of irony in literature. Teach young writers about the ways irony can engage their readers with an activity in which they write scripts using dramatic irony, situational irony, and...
PPT
Ereading Worksheets

Poetic Devices: The Sounds of Poetry

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students review examples and definitions of different poetic devices. In this poetic devices lesson, students interact with the website by reading definitions and looking at examples of poetic devices such as onomatopoeia, repetition,...
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Curated OER

Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Thanksgiving worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the holiday. Students use the letters in THANKSGIVING to start each new line of poetry.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Your Name in an Acrostic Poem

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use a word processing program (Word, Claris Works...) to create an acrostic poem.

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