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Poetry Lessons & Activities: Gallery of Worksheets (Grades 6-8)

Poetry lesson plans for Grades 6-8. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and reading…

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An Autobiographical Poem

Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject matter.

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Poetry

Language Arts and Writing

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Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry

Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.

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Poetry

Creative Writing

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Emotion Similes Writing Project

Examples of emotion similes, and a writing project for using them Learn about how to convey emotion in written…

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Poetry

Creative Writing

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Types of Poetry

Students become familiar with the different types of poetry, including clerihew, diamonte, couplet, limerick, list…

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Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 9-12)

Poetry lesson planning for grades 9-12. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and…

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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…

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Reading

Poetry

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The "I Remember" Poem

Students use personal experience to write creatively in this poetry lesson plan. They'll think back and choose a dozen…

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Poetry

Creative Writing

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Metaphor Unit Poems

Students learn about metaphors and similes, and write a poem using metaphors.

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Literary Style and Techniques

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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…

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Sad Shoes Poetry Activity for Main Idea and Supporting Details

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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…

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

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Anagrams

Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character portrayal.

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Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

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Recycled Poetry

Students use words from newspapers and magazines to make "found" poetry. This is a great way to teach students about…

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Poetry

Creative Writing

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Listening to Poems While Reading Along

Choose one of Taylor Mali's poems to use in this poetry lesson plan. You will discuss how the poem changes in perceived…

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Poetry

Authors

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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.

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Animals (Zoology)

Reading

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A Good Play Poetry Pack

In this poetry activity, students identify the characters in the poem, the setting, and the main events; and predict…

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Reading

Poetry

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Inaugural Poetry

Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the presidential election is…

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Reading Comprehension

Literature

Poetry

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Acrostic Poems

In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide. Then, they…

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Poetry

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Tell Me a Story, Write Me a Poem!

Children practice storytelling and write a narrative poem.

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Poetry

Creative Writing

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"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,…

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Reading and Literature

Music

Poetry

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Answer to an Unasked Question

Most poems are, on some level, the answer to a question that you might not have heard asked. In this poetry activity,…

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Poetry

Creative Writing

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Poems, Poems, and More Poems

In this printable computer activity, students learn about different types of poetry. They practice their word processing…

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Poetry

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Well Versed: A Guide to Teaching Poetry

Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers tried and true techniques for bringing poetry into the lives of…

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Prose and Poetry Connection

Teach your students how to write a narrative poem based on a prose realistic fiction selection using this detailed…

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Creative Writing

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