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Free elementary poetry resources for Easel Activities
"Mean" by Taylor Swift: Similes, Inferences, Imagery with Anti-Bullying Message
Using Taylor Swift’s award-winning song, “Mean,” you can teach and solidify for students what is
1. Simile
2. Inference
3. Imagery
I have also included an anti-bullying message or a random acts of kindness activity for students to complete. This can be reported on through discussion, journal writing and/or a short essay. Enjoy this timely lesson with your students and please check out my store for more lesson plans.
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5th - 12th
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Bio Poem Lesson and Activity
A fun bio poem activity with a sample bio poem, instructions, template, and even a cover for a class book! The students will also be able to decorate a character to look like themselves to add to their bio poem.
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Reading and Writing Center Options
Poetry Lesson Freebie - Interpreting Poetry - Reading Comprehension
Do your students struggle with interpreting poetry and other more complex texts? Do you need ideas on how to get started teaching this tricky concept?This free poetry lesson plan gives three detailed pages of directions including photographs to show how the lesson unfolds. The objective of the lesson is to help intermediate students begin to tackle and interpret poetry and more challenging reading materials. This is a fun and easy way to get students thinking deeply about poems and other texts
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3rd - 6th
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Limericks - Write Your Own Limericks for St. Patrick's Day (Digital & Print)
FREE and fun templates for students to complete limericks for St. Patrick's Day or as part of a poetry unit! Includes both print and digital versions!Includes limerick information sheet, limerick templates, and writing paper with room for two limericks. Also includes a sheet to use with a big shamrock - students write their limerick in the shamrock, cut it out and you use it as a display! Shamrocks look great photocopied on green paper.This product is also found in my St. Patrick’s Day Bundle—
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Poetry Activities Writing, Analysis and Review Poetry Unit
Figurative Language Scoot Task Cards FREEBIE Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration
Learning made easy and fun with these 16 Figurative Language Scoot Task Cards. Your students will have fun identifying the following types of Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, and Alliteration. Great for test prep! These cards could be used for whole group, small group, review for a test, in literacy stations, Daily 5, or for a quick activity for a substitute teacher or parent volunteer. This is perfect for test prep and review! GET THE FULL VERSION HERE! Full Version Figurati
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2nd - 5th
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Free Poetry Unit School | Easel Activity Distance Learning
Printable and TpT digital activities included for your students to learn how to write poetry. Poems included are acrostic, cinquain, couplets, diamante, and haiku. Students will write poems and will have a poetry book as their final product.This resource has an Easel Activity for distance learning already created for students to input their responses in answer boxes and to use other tools to draw and highlight. It is an Interactive layer over the original pdf. Click here to learn more about Tp
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Poetry Bundle
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Poetry Comprehension
This product includes FREE printable and digital versions of a comprehension worksheet for the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. The worksheets follow my usual format which includes a variety of question types and uses as much printable space per page as possible. Questions are specific to the text and encourage higher-level thinking.Categories of questions for each poem include: Vivid Vocabulary, Comprehension Check, Picked Passage, Link to Literature, Test Taking, and Swift Summary.T
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4th - 6th
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We Remember - a Mini Unit for Veteran's Day
This is a Language Arts unit for Early Primary. This is good for Remembrance Day, Armistice Day or Veteran's Day. I have used these lessons for years in my own K to Grade 2 classes. I just "prettied" them all for publishing here. There are several poems and full colour pages included. There are word wall word cards and a full colour poem for you to enlarge and print out, or project on a SMART board. There are pages to colour, and fill in the blanks. These lessons could be used for printin
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PreK - 2nd
First Day Jitters Snack/ Treat/ Gift/ Goodie Tag or Bag Topper
First Day Jitter Baggie ToppersCelebrate the first week of school with this 100 page pack full of writing response activities, graphic organizers, reading response, math, craftivities and glyph.In These First Day Jitters Toppers:Choose from 3 Different Colored Fold Over Baggy Tags or a Baggie Stick On (Using Tape)Treat Tags, Plastic Bag Toppers, Gift Baggie Tag, New Year, Back to School, First Day Jitters, First Day LettersOriginal Poem Written By MeSee our “SCHOOL DAY JITTERS” Back 2 School 4 S
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: Back to School Mega Bundle: Reading, Math, Writing, Craftivities, & More
2024 Paris Olympics Activity Pack
The countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics is on! Prepare your students this school year with this product.Part I: ResearchGaining background knowledge through research prepares our students to connect with the Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Graphic organizers, research links, and examples contribute to your class gaining Olympic insights for a positive experience in the summer of 2024. Includes:- About the Olympics- About the Paralympics- Timelines (Olympics and Paralympics)- Venn Diagrams (Summ
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2nd - 7th
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Poetry Quiz
Poetry Quiz Freebie This quick quiz can be used to review: 1. Stanza2. Rhyme Scheme3. Refrain4. Context Clues5. ThemeThis quiz is also included and coincides with my poetry units (choose the one that fits your needs best): 1. Poetry Unit With Interactive Notes2. Poetry Unit With Student Packet3. Poetry Bundle**************************************************************************Take a look at my other writing resources: • Persuasive Writing Webquest• Show, Don't Tell Lesson and Notes• Writ
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4th - 6th
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Diamante Poem Handout and Worksheets FREEBIE with Easel Activity
A FREE Diamanté Poem Handout and Creative Worksheets. Fun for back to school. Has a handout with instructions, and four worksheets for creating diamante poetry: Synonym Diamante poem, Antonym diamante poem, Parts of Speech diamante poem, and Back to School diamante poem. The informative handout explains the history and formats of diamante poems and gives an example and instructions on how to write your own. Students can use the directions and refer to them as they need to write their own diamant
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Poetry Bundle of Teaching Resources Grades 5 - 8
Harlem Night Song Langston Hughes Poetry Activities - PDF & Digital
Poetry analysis doesn't have to be hard! These light-hearted, easy-to-use poetry worksheets introduce students to the skill of analyzing imagery in Langston Hughes's "Harlem Night Song." The activities easily guide students through reading and understanding the poem, and they're a great way reinforce poetry comprehension while focusing on rich imagery and making connections to the Harlem Renaissance period of U.S. history!(If you teach poetry in middle school, don't miss the rest of my bestselli
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
Rhyming words cut and stick worksheet - Kindergarten / Reception / Year 1
2 cut and stick rhyming worksheetsTake a peek at the preview for a better picture of what is included! ⭐ HOW TO VISIT MY STORE ⭐Find more related resources in my TPT shop here.⭐ HOW TO FOLLOW MY STORE ⭐Click here to become a follower. When you follow our store you will never miss new product launches, freebies, and discounts!⭐ HOW TO GET TPT CREDITS AND MONEY OFF FUTURE PURCHASES ⭐If you purchase this product, please remember to leave feedback so you can earn your free TpT credits, which allow y
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PreK - 1st
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HUMPTY DUMPTY BOOK FREE
Check out Humpty Dumpty book for free! Each page has matching pictures to keep little hands and minds busy during storytime. This Humpty Dumpty book for free is terrific for increasing reading confidence in children! Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme can trigger lots of opened end play for preschool children. I have found my preschool classroom loves to reenact Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme. We practice reading the rhyme together in small groups, and the matching pictures help keep the children engage w
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PreK - K
Also included in: NURSERY RHYME BUNDLE
FREE Poetry Writing Worksheets Acrostic Poem Winter Sports Theme
wYou will download a free acrostic poem writing activity with a winter sports theme. This is a sample page from the following poetry unit, which includes acrostic, haiku, Cinquain, I wish, shape, diamante and limerick poems.➔➔ Click HERE for the full winter poetry packet.----------------------------------▶︎ DIGITAL COMPATIBLE VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM: This product contains an INTERACTIVE PDF. Through the Easel Activities platform, you will be able to annotate and customize it using overlays. Underly
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2nd - 4th
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Rhyming & Poetry Worksheet
Rhyming & Poetry WorksheetStudents learn to rhyme and write their own poem!Thank you for purchasing from Kendra's Kreations!Don't forget to rate & follow for more products just like this one! :)
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Spring 2nd Grade Reading Review Worksheet Pages and Graphic Organizers
Dolch Phrases-- Build Fluency--- All Levels
Each time a level of the Dolch list is completed, you can use the selected level in this book to use for practice homework.
Phrases are used to provide practice and fluency with word recognition of the Dolch Sight Words.
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PreK - 3rd
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New Year's Activity: Auld Lang Syne Song Lyrics and More
This is a separate unit from the New Year's Unit. Click NEW YEAR'S ACTIVITIES 247 Teacher to see the FULL New Year's Unit!Celebrate the New Year by singing Auld Lang Syne with your students. In this are two sets of lyrics. One with the main verse and chorus in large print. The other is the lyrics of the full song. There are many versions of this song. This is one version. Also included are two companion activities. One making words activity and one "Looking Forward to 20_ _" activity. Ce
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1st - 6th
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Thanksgiving Poetry Analysis & Writing Activity | FREE
Celebrate the thanksgiving season by introducing your students to an example of classic poetry! These activities are designed for students who have already been introduced to poetic elements such as figurative language and rhyme schemes. ⭐️Poem: Thanksgiving Day by Lydia Maria ChildActivity 1: Vocabulary - Predict meaning of vocabulary- Use dictionary to check and compare Activity 2: Comprehension Questions- Respond with written responses & include text-based evidenceActivity 3: Language- Id
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5th - 8th
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Frog Cinquain Poem and Directed Draw (Freebie)
This freebie is a really simple and fun way for you to teach your students about cinquain poems! Not to mention a really easy frog directed draw to accompany your student's masterpieces! Perfect for National Poetry Month in April...or anytime, really!
If you are looking for more poetry activities, check out my poetry unit!
Poetry Power! (A Poetry Unit for Elementary Kids!)
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1st - 5th
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FREE Spring Easter Activities Speech Therapy Easter Poem Morning Work Read Aloud
Easter Activities Speech Therapy: You will download a free Easter poem worksheet featuring a fun finger play read aloud activity. It works well for a quick spring or Easter morning work activity and doubles as a fun Easter color sheet.This Easter poem coloring sheet is appropriate for your preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, ESL, speech and language therapy, and special education ELA students as whole group activities, Easter morning work, emergency sub plans, and more!➔➔ Click here f
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K - 2nd
FREE Poetry Writing Lesson - I am
Looking for an easy Poetry lesson? This FREE lesson is a great way to get to know your class at the beginning of the year, but is also suitable for use all year round. Sample poem and worksheet template included. Original source unknown.Did you know that every time you leave a review, you earn credits to use on future TPT purchases? Every review you leave is really appreciated by the seller. Make sure to Follow Me so you know when I post new products.If you have any questions or suggestions,
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3rd - 6th
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"Are You a Poet?" Rhyming Poem -- Teach Poetry Elements and Practice Fluency
The rhythm, rhyme, and repetition in this poem help produce confidence in readers to build fluency skills. This resource is part of a larger product that comes with other "poems about poetry" with questions. You can access it here: Three Poems About Creating Poetry and Rhymes With A Printable Practice Worksheet.NEED MORE POETRY RESOURCES?You might like these other poetry resources in my store.Activities You Can Do With This Poemecho read, read chorally, buddy readthink of other sight, sound, sme
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: HUGE Poetry BUNDLE of 50 Poems for Primary Grades
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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.
Frequently asked questions about teaching poetry
What types of poetry resources are available on TPT?
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.
How do I find poetry resources on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing poetry lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for poetry resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of poetry lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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