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Kindergarten poetry unit plans
Poetry Unit for Lower Elementary
This poetry unit works great in 1st grade or 2nd grade and has everything that you need to teach poetry to your students. It includes shape poems, couplets, alliteration, acrostic poems, color poems, cinquain, haiku, and word poems. Included in this unit:-Mentor Texts-Comprehension Lessons-Poetry Notebooks-Poetry Inspired Art Projects-Writers’ Workshop Materials: example poems, first draft pages, final copy pages, a poetry book cover, and an About the Poet page for the following types of poetry
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K - 2nd
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Poetry Notebook or Binder
Add poetry instruction throughout the year!
Are you looking for a way to incorporate poetry into your classroom?
Try this Poetry Notebook! You can choose from over 80 poems to match the seasons, holidays, science/social studies units, and themes that you cover throughout the year. Poetry notebooks are great for practicing a variety of ELA skills on an ongoing basis.
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• 80+ thematic poems
• Themes include: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, Back to School, Community, Colors
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PreK - 1st
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Steady Beat - No Beat BUNDLE - Lesson, Songs, Listening Clips, Game, Instruments
Are you studying steady beat vs. no beat with your Kindergarten or 1st grade students? Then this will be the perfect addition to your lesson! Your students will listen and learn about sounds/items that have a steady beat and those that have no beat at all. In this set, you will receive all of the following: ** Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide for using this lesson with K-1 general music ** Steady beat vs. no beat presentation to assist with lesson includes: * Introduction to beat and no bea
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PreK - 2nd
Kindergarten Poetry Unit
This Kindergarten Poetry Unit is great for an end of the year writing unit, or to do in April for National Poetry Month! This Kindergarten Poetry Unit includes 9 lessons to introduce kindergarten students to the concept of poetry, as well as how to write 5 different types of poems: song poems, color poems, object poems, shape poems, and acrostic poems. This Kindergarten Poetry Unit comes complete with lessons, printable charts, planning sheets, and writing paper choices. See it in action here!Wh
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K - 2nd
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The ABC Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading plans {Common Core Aligned)
Do you like to study a letter every week with your PreK or Kindergarten students? Then this ABC Poetry Pack is perfect for your class!
This pack contains a simple, original poem for every letter of the alphabet, plus 4 different extension activities for each letter. I have also included daily shared reading plans in a lesson plan template that can be used every week. These plans are aligned with Kindergarten Common Core Standards.
**The PREVIEW FILE contains the letter Gg poem and extension a
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PreK - K
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"The Kissing Hand" Poem
Do you use the book "The Kissing Hand" to help students ease into school at the beginning of the year? Use this student poetry/song page to integrate with your literature unit. This poem allows for space for students to illustrate below to create their own poem. Students can add this to a poetry notebook later, or it can be part of your "Kissing Hand" unit.
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PreK - 2nd
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Poetry Writing Unit- Free Verse Poetry
Free Verse poetry is one of the simplest and one of the most difficult form of poetry! This unit allows the students to use their creative minds, without the stress of rules and structure. The minilessons in this unit will help your students create beautiful and meaningful pieces of poetry, while having fun too! You will be so impressed with their writing during this unit! You will even notice the struggling students really excelling in this writing unit because of itsfree-form style. There
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K - 3rd
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Short Vowel Phonics Poems **THE BUNDLE**
These NO PREP short vowel phonics poems are the perfect addition to any primary classroom! Use them for fluency, word family practice, and more! ***THIS IS THE BUNDLE** Meaning, this set includes each of my short vowel phonics poems in one zip file!
Click to check out the details in which poems are included with each vowel.
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Phonics Poems-Short A
Phonics Poems-Short E
Phonics Poems-Short I
Phonics Poems-Short O
Phonics Poems-Short U
If you have any questions, please don’t hes
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K - 2nd
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Back to School Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading Plans {Common Core Aligned}
Kick off poetry in your classroom right away this school year! This Back to School Poetry Pack has just what you need to get you through August and September. Included in this pack are DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Aligned – just print and slip right into your lesson plan book! You will receive 8 poems and daily extension activities. The extension activities are great for your poetry center, or can be done as a whole group or independently.
My
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K - 1st
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April Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading plans {Common Core Aligned}
It's National Poetry Month! This primary poetry pack will take you through April with 4 original poems and daily extension activities. The extension activities are also great for your poetry center. My poems are always simple, rhythmic, and fun for students. This month I have included DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Aligned. I have included the plans in the preview file if you would like to check them out. You will see how easy it is to fit in a li
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PreK - 1st
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Animals in Winter Poem Pack/Mini Unit
This download includes an original poem about Animals in Winter and corresponding activities for a unit on animals in winter including:
Original poem
Poem in Class Book
Poem in Emergent Reader
Poem with missing words
Make a Sentence (2)
Editing Worksheets (2)
ABC order
Beginning/Ending Sound match
Animals in Winter Journal
Hibernating Bear Craft
I introduce a new poem every 1-2 weeks with my students and put it in the pocket chart. I have the children put the poem in a poetry notebook, and to
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K - 3rd
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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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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Book Study
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! You'll love this in your Classroom!This fun Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Book Study Includes all of the following:4 Vocabulary Anchor ChartsStudent Vocabulary PagesStory Retell WorksheetStory-themed CraftStory-themed PoemStory-themed Class Book with self-portraitsAlphabet Game with 6 different student pagesCoconut Investigations pagesSTEM basket building activityIf you enjoyed this activity, please look back to my store for more book study fun!
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PreK - 1st
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Summer Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading Plans {Common Core Aligned}
2 months of poems for a great combo price! Whether you find yourself teaching little ones this summer or want to send home a poetry pack with your students, this poetry pack is for you!
It contains 8 original poems and daily extension activities for JUNE and JULY. The extension activities are also great for your poetry center. My poems are always simple, rhythmic, and fun for students. Included in this pack are DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Ali
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K - 1st
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March Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading Plans {Common Core Aligned}
This UPDATED March Poetry Pack contains 4 poems with daily extension activities and easy to use DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Aligned – just print and slip right into your lesson plan book! The extension activities are great for your poetry center, can be done as a whole group, or independently. I have included several extra March related printables and activities as well. The “Reading is worth more than gold!” craftivity is a perfect display for
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K - 1st
Poetry Notebook or Binder: Nursery Rhyme Edition
Add poetry instruction throughout the year!
Are you looking for a way to incorporate poetry into your classroom?
Try this Poetry Notebook: Nursery Rhyme Edition! You can choose from over 45 nursery rhymes to use for instruction. Poetry notebooks are great for practicing a variety of ELA skills on an ongoing basis as well as encouraging fluency with familiar texts.
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• 45+ Nursery Rhymes
• Including: Diddle, Diddle Dumpling, Georgie Porgie, Hey Diddle Diddle, Hickory Di
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PreK - 1st
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October Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading Plans {Common Core Aligned}
This UPDATED October Poetry Pack contains 5 poems with daily extension activities and easy to use DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Aligned – just print and slip right into your lesson plan book! The extension activities are great for your poetry center, or can be done as a whole group or independently.
My poems are always simple, rhythmic, and fun for students. A sample of the shared reading plans are included in the preview file if you would like
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K - 1st
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November Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading Plans {Common Core Aligned}
This UPDATED November Poetry Pack contains 4 poems with daily extension activities and easy to use DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Aligned – just print and slip right into your lesson plan book! The extension activities are great for your poetry center, can be done as a whole group, or independently.
My poems are always simple, rhythmic, and fun for students. A sample of the Shared Reading plans are included in the preview file if you would like
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K - 1st
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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
May Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading plans {Common Core Aligned}
This primary poetry pack will take you through May with 4 original poems and daily extension activities. The extension activities are also great for your poetry center. My poems are always simple, rhythmic, and fun for students. Included in this pack are DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Aligned – just print and slip right into your lesson plan book! I have included the plans in the preview file if you would like to check them out. You will see how
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K - 1st
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Pigs- An informational text common core unit
This pig unit features original annotated articles on pigs, a pre/post assessment on information, a glossary, comprehension questions, grammar taught through mentor sentences, common core writing built in that includes informative and opinion writing tied to pigs. It also features poetry! This is a comprehensive unit that I have used successfully in my first grade classroom, but it can be used in K (for high achievers) and it is definitely usable in 2nd grade as well. Most of the pages have th
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K - 2nd
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*FREEBIE* Summer Poem & Printables w/ Shared Reading Plans {Common Core Aligned}
This free summer poem with a week of shared reading plans and pintables is a great sample of what you will find in my poetry packs. It contains an original poem and daily extension activities. The extension activities are also great for your poetry center. My poems are always simple, rhythmic, and fun for students. Included in this sample pack are DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Aligned – just print and slip right into your lesson plan book! You w
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K - 1st
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"Poet-tree" Reading and Writing Poetry Unit
This is a 3 week reading and writing poetry unit. It contains a unit outline for reading comprehension plans, along with worksheets. It also contains a poetry book for students to make including blank poem templates, examples and instructions on more complicated types of poetry.
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K - 5th
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Twas the Night Before Christmas, Poetry-Based Unit, Christmas Poem, Prek-4th
Twas the Night Before Christmas, Poetry-Based Unit, Poem Activities, Prek-4th grade, Christmas Unit, Charlotte Mason, Homeschool Printables, Christmas activities, Christmas poem, This is a digital item. NO physical items will be sent.This Poetry-based unit study features the classic poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore and offers activities for preschoolers through 4th grade. It is perfect for homeschool or classroom use! It highlights the poem's story line as well as
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PreK - 3rd
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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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