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Elementary poetry activboard activities for GATE
Phonics Poems and Decodable Poems for First Grade Reading Fluency Practice
These silly phonics poems are not only decodable poems, but fun and engaging for first grade! They make shared reading one of our favorite parts of the day. Each decodable poem focuses on one of 36 first grade phonics sounds for targeted phonics practice.INCLUDED IN THIS SET OF DECODABLE POEMS36 silly decodable poemsPoem black line masters for students to put in their poetry folder to highlight focus sounds. Student reread daily for fluency.PDF color files for all decodable poems that have a
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1st
Haiku Tunnel Books: Art & Haiku Writing Project using Postcards for Prompts
Tunnel books are unique and fun! A tunnel book is a three-dimensional movable book that you read by looking through it. Originally from the mid-18th century, tunnel books are enjoying new popularity as an art form in their own right. The tunnel books you've seen may look complicated, but I've developed a method that simplifies the process so that students from 3rd or 4th grade and up can be successful making tunnel books of their own. We'll use a postcard as a prompt for writing an original haik
Timed Reading Fluency Passages 2nd Grade - 33 Decodable Reading Passages
These second grade timed reading fluency passages are fun and engaging for your 2nd graders! There are 33 decodable passages of varying word-per-minute difficulty. They cover a wide variety of texts indlcuding fiction, non-fiction, narrative, and opinion texts. What are decodable timed reading fluency passages?Decodable passages and decodable readers are texts where the majority of the words are decodable--or can be sounded out. These reading fluency passages are intended to be read in one mi
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1st
Alphabet Poems for Kindergarten Phonics and Letter Identification
Looking for alliterating alphabet poems to do during kindergarten phonics or shared reading? This resource has poems each letter of the alphabet which makes them perfect for letter identification and letter sound practice in kindergarten phonics.These are the same phonics letter poems included in my Kinder Super Phonics Curriculum, but now you can get the alphabet poems separately!Read about my weekly routine for shared reading in my classroom on the blog!INCLUDED IN THIS ALPHABET POEMS RESOURCE
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PreK - K
Poetry Centers
Add PIZZAZZ to your poetry unit!This resource includes 78 printable pages that can be used as poetry centers in your classroom after each skill/strategy is explicitly taught. The centers are designed to reteach and reinforce. ALSO...the resources could also easily be adapted to use with your whole class as a guided activity! If applicable, most of the direction sheets match up with recording sheets for reflection. Each center was created to address the Common Core Standards in a Readers Workshop
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2nd - 5th
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Rhyme & Draw Animals
Rhyme & Draw poems are so much fun to do, but it seems that there are never enough of them, until now! Rhyme & Draw is a poem shared with the class and each rhyming phrase suggests what the children draw. It can be done by having the children work together to complete the Rhyme Drawing on the board as a group, the teacher can model the drawing steps, or each child can create their own drawings from mental images. What a fun, creative way to develop phonemic awareness, rhyming words, s
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K - 3rd
Cinquain Poetry Template Pack | Cinquain Poem Activities | Print & Digital
Looking for a terrific cinquain poem template? This Cinquain Poem Template resource has four unique cinquain templates and much, much more!This Cinquain Poetry Template resource has the templates you need. No more searching for what you need for cinquains in class! There's so much variety in levels that you can use it in grade levels 3 - 12!With an included digital version, this cinquain template pack will work for you whether you're teaching in-person or using virtual instruction.This cinquain
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3rd - 11th
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Also included in: National Poetry Month Activities | Cinquain Poem Mini Unit
Teaching Fluency with Poetry
I created this pack to provide teachers with ideas and materials for EXPLCIT fluency instruction. There are many strategies and passages for fluency practice that are widely available, but there seems to be very little for direct instruction. All the poems were carefully selected from the public domain.
This pack includes 20 weeks of fluency instruction with eight different focuses to improve oral reading fluency. Each week follows a specific pattern of instruction. On day one the teache
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1st - 3rd
Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving, Narrative Poetry, PowerPoint Show
Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving, by Dav Pilkey, is one of my favorite books to read during the weeks before Thanksgiving. Pilkey’s book is a wonderful adaptation of the holiday classic, The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Moore. We have created an awesome POWERPOINT Book Companion covering so many different aspects of poetry for you to use this Thanksgiving season. If this wasn't enough, our exciting Thanksgiving PowerPoint Show also includes animated turkeys to keep the students entertain
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities and Decor Bundle
Speaker in Poetry Lesson - Teaching Poetry Terms
Introduce your students to the speaker in poetry with this comprehensive no-prep poetry lesson plan. Using the various activities, you’ll help students master the poetry terms poet and speaker, as well as help them analyze the speaker’s tone and point of view. ✔ Check out the preview for a closer look at this poetry lesson!► What's Included?Editable Poetry Lesson - both PowerPoint and Google SlidesTones in Poetry Reference Sheet for Students3 Practice Poems for Students to AnalyzeRoll-a-Poem Wr
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Elements of Poetry Unit Middle School - Poetry Analysis Mini-Lessons
Refer to Parts of Stories, Dramas, and Poems RL.5 FLIPCHARTS and examples!
Finally! Common Core for the Promethean Board!
This packet was designed and put together to help the classroom teacher teach and practice the Common Core Standard: 3.RL.5 "I can refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text."
The following items are included with your purchase:
Flipchart 1: Meets the standard by covering characteristics of a story.
Flipchart 2: Meets the standard by covering characteristics of a drama.
Flipchart 3: Meets the standard by cov
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3rd
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Distance Learning Poetry Writing: Digital Where I'm From Poem
This PDF download contains a link for Interactive Google Slides. I designed this product to help my students create "Where I'm From" poems as inspired by George Ella Lyon. Slides 2-5 : Students will begin by reading and annotating the original poem. This always sparks great discussions as students unwrap Lyon's figurative language. Slides 7 – 16 : Students will plan for their own poem by describing important memories, people, places, and objects. There are 8 categories in which students will br
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4th - 8th
Paint Chip Poetry ELA Writing Upper Elementary Middle High School Editable GATE
This Google Slides presentation is COMPLETELY EDITABLE and guides students through the art of writing a poem incorporating paint chip colors into their masterpiece. My students get VERY creative with this. I have used this in my 5th grade gifted classes as well as my middle school English classes. (I also have friends who had amazing results with their high schoolers.) There are 2 links (one video and one blog) reminding the students what literary devices are... in case they have forgotten. ;)Al
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5th - 10th
Poetry Review Boom Cards Digital Task Cards for Distance Learning
These 20 digital poetry review task cards on the BOOM Learning website cover some of the most common poetry standards for the year. They include vocabulary, comprehension, structural elements, and inferencing questions. These digital task cards would be great on a laptop, desktop, Chromebook, tablet, or any other mobile device that can access the internet. They can even be used on your interactive board. There's no prep and they are self grading. These are great for your kids to do at home. This
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3rd - 4th
Digital Poetry Analysis Reading Comprehension Skills 2nd & 3rd Grade
Digital READING LESSONS WITH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES ON GOOGLE SLIDESThis product contains 23 Google slides. It contains teaching slides, slides with moving pieces, poems for independent practice, and reading comprehension questions. Project Whole group and/or assign individual slides for independent practice. This product takes you and your students step by step through each element of poetry analysis with clear examples.Click HERE for the bundle.ANSWER KEY INCLUDEDThese passages were created fo
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2nd - 4th
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Scranimals Creative Poetry Complete Writing Activity Packet w/ Rubric!
This is always one of my favorite classroom activities, creating scranimals! We usually read some of the scranimal poems first from the book Scranimals, by Jack Prelutsky and then create our own as a follow up.
The students LOVE this activity and get very creative and involved in their work.
This packet includes all the steps to creating a final published scranimal poem and even a rubric for the teacher.
This packet is aligned with the CCSS! Please see the preview for specific targeted sta
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3rd - 6th
WE WEAR THE MASK POEM & ART | Inside Outside Poem Dunbar BLACK HISTORY MONTH
In this no-prep, easy-to-use unit inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “We Wear the Mask” poem, students will use art and poetry to deeply analyze the masks we wear, distinguish between their inside vs. outside character and personality traits, and represent these findings through a self-created mask. This engaging activity turns this abstract concept into an activity that is high-interest, easy to understand, and memorable!This The Mask I Wear Product Includes 12 NO PREP, easy-to-use pages:•Pages
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5th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART POETRY PERSONALITY | We Wear the Mask Dunbar
Nonfiction Earthworm Articles Differentiated with Common Core Assessment
In second grade we focus so much of our time on the life cycle of different animals. In my class we use a unit that includes this fundamental science concept with an everyday creature. The superheroes of soil, earthworms! This unit can completely stand alone and needs no other connection. However, if you liked the style and approach of the Komodo dragon unit, this is more of the same. :)
The main article is written in 2 differentiated forms. One article measures at a Lexile of 600 and the othe
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2nd - 5th
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Poetry Jeopardy-Play and Review
What is... Poetry Jeopardy? Get your poets analyzing and reflecting on 4 different poems in this engaging review game! Questions focus on figurative language, poetry elements, and meaning. The powerpoint clicks through just like jeopardy, with returns to the game board built right into the game!
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3rd - 5th
Primary GATE with Caldecott -- Owl Moon Pop-up and Critical Thinking
Now with a more kid-friendly pop-up option:
Owl Moon is incredibly rich in critical thinking potential, rich in artwork, and rich in the feelings words evoke.
Come along for a challenging lesson and a fun extension activity with the poetic 1988 Caldecott Award winner Owl Moon. Critical thinking about poetry, participatory reading, and figurative language along with a project in which we create an owl to “pop up” and spread its wings poetically will energize your students.
Caldecott books a
Poetry Activities for 2nd Grade & 3rd Grade Poems CCSS Exemplar Texts BUNDLE
Your Second Grade and Third Grade students will blow your minds with the high-level thinking they'll do with the poetry lessons in this poetry bundle. You'll be so amazed at their critical and creative thinking that you'll be bragging about them in the teacher workroom.The lessons are geared to Second and Third Grade (with one designed to bridge to Fourth Grade), but I won't tell if you use it with other grades as well!You'll get excellent teacher instructions, step-by-step, word-for-word classr
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2nd - 3rd
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Bundle 1: Nursery Rhymes
I love teaching nursery rhymes for the rich content they provide: rhythm, steady beat, vocabulary development, and storytelling! Rhythm & Rhymes provides music teachers with a variety of tools to teach our youngest students beloved nursery rhymes in a musical setting. #musiccrewearlychildhoodIncluded in this set: Baa, Baa Black SheepHey Diddle, DiddleHickory, Dickory DockHumpty DumptyPussycat, PussycatQueen Caroline!Each set includesSlides with the nursery rhymeSlides with rhythmic notati
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PreK - 2nd
NURSERY RHYME BUNDLE
Introduce your students to the wonder of nursery rhymes! A great introduction to nursery rhymes for students with autism or intellectual delays. Each page has matching pictures to keep little hands and minds busy during storytime.This bundle is ALL NURSERY RHYME ACTIVITIES in my store! It will continue to grow as I make additional nursery rhyme activities for preschool students. Check out my Nursery Rhyme: Humpty Dumpty FreebieACTIVITIES:*Interactive Velcro Books-Each page has a picture to match
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PreK - 1st
Kindergarten Bird-Themed Challenges for Gifted and Talented GATE - Storytelling
You’ll have loads of fun with this thematic “birds” bundle of lessons and activities. We address BEST PRACTICES for our youngest gifted and advanced learners with hand-on puzzles, storytelling, participatory reading, acting, humor, video, and improvisation. In the process, we will deliver two social emotional messages—one about teamwork, and one about diversity. So little time, and so much to do! That’s why we always, always, always engage and challenge students in critical thinking across the c
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K - 2nd
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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.
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