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Poem of the Week - FREE Poetry Activities for Back to School

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Grade Levels
1st - 2nd, Homeschool
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4 pages
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  1. Do you want to keep your students engaged while reading poetry for every season (back to school, fall, winter, spring, summer)? You need these weekly poems and activities for the entire school year and poetry month. Teach a poem of the week using these versatile, differentiated poems and poetry acti
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Description

This FREE Poetry Mats sample includes the poem of the week "I'm a Little Student" and activities to complete. Teach a poem of the week using these versatile differentiated Poetry Mats to build literacy skills and reading fluency. The printable poems and practice activities make the perfect companions for your back to school lesson plans!

What is included in Poetry Mats!

A poem is included on each mat, as well as 3-4 activities to build a ton of skills.

There are 4 different mats included for each poem!

  1. Student reads the poem and completes 4 activities, including answering questions and illustrating the poem.
  2. Student reads the poem and completes 4 activities, including letterboxes, connecting, and sequencing.
  3. Student reads the poem and completes 4 activities, including filling in missing words and completing parts.
  4. Student reads the poem and completes 3 activities, including rewriting the poem and completing a series of tasks.

Interested in more?

The Poetry Mats BUNDLE is available at a SPECIAL DISCOUNT you won't want to miss! See all available monthly Poetry Mats Resources HERE.

Buy the POETRY MEGA BUNDLE and SAVE 50%! This BUNDLE includes 3 HUGE poetry resources (Poetry Mats, Poem of the Week bundle, and Poetry Writing unit).

Interested in learning more about teaching poetry in primary? Join the FREE poetry e-course HERE!

Skills covered in Poetry Mats!

  • Repeated reading
  • Making connections
  • Illustrating meaning
  • Writing
  • Sequencing
  • Close reading
  • Answering comprehension questions
  • Finding rhyming words
  • Grammar & parts of speech
  • Phonics
  • Using context clues
  • Sentence structure
  • & so much more!

4 ways to use Poetry Mats in your classroom!

  1. Print and use Poetry Mats in your small groups to practice so many important skills!
  2. Shrink and print Poetry Mats and use in interactive poetry notebooks!
  3. Copy Poetry Mats back to back with the cover page to create a booklet!
  4. Copy and put Poetry Mats into a folder. Use for morning work or fast finishers!


You might also be interested in:

Poetry Mats BUNDLE

Poem of the week BUNDLE

Poetry Writing Unit

Social-Emotional Learning Poems & Activities

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Terms of Use: This product is licensed for single classroom use ONLY unless multiple licenses are purchased. Your purchase grants you a license to use in a secure, password-protected online platform (such as Google Classroom) with your students only. You may not transfer or share with another teacher or use it for commercial purposes (Outschool, etc.).

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Total Pages
4 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 Week
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

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