In this spelling review instructional activity, intended for home use, 4th graders copy twenty words from the given and create original rhyming couplets.

Pass the time...creating rhymes! Writers connect rhyming words  with -ough in them, writing them as rhyming pairs. Next, they put their poetic skills to the test by applying the words in rhyming couplets. There is an example...

In this St. Patrick's Day instructional activity, 2nd graders read a rhyming poem about a leprechaun. They say the word that rhymes at the end of each couplet. They see and possibly color a black line picture of a leprechaun on the...

It's rhyme time! After reading a short article about poems that rhyme, kids take the time answer questions about the message of the passage.

In this reading worksheet, students write the rhyming words of a rhyme pattern. Students also count the number of syllables in each line and draw a picture of a tree.

In this language arts worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle. Clues refer to types of poetry such as ballad, chant, couplet, clerihew, limerick and tanka.

Are your middle schoolers writing a sonnet? Here's a activity to help them craft their first sonnet! Make edits as you see necessary. 

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's King Henry IV. Students may submit their answers to be scored.