1st Grade Poetry – Bundle

Teaching poetry to 1st graders? This practical and resourceful bundle features 3 great resources, designed especially for teaching poetry to first graders. This bundle includes Poetry Writing unit, Sensory Poetry writing crafts and Poetry Posters to help your students understand poetry terms. Check out the preview to see all that's included.

Products Included in this Bundle:

Sensory Poetry

Poetry Pals

Poetry Writing Unit

SENSORY POETRY:

Sensory Poetry is all about getting your reader to feel as if they are in the place you are describing by using SENSORY LANGUAGE. These crafts are fun and engaging for your students!

When SENSORY LANGUAGE is used effectively, you can almost smell, see, hear, taste and feel what a sensory poem is describing. That is why it is so important. It is a great launching place for poetry, or even just a great way to celebrate all of your hard work this year!

Bring in some popcorn, fresh fragrant flowers, etc. & really hook your students into your unit.

Once they master this concept, they will be looking for those important SENSORY Words in the poetry they read as they move through elementary school. Then they will understand poetry better. But most of all……Sensory Poetry is just FUN!

Here’s the plan:

Modeling – It’s All You! Choose one of the example poems and model it for your students. Take it from brainstorming to final piece. Think out loud so they will get the process. Have all the pieces of your celebration cut out to make this part go fast. You might lose them if you spend time cutting it out while they wait.

Guided Practice –

It’s All Y’all! Choose a poem from the packet and do it together getting input from the students, guiding them through it. Do the same as above, but let them get involved this time. (celebration is optional)

Independent Practice –

It’s All Them! Choose a different poem from the packet and have them do it independently. Use the grading rubric to grade it if desired. Once complete, celebrate with the craftivity!

There are 7 sensory poetry sets:
Each set has Brainstorm and Plan, Write and Celebrate.
• Spring

• Popcorn

• Ice Cream

• Christmas

• Easter

• Beach

• Autumn

There is also an example of each poem and what the celebration will look like.

Have fun with this GREAT UNIT! :)

POETRY PALS:

The Poetry Pals make learning Poetry Terms so much fun with these adorable poetry posters and activities! Your students will love each Pal and their special poetry message that will help them understand so many poems that they read.

Check out these other irresistible poetry resources:

✅ Poetry Writing Unit

✅ Poetry Writing Center

This resource was designed to make teaching POETRY fun and exciting!

These Poetry Pals are a fun and colorful way to introduce and teach your young learners about poetry.

• The posters (11) will look great on your wall and you can use the Poetry Frame with any poem! I have included 10 poems, but you can use others that are your favorites.

Your students will have a blast looking for these cute Poetry Pals as they read poems that you have chosen for them.

• Reader's Notebook flip flaps will help them to learn each poetry concept.

They will write information about each concept and show an example using the flip flaps.

Introducing the Poetry Pals:

Includes one poster for each Pal with the definition for each POETRY TERM with real poetry examples.

• Polly Poet

• Lilly Line

• Stan Stanza

• Rachel Rhythm

• Mindy Mental Images

• Randy Rhyming

• Ally Alliteration

• Sidney Simile

• Iggy Idiom

• Rylee Repetition

Here are the poems included:

• The Best Game the Fairies Play - Fyleman

• The Rainbow - Rossetti

• Color - Rossetti

• Four-Leaf Clover - Higginson

• Who Has Seen the Wind - Rossetti

• Little Robin Redbreast - Anonymous

• My Shadow - Stevenson

• If I Were King - Milne

• Bed in Summer - Stevenson

• Waiting at the Window - Milne

POETRY WRITING UNIT

This is a great unit to help you teach Poetry Writing to your first grade students. This helpful resource has directions and examples for writing 7 different types of poems!

It flows very smoothly, making your job so much easier! This resource was made with the TEACHER in mind. Teaching poetry can be a drag, but this makes it much easier!

Included poem types:

1. Haiku
2. Diamante
3. Cinquain
4. Sensory Poem
5. Bio Poem
6. Acrostic Poem
7. Shape Poem / Concrete Poem

Each type has:

• A POSTER that tells about the poem type with pronunciation key
• DIRECTIONS for HOW TO WRITE the poem
• An EXAMPLE poem

Also includes:

• Poem planning pages with the EXAMPLE poem and directions
• A Poetry Booklet for students to write their own poems - with front and back cover

The Acrostic, Sensory and Shape Poems all have a Build Your Own since they don't follow a specific format. Very easy to use!

You also get:

• Smaller Versions of the Posters, Directions and Examples for the Poetry Notebook in Black and White
• Full Size Posters, Directions and Examples in Black and White

More great Poetry Resources:

⭐ Elements of Poetry Graphic Organizer - For ANY Poem

⭐ Poetry Center

⭐ Poetry POSTERS and Activities (Poetry Packet)

⭐ Primary Elements of Poetry Graphic Organizer - For ANY Poem

⭐ Sensory Language Activities & Craftivities for Sensory Poetry

⭐ Sticky Notes Templates for Fairy Tales, Fables, and Poetry

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