LESSON PLANS
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers tried and true techniques for bringing poetry into the lives of…
Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the presidential election is…
WORKSHEETS
Find suggestions for creating dinosaur-related poetry.
ACTIVITIES
The activities in this substitute teacher kit (grades 7-8) will help students write and appreciate poetry.
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Students will learn about alliteration, couplets, haikus, limericks, acrostic poems, and much more. All of these…
Students become familiar with the different types of poetry, including clerihew, diamonte, couplet, limerick, list…
Students use words from newspapers and magazines to make "found" poetry. This is a great way to teach students about…
After being inspired by reading Change Up: Baseball Poems, a book filled with poetry about baseball, students pick their…
TEACHING RESOURCE
A printable alphabetized list of poetry terminology and examples Working on a poetry unit with your students? Print and…
By exploring a variety of poems, students will learn poetic techniques in this two-day lesson.
Many African-American poets have made important contributions to the literary world.
Administer a quiz that gauges students' knowledge of poetry types and terms. You can use this during National Poetry…
