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Preview of Poetry Writing - Free Verse Creative - Writers Workshop Poetry Writing

Poetry Writing - Free Verse Creative - Writers Workshop Poetry Writing

Created by
Renee Dawn
Poetry writing is forever! These poetry writing lessons will help your kids to see the world through a poet’s eyes, and create beautiful free-verse poems that are dazzling display pieces. Creative, divergent thinking pops off the page. Complete writer’s workshop lessons—16 in all—will build poetry step-by-step. Lists, charts, and examples support each lesson.You'll teach poetic devices—sensory details, rhyme, repetition, alliteration, simile, invented language, addressing the object directly
Preview of Poetry Workshop for Middle School: A Framework for Teaching Poetry

Poetry Workshop for Middle School: A Framework for Teaching Poetry

Created by
Kasey Kiehl
This resource includes everything you need to teach students how to analyze poetry, respond to it, and write poetry of their own. Poetry Workshop is an approach to teaching poetry that allows you to introduce the concepts of poetry to students in non-threatening, enjoyable phases.Phase One: Collecting & Responding. Students will collect poems they connect to, write them down in their poetry binder, and select one response question to respond to in regards to the poem they wrote down.Phase
Preview of Sensory Poem Template & Rubric: Poetry For Any Subject

Sensory Poem Template & Rubric: Poetry For Any Subject

Sensory poems are a blast! My students just finished a "Thanksgiving Sensory Poem." The final products were incredible. I want to do more sensory poetry! Therefore, I created a template and rubric that would fit ANY subject.This download includes a sensory poem template for any subject and a rubric for easy assessment.This is perfect for whole teach or a writing station. At our writing station, I handed out sensory language (found on the Internet) to help guide students. This handout included wo
Preview of Reader's Theatre Rubrics: Assessing Oral Fluency and Presentations

Reader's Theatre Rubrics: Assessing Oral Fluency and Presentations

Created by
missallenapple
Oral Language and Fluency Rubrics: Versatile and User-Friendly Tools for Evaluating Student Performance Across Year Levels and Activities.There are three different rubrics included: 1. Oral Fluency Rubric - perfect for assessing student oral reading, can be used with any text. 2. Reader's Theatre Rubric - great for assessing the presentation stage of students' reader's theatre performances. 3. Presentation Rubric - can be adapted to any oral presentation student completes. Eg history, science et
Preview of Christmas Poetry Unit

Christmas Poetry Unit

Let the Poet Tree be your guide as your students become poets right before your eyes! This unit is our go-to for the month of December and one of the highlights of our year. Return to this one year after year. Includes:* 12 different poetry forms (one for each of the 12 days of Christmas)* Letters from the Poet Tree* Poetry templates with sample poems* Two poetry rubrics and more!Learn for the Long HaulCheck out more time-saving resources by Learn for the Long Haul:Music of DolphinsNameplates By
Preview of Soundtrack of My Life/Poetry Project/Back to School/Music Appreciation Project

Soundtrack of My Life/Poetry Project/Back to School/Music Appreciation Project

Soundtrack of My Life/Poetry Project/Back to School ProjectMy students love exploring music as poetry! In this activity, students are able to share their interests and influences in their life in a fun and engaging way! This project is a great way for students to analyze the elements of music as poetry and apply their understanding through songs they love.Students will be asked to:Create a 3 song playlist of songs that represent themselvesConduct an in-depth analysis of their chosen songsCompl
Preview of Mother's Day Poetry Project with Poetry Templates, Word Bank, & Rubric

Mother's Day Poetry Project with Poetry Templates, Word Bank, & Rubric

Created by
Debbie R
Mother's Day Poetry Project with Poetry Templates, Original Poem Examples for each type of Poem, Word Bank, & Rubric: Create Poetry for Mother’s Day with this Mother’s Day Poetry Packet! Student poetry templates for the following poems: • Alliteration Poem • 5 Ws Poem • Acrostic Poem • List Poem • Diamante Poem • Haiku • Fill in the Blank Poem Create a poetry bouquet, poetry book, or a treasure box full of notes to Mom for your class room project for Mother’s Day! This project is made e
Preview of Poetry Creates Imagery Lesson, Rubric, & "STAAR" like Comprehension Questions

Poetry Creates Imagery Lesson, Rubric, & "STAAR" like Comprehension Questions

Created by
Debbie R
Document in MS Word so you can edit it if you want to. * Poetry Creates Imagery Lesson with Grading Rubric *10 “STAAR” Like Comprehension Questions Aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) This Imagery Lesson offers 2 simple and effective lessons that address the following TEKS: English Language Arts and Reading Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS ) TEKS 3.6 A Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Poetry. Describe the characteristics of various forms of poetry and ho
Preview of Poetry Unit: Lesson Plans for Haiku, Cinquain, Diamante and More

Poetry Unit: Lesson Plans for Haiku, Cinquain, Diamante and More

Poetry is a great way to have students express their ideas creatively and fluently. I've put all my poetry lessons in one convenient bundle and then some. This zip file contains:♥ Lesson 1: Introduction to Poetry - Detailed lesson plan with step-by-step instructions - Suggested book list (for further poem examples to inspire and engage)♥ Lesson 2: Introduction to Poetic Terms - Detailed lesson plan with step-by-step instructions - Poetic Term classroom scaven
Preview of Mother's Day Poetry Unit + Keepsake for Upper Elementary

Mother's Day Poetry Unit + Keepsake for Upper Elementary

Created by
JB Creations
Students will create a beautiful keepsake for Mother's Day while learning the key elements of poetry with this engaging upper elementary language arts project! Students will learn the key elements of poetry (stanza, rhyme, meter, line, verse, etc.) while creating 8 of their very own poems focused on Mother's Day including a haiku, a cinquain, a diamonte, a clerihew, a figurative language poem, a quatrain, a prepositional phrase poem, and a couplet! Vocabulary cards are included to help student
Preview of Cinquain Poetry Template & Rubric: Creative Writing Form

Cinquain Poetry Template & Rubric: Creative Writing Form

My students LOVE writing poetry. Writing a cinquain is one of their favorite poetry forms.This download includes:A cinquain poetry template with detailed directions, an example of a "cinquain" to guide your students' writing and provided lines to give students an opportunity to write their very own "sloppy copy" of a creative cinquain. As a bonus or extra activity, they can copy their brand-new cinquain onto a clean sheet of paper and illustrate.If you want to grade this assignment, I've inclu
Preview of PEEPS™ Upper Elementary ELA Bundle

PEEPS™ Upper Elementary ELA Bundle

This product is intended to be used as a thematic activity centered around the popular spring candy, PEEPS™!  Included are a variety of reading and writing activities perfect for grades 3-8. Teachers could adapt a few activities to use in their classrooms, or feel free to use the sequence guide I use in my own classroom! What’s IncludedSensory Details Brainstorm ChartFigurative Language Brainstorm PageDescriptive Writing StationaryPoetry Type Descriptions Poetry Craft Tracers“The History of Pee
Preview of Ballad - Poetry Writing - Poem Writing Form to Guide Process

Ballad - Poetry Writing - Poem Writing Form to Guide Process

Do your students like to write songs? If you're studying ballads, would they want to write their own?This poetry-writing exercise for writing a ballad gives students all the structure they need for writing a story and setting it to verse. Students will have fun writing rhyming poems and sharing with their classmates. Because everything is done for you, this no-prep print or digital resource is a lesson you can use TODAY! This also works well as an emergency substitute lesson plan and should take
Preview of Poetry Recitation Assignment and Rubric - Easy, No-Prep

Poetry Recitation Assignment and Rubric - Easy, No-Prep

Poetry Recitation Assignment - Did you know April is National Poetry Month? This printable includes everything you need to assign a poetry recitation project to your students.Students will learn to memorize and orally recite a poem. This packet includes:Assignment handout (detailed instructions)Memorization Tips Anchor ChartRubric (for grading the assignment)List of suggested poemsPoem assignment tracker (so teacher can keep track of the poems assigned to students)List of suggested poetry Inter
Preview of Acrostic Poetry Rubric

Acrostic Poetry Rubric

Created by
Amber Morrow
This rubric is designed to assess quality of writing for acrostic poetry. It is a 3-2-1 rubric with 24 points possible. If you are looking for a complete lesson on acrostic poetry, please check out my Acrostic Poetry: Season activity
Preview of Halloween Haiku: A Poetry Writing Activity

Halloween Haiku: A Poetry Writing Activity

Are you looking for a fun way to incorporate poetry writing into your classroom? Do you need a fun autumn bulletin board idea? Haiku poems are a fun and creative way to reinforce poetry writing within your classroom. They are also a great way to review syllable count in words. A haiku is often written about nature but can easily connect to Halloween and can depict any element of this fun holiday. Use the templates provided or have your students create their own creative final draft and you ha
Preview of Guided Reading Strategies Rubrics CCSS Grades 1-5

Guided Reading Strategies Rubrics CCSS Grades 1-5

With help from the Sister’s CAFÉ system, these are reading strategies put into rubric format to take the guess work out of tracking progress and internalize student learning. This unit includes all of the comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and expanding vocabulary strategies that children need to be successful readers. I made these rubrics in order to visually track my students’ progress not only in whole group, but in small groups as well. These rubrics are in kid friendly language, correspon
Preview of Halloween Poetry for Mental Images

Halloween Poetry for Mental Images

Created by
Renee Hardin
Don't be scared of poetry! Have a spooktacular time teaching mental images through fun Halloween poems. Using the poems: "I'm Dressing Up for Halloween" and "There's a Spider on the Ceiling," you can teach children how to create their mental images from sensory words in the poems. Use these poems to introduce, *rhythm, rhyme and repetition in poetry *stanzas and lines Rubrics are provided if you wish to use these as assessments. This is a great activity for the holiday season! Enjoy!!!
Preview of Elegy - Poetry Writing - Ode, Sonnet, & Villanelle Forms

Elegy - Poetry Writing - Ode, Sonnet, & Villanelle Forms

Do students understand an elegy? Have you ever asked your classes to write an elegy for a character who dies in a work of literature? What about a famous historical or contemporary figure?By writing their own elegies, students gain a greater understanding and appreciation for the form. This poetry-writing exercise for writing a students can be though-provoking and powerful for students.This lesson includes ⭐ an assignment sheet with a detailed description of the form, ⭐ 3 writing forms to help
Preview of Poetry to Build  FLUENCY

Poetry to Build FLUENCY

JUST PRINT AND GO!** Looking for a creative way to engage your most reluctant readers? This collection of entertaining poems is just the ticket. This collection includes 15 partner poems that can be performed by your students. There are enough parts for 36+ students. Each poem also comes with comprehension questions and an answer key. These poems were chosen from years of teaching poetry and include such authors as Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack Prelusky, and others. Some poems have only tw
Preview of Friendly Letter Rubric

Friendly Letter Rubric

Created by
Amber Morrow
This rubric is designed to assess quality of writing for friendly letters. It is a 3-2-1 rubric with 24 points possible.
Preview of Acrostic Poem Rubric

Acrostic Poem Rubric

This is an acrostic poem rubric that scores that the students on a scale of 1-4.
Preview of Summer, End of Year Fun Opinion Writing Project Writing Paper 3rd 4th 5th Grade

Summer, End of Year Fun Opinion Writing Project Writing Paper 3rd 4th 5th Grade

This Summer Fun or End of Year Opinion Writing Project for 3rd 4th 5th grade has Summer Writing Paper, Sentence Starters, Graphic Organizer & Summer Google Slides. Great for Summer Morning Work! Digital & Printable Options available.With "Choose Your Own Summer Job", students get to choose between 1 of 3 jobs.then write a persuasive letter to the manager convincing them that they are the person for this job! The Google Slides digital version allows them to click on the job of their cho
Preview of Poetry Writing Student Checklist and Teacher Rubric *Editable*

Poetry Writing Student Checklist and Teacher Rubric *Editable*

Created by
Sunshiny Second
Use this product to help guide students in their writing of poems, and to help guide you in the grading process! This completely editable checklist covers both the elements of poetry, as well as the conventions of writing that middle-elementary students should know. The goal statements are written from the perspective of the student, and in language that the student can easily understand!There are two pages in this document: One Student Checklist with 10 goals they are working towards. One Teach
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Discover Summer Teaching Resources | TPT

Uncover more about Summer teaching resources

Teach with Summer Printables from TPT

Summer break is finally here, and while students are excited to kick back and relax, teachers may be searching for fun summer activities to keep their students engaged and learning throughout the summer months in June, July, and August. Luckily, there are plenty of fun and educational resources available that can help keep students motivated and inspired, even when the weather is hot and the sun is shining. In this article, we will explore some of the best summer resources and printables for teachers and students, covering a range of subjects and activities to suit all ages and interests. So, whether you're a teacher looking for new ideas, or a student looking for a fun way to keep learning, read on to discover the best summer resources and printables available.

Ideas for Summer Fun & Learning

  1. Summer Reading Lists and Worksheets

One of the best ways to keep students engaged and learning throughout the summer is to encourage them to read. Reading helps to build vocabulary, comprehension, and critical thinking skills, and can be a fun and relaxing way to spend a lazy summer day. To help promote summer reading, TPT offers a variety of summer reading lists and worksheets for students of all ages. These lists typically include a variety of books in different genres and reading levels, along with discussion questions and activities to help students engage with the material.

  1. STEM Activities and Experiments

For students who love science and technology, there are plenty of STEM activities and experiments available that can be done at home or in the classroom. These activities can help students build skills in areas such as coding, robotics, and engineering, while also encouraging creativity and problem-solving. Some popular STEM activities for summer include building and launching rockets, creating homemade ice cream, and designing and building a solar-powered car.

  1. Art Projects and Crafts

Summer is a great time to get creative, and there are plenty of art projects and crafts that students can do to express themselves and build their skills. From painting and drawing to sewing and pottery, there are endless possibilities for creative expression. Some popular summer art projects include creating a nature journal, making a homemade birdhouse, and designing and creating a summer-themed t-shirt.

  1. Virtual Field Trips

While traditional field trips may not be possible during the summer months, virtual field trips offer a fun and educational alternative. Many museums, zoos, and other attractions offer virtual tours and exhibits that allow students to explore and learn about different topics from the comfort of their own homes. Some popular virtual field trips for summer include exploring the Great Barrier Reef, visiting the Louvre Museum in Paris, and taking a tour of the NASA Space Center.

  1. Summer Worksheets and Printables

For students who prefer more structured learning activities, there are plenty of summer worksheets and printables available that cover a range of subjects and topics. These worksheets can help students build skills in areas such as math, science, and language arts, while also providing a fun and engaging way to learn. Some popular summer worksheets and printables include word searches, crossword puzzles, and coloring pages.

  1. Coloring Pages

Other popular resources to explore are summer coloring pages. Easy to print and sure to keep your kids busy, coloring pages are an excellent way for children to express their creativity, unwind, and improve their fine motor skills. Teachers Pay Teachers offers an extensive selection of summer coloring pages featuring beach scenes, road trips, family outings, and more. These printables are suitable for children of all ages and can be a great addition to your summer routine. Your kids will enjoy spending hours coloring these delightful pages and creating their own masterpieces.

Get Started with Summer Resources from TPT

Summer break is a great time for students to relax and recharge, but it's also important to keep their minds active and engaged. With these top summer resources and printables for teachers and students, you can help keep your students motivated and inspired throughout the summer months. Whether you're promoting summer reading, offering STEM activities and experiments, or providing fun and creative art projects and crafts, there are plenty of ways to keep your students learning and growing all summer long. So, try out some of these fun and educational resources and see how they can make this summer your best one yet!

Frequently asked questions:

Are there free summer activities on TPT?

TPT offers many free summer printables as well as resources available for purchase. This includes individual resources as well as resource bundles. Be sure to explore your options and choose resources that fit your budget and needs.

What is an example of a summer printable on TPT?

There are many different types of summer time activities on TPT that are appropriate for little ones as well as for older kids. This includes resources like: Summer Escape Rooms, book report templates, summer reading logs, summer bingo, math-review packets, and many more. Perfect for sunny or rainy days, these activities will keep your students busy in their free time when they aren't playing with friends in the local pool.

How can I make sure my students stay engaged and motivated during the summer months?

Keeping students engaged and motivated when they are not in school can be a challenge, but there are a few things you can do to help. Encouraging summer reading, offering a variety of fun activities and projects, and providing positive feedback and encouragement can all help to keep students motivated and interested in learning throughout the summer.