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Poems: calligrams

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Have fun with shape poems! First and second graders write calligrams that add to the meaning of their poems. Great for your poetry unit or if you want to combine poetry and art lessons. 
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Winter Lights: A Season In Poems & Quilts

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read the book Winter Lights: A Season in Poems & Quilts and do language arts and math activities that go with the book. For this language arts and math lesson plan, students read the book given and do activities that include...
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Plant Poetry

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this poetry worksheet, students complete a poem about plants and insert the right wording to each line. Students complete 10 lines of the poem with specific directions.
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The Caterpillar

For Students K - 2nd
In this poetry worksheet, students read the poem "The Caterpillar," color the picture, underline the rhyming words and then write the rhyming words on pages two through six.
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Number The Stars Diamante Poem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this language arts worksheet, students read the rules and format for a diamante poem. They fill in the lines on page 2 while following the guidelines.
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Diamante Poems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this language arts worksheet, students are guided in the process of creating diamante poems. Then they create their own from the choices given.
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Trees as Symbols: Composing Poetry and Creating Images

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners analyze the tree as a symbol, sharing ideas in class discussion. They use art as the basis for a creative writing assignment in poetry or represent a selected poem with an original student drawing.
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Weather "Whys" Lesson 2 Seasons

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore seasons.  In this cross curriculum weather and seasons lesson, students identify characteristics of the four seasons and sequence related pictures. Students listen to poems and stories about trees in different...
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Haiku Straw Painting

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore haiku poetry, have the experience of writing a haiku, and make an ink painting to enhance the haiku.
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Symbolism: Finding the Hidden Meaning In Chinese Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study and interpret Chinese art to find its symbolism, or the "hidden meanings" in this middle level lesson well suited for the Language Arts or Art classroom. An enrichment activity is included that allows each student to write...
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Read Aloud Lesson Plan: Water for One, Water for Everyone

For Teachers K
Students listen to a read aloud about African animals as they access a watering hole. They discuss the characteristics of Africa such as the temperature, it distance from the students, and lifestyle of the animals. They talk about how...
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Analyzing Poetic Devices: Robert Hayden and Theodore Roethke

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the relationship of poetic form and content, shaped by alliteration, consonance, repetition, and rhythm, in two poems about fatherhood: Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays" and Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz."