3rd Grade Poetry Resources
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LESSON PLANS
Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry
Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.SubjectsReading and LiteraturePoetryCreative Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Writing a Jingle
Students will write a jingle to advertise their favorite products. The writing process involves creating rhyming lines…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteraturePoetry -
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Bio Poem Handout
Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively about themselves and get to…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryCreative Writing -
ACTIVITIES
A Collection of Poetry Activities
This collection of ideas will help students to love poetry from creation to recitation.Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryCreative Writing -
LESSON PLANS
A Real Santa Claus Poetry Pack
After reading the Christmas poem A Real Santa Claus by Frank Dempster Sherman, students will complete a cloze activity…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReadingPoetry -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 3-5)
Poetry is an ideal way to help students with fluency and to appreciate the beauty of words. Use these activities to help…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReadingPoetry -
WORKSHEETS
Sensory Poems
A great activity for Poetry Month, creative writing classes, or a language arts unit. Students practice writing poetry…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryScience -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Top 20 Poetry Activities & Printables
Students will learn about alliteration, couplets, haikus, limericks, acrostic poems, and much more. All of these…Subjects:Poetry -
ACTIVITIES
The Sad Shoes Poetry Activity: Main Idea and Supporting Details
A great way to reinforce or supplement a poetry lesson or unit! In this activity, students are asked to analyze a poem…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingReading and LiteraturePoetry -
ACTIVITIES
My First Day Poem
Use this creative writing activity to support your students to reflect on their first day of school. This resource is…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingPoetry -
WORKSHEETS
The World of Shel Silverstein - A Guide for Teachers and Librarians
Let this printable help you find online, classroom, or library resources for works by Shel Silverstein. This is an…Subjects:Library ResourcesLiteratureBanned Books and Censorship -
WORKSHEETS
Dinosaur Poetry
Find suggestions for creating dinosaur-related poetry.Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryCreative Writing -
LESSON PLANS
Recycled Poetry
Students use words from newspapers and magazines to make "found" poetry. This is a great way to teach students about…SubjectsReading and LiteraturePoetryCreative Writing -
LESSON PLANS
Woodpecker Poetry Pack
Teach students to use a KWL and a Who, What, When, Why, Where, and How Charts to extract important details about a text.Subjects:PoetryAnimals (Zoology)Reading -
LESSON PLANS
A Good Play Poetry Pack
In this poetry activity, students identify the characters in the poem, the setting, and the main events; and predict…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReadingPoetry -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Teaching Poetry for English Language Learners
This packet of strategies and tools for teaching poetry to ELLs will help ESL educators focus on building language arts…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingPoetry -
LESSON PLANS
"Bonefish, Bluebird" Music & Poetry Lesson Plan
This lesson plan is designed for 3rd grade but can be used in grades K-5. Students will read the definition of poetry,…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureMusicPoetry -
BOOK GUIDES
A Child of Books Teaching Guide
This teaching guide for A Child of Books includes activities, projects, discussion questions, printables and games that…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryLanguage Arts and Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Poetry Terms Word Scramble
Have your students unscramble these poetry vocabulary words. Then, ask them to define each term.Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryVocabulary -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Nursery Rhyme Collection
Thirteen of the most popular nursery rhymes are collected here.Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePhonicsPoetry -
REFERENCE
Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…Subjects:PoetryLiterary BiographiesSuffrage and Women's Rights -
WORKSHEETS
Literature & Math: Stories about Planets
After reading "The Planet of Mars" by Shel Silverstein and The Planets in Our Solar System by Franklyn M. Branley,…Subjects:ReadingPoetryLanguage Arts and Writing -
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The Importance of Voice in Poetry
Students match a short quote from the poetry book Button Up! with the article of clothing that "spoke" the verse. This…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteraturePoetry -
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Poetry Appreciation
Explore the world of poetry during National Poetry Month with this collection of activities. Make a poetry pocket for…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryLanguage Arts and Writing
