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Elementary poetry unit plans for Microsoft Word
Five Day 5th Grade Poetry Unit
This poetry unit teaches the 5th grade common core standards for poetry, including: poetry structure, theme and figurative language, It includes 5 days of lesson plans and 10 awesome poems to use as examples. The lessons include student activities as well. The poems range from thought-provoking to funny, and are all LOVED by 5th grade students!
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Poetry Unit (Part 1 of 2) Lower Elementary Writer's Workshop
Ready to inspire your students? This is a four week study using the Writer's Workshop model for the study of poetry. It would perfectly fit students working in any grades first through third. Part 1 is a 24 page word doc. that breaks down each lesson in to mini-teaching point, active engagement, and send off, and share. A Poet’s Toolbox and mentor poems are included for students to stick into their notebook as they study the poems. This unit will give students a new perspective on language app
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1st - 4th
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Lucy Calkins Reading Kindergarten Unit 4 Outlines - editable
This is a word document of outlines for all 18 Sessions in the Unit 4 “Becoming Avid Readers” manual for Lucy Calkins kindergarten reading (published in 2014). Teachers College Reading and Writing Project suggests that kindergarten and first-grade teachers teach this unit in Feb/March. The body of the text is fully editable. The footer is the only part protected.Each outline includes a brief synopsis of the:connectionteaching pointteach portionactive engagementlinkmid-workshop teaching pointtr
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PreK - 2nd
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Making Tracks with Footprint Mysteries KG 1st 2nd GATE Primary Challenges!
Engaging challenge of a highly participatory and creative nature for our youngest primary kids!Here’s another lesson for our youngest gifted learners based on research and best practices advocated by the National Association of Gifted Children. It’s rich in age 4-7 critical thinking opportunities with hands-on learning, visual discrimination and details, improvisational opportunities including creativity, storytelling, writing and art, and engaging activities associated with the kids’ immediate
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: 2019-2020 Gifted and Talented GATE Program for the Year - Elementary
Poetry Unit (Part 1 of 2) for Poetry Month: Lesson by Lesson Guide
BEST SELLING PRODUCT! Ready to inspire your students? This is an amazing 4 week poetry unit. After 20 years of teaching poetry, I have complied the best 14 sessions I have collected from w/shops, professional development, and years of research. The unit is broken into 4 parts (bends). 1) Immersion into Poetry: This bend exposes students to a variety of poems and teaches students a number of different poetic elements. 2) Interpretation of Figurative language. This bend exposes students to a vari
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3rd - 9th, Adult Education
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Poetry Study #2
Looking for poems that will make your students laugh or teach important life lessons about kindness and manners? This poetry is one of three poetry studies I created to help my students dive into poetry.
This study is focused around fifth and sixth grade level poetry. It includes the 6 poems listed below:
1) Drop a Pebble in the Water
2) The First Snow
3) Grandpapa's Spectacles
4) Manners
5) The Pup
6) The Trial of Derek Drew
After each poem, I have included at least 5 rigorous multiple cho
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4th - 7th
Owls and Mice: Predator Prey Unit for Outdoor Learning
This unit focuses on owls as birds of prey. Included in this packet is an owl fact sheet, a predator/prey owl game, owl poems with a blank worksheet for writing owl poetry, my recommended owl book reading list, a lesson plan on how to do a simple hike at your school yard while looking for items for an owl craft project and instructions on how to make an owl out of a pinecone. Bonus instructions for how to make a mouse out of a milkweed pod are also included.
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1st - 3rd
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Poetry Study
Need help teaching poetry? Need a place to start? This poetry study is a great way to dive head first into poetry with your students!
This study is focused around fifth and sixth grade level poetry. It includes the 5 poems listed below:
1) Don't Give Up
2) The Village Blacksmith
3) My Mother
4) Habits
5) A Little Brother Follows Me
After each poem, I have included at least 4 rigorous multiple choice questions aligned with the following 5th grade Common Core State Standards:
RL.5.1 Quote acc
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4th - 6th
Kindergarten Fish Unit
Much like my tree unit, I took our Foss fish unit and put my own spin on it. This unit covers the focus questions: what do fish need to survive, what are the parts of a fish, how do they behave in their environment, and what are similarities/differences between two different kinds of fish? There are observation sheets, compare/contrast sheet, a fish poem for your poetry center, fish vocabulary sheet, etc. Hopefully this benefits your kindergarten science program, especially if you use Foss.
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K - 1st
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Learning and Understanding Poetry Unit
This Unit Plan includes individual poems, activities, guided questions, and all needed information for a two week unit on the different types of poetry. The worksheets are included and can be blown up or edited if needed.
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2nd - 8th
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Poetry Portfolio, Poetry Unit End Project, Poetry Journal Collection, Rubric
I used the Poetry Portfolio Project to wrap up our poetry unit. The project challenges students to create a poetry portfolio including written poems, pictures that represent their written poems, research on the history of the poetry forms, a glossary of poetry terms, biographies of poets, and tips for writing poetry.
When I did this project with my class, I had them work in groups, and we used the class iPads and MacBooks. However, you can easily edit this word .doc to be an individual project
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Editable Grade/Year 1 and 2 Poetry Program - Word Doc
Editable Grade/Year 1 and 2 Poetry Unit ProgramThe program is easy to use, allowing teachers to focus on teaching instead of worrying about creating lesson plans. Perfect for all year levels, this unit is sure to capture the interest of your class and make learning poetry enjoyable. Poems include: Limericks, Cinquain, Haiku, Simile, Colour and Diamanté Poems.ADD ON the the ULTIMATE POETRY BUNDLE which comes with 96 slides of editable poetry PowerPoint. Includes: Ready to Teach Poetry PowerPoint!
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1st - 2nd
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Classic Poems to Teach Specific Themes and the Paired-Texts to go with them
Have you searched and searched for poetry to match the theme you are teaching? Unit planned? Check out the lists of poems, quotes, short stories, songs, articles, novellas, novels, and excerpts that can be used to pair with the themes below. Check out the other lists available in the store as well. Cross-curricular and great for test prep. In person on online teaching. The lists included in this pack Back to School, New Beginnings, Perseverance, and How Sports Inspire Us. Check out some of the p
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Poetry Unit - Haiku, Limerick, Free Verse, Diamante, Cinquain
Provides cute, creative and colorful examples of Haiku, Limerick, Free Verse, Diamante and Cinquain poems. Includes a chart containing poem name and structure that can be printed out and handed to students as a guideline to create their own poems!
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1st - 5th
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Poetry Unit
This poetry unit teaches the following types of poetry:-Acrostic-Alphabet Alliteration-Concrete (Shape) Poems-Diamante-Haiku-Limerick-Cinquain-Color PoemsIt has a project/introductory page generic to all grade levels, descriptions of each type of poem, as well as examples of a each poem.
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3rd - 7th
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Respond to Poetry
This week long unit guides students to effectively respond to poetry. In this unit, students respond to "Whatif" by Shel Silverstein. It comes with a copy of the poem, a graphic organizer, a sample response to edit and a published sample response. The sample response to edit is designed to teach about run-on sentences and using conjunctions. All objectives align with Common Core State Standards!
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2nd - 5th
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Love That Dog by Sharon Creech 5th-7th Grade ELA Unit Plan & Outline *EDITABLE*
This Love That Dog by Sharon Creech Unit Plan & Outline comes with 6 editable activities and games to teach throughout the unit. The outline offers various standard aligned lessons with written justifications. This Unit Plan Includes:Quick Write!: Orientation to reading activity: This activity is designed to introduce the students to the book and help them start thinking about the themes and ideas they might encounter while reading. Students will be given a writing prompt related to the b
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5th - 7th
Grade/Year 5 and 6 Poetry Program - Editable Word Doc
Editable Grade/Year 5 and 6 Poetry Unit ProgramThe program is easy to use, allowing teachers to focus on teaching instead of worrying about creating lesson plans. This program is sure to capture the interest of your class and make learning poetry enjoyable. Poems include: Limericks, Cinquain, Haiku, Simile, Colour and Diamanté Poems.ADD ON the the ULTIMATE POETRY BUNDLE which comes with 96 slides of editable poetry PowerPoint. Includes: Ready to Teach Poetry PowerPoint! 96 Slides! Poetry Lessons
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5th - 6th
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Kindergarten Insect interdisciplinary Unit
This interdisciplinary unit covers all aspects of the insect focus, using various learning styles and differentiation available for all types of learners.
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PreK - K
Robert Frost/William Blake Nature Author Study Paired Texts Thematic Unit
Close Reading Poetry Analysis Paired Texts of some of Robert Frost's and William Blake's best works. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry.Frost and Blake were known for his poetry inspired from nature and is often paired with Walt Whitman for the same similar themed influences. Great for Posting to Classroom for Distance L
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3rd - 9th
20 Day Poetry Writing Unit
Poetry has always been a difficult area for me to teach. After a couple of years researching various teaching strategies I finally developed my own unit. I've just finished teaching it and it was amazing. My kids' products were so much better and I enjoyed teaching!
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K - 2nd
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Poetry Unit
This is a 30 min lesson a day poetry unit using How the Grinch Stole Christmas as the starting example. Any other poem book would also work for the first few lessons. It is great for supplemental paraprofessional use, or as a nice filler to introduce poetry to kids 3-6th grade.
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3rd - 6th
Poetry and Figurative Language Project
-The poetry and figurative language project is a poetry portfolio that allows for a great deal of differentiation and individualized learning. Teacher and students decide how many poems to write. This can be individualized to the student.
-Students must identify the figurative language used. Teacher can determine how many types of figurative language should be used in poetry.
-This project can be used as an end of unit assessment or can be used as a way of teaching poetry and figurative languag
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4th - 11th
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A Noiseless Patient Spider by Whitman Close Reading Poetry Analysis
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman that includes: Teacher Directions for Elementary Teachers, Online and printable version Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry. Poetry for boys is essential in the early grades so finding poetry that appeals to them is essential in itself. This poem
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2nd - 8th
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Learn more about poetry resources
Poetry encourages students to engage with language, explore their thoughts and feelings, and connect with the broader human experience. If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital poetry resources, look no further. TPT has an extensive collection of resources, created by other teachers, that are designed to help with any need across grade levels.
If you want to make poets out of younger students in elementary grades, then acrostic poems or fill in the blank poems are the perfect place to start. (In fact, many poetry resources on TPT include templates so your students can easily get started producing their own poetry, whether it’s a haiku, or limerick.) For older students in middle and high school, you can find an array of resources to teach them about everything from iambic pentameter, figurative language, to famous poets from history. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your students’ poetry skills in no time.
Fun and engaging poetry activities to try
Teaching students about poetry can be an engaging and creative experience. Here are a few ideas for poetry activities that you can find on TPT to help you introduce and explore the world of poetry with your students:
Poetic Device Scavenger Hunt
Distribute some poems and have students identify and highlight poetic devices like similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and imagery. Discuss what these are and the overall impact on the reader's experience.
Poetry Analysis Jigsaw
Divide students into small groups, assigning each group a different poem. Have each group analyze the assigned poem's themes, tone, and literary devices, and present their findings to the class.
Poetry Slam or Performance
Organize a poetry slam where students can perform poems they’ve written themselves or those written by famous poets. This will help build confidence and strengthen their public speaking skills.
Writing Poetry from Different Perspectives
Ask students to write a poem from the perspective of an inanimate object or an animal to foster empathy and encourage creative, out-of-the-box thinking.
Creating Found Poetry
Provide magazines, newspapers, or online articles. Have students cut out interesting words and phrases, and use them to create their own unique poems.
These (and other!) activities can help deepen your students’ appreciation for poetry and enhance their creative writing skills.
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There are many different types of poetry resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular poetry lessons include learning how to write haikus, acrostic poems, limericks, and free verse.
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