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Poetry in Motion

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students take strips of a poem on paper and put them into the correct sequence. There are many ways the poem can go together and students are surveyed on which one they like best.
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A unicorn in the Snow

For Teachers 1st
First graders compose own poetic sentences, using repetitive patterns, and carefully select sentenes with imagery. They make connections and see relationships and envision what might be. The poem is to be about an unexpected snowfall...
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Line It Up

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars examine the structure of different poems by various artists. They discuss how the breaks in the poems change the way it is to be read. They also examine the use of tone in the poems.
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Rainbow Poem

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students read poetry aloud with classmates. They tell an original story with just a few words and write a first draft. They return to their poem later and edit their work and check their spelling. They transpose it on poster board.
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Nursery Rhymes

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students recall details of nursery rhyme read by teacher, identify main characters, and demonstrate knowledge of poem by creating concept map about story that includes title, clip art, and changes in font and color.
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Choral Speaking: The Frog on the Log

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students recite the poem, "The Frog on the Log" paying particular attention to precise diction, pacing, projection, inflection, volume and rhythm.
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Finish the Ladybug Rhyme

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this poetry practice worksheet, students study the 5 lines of a poem about a ladybug and then add their own details to write the remaining lines of the poem.
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Jack O' Lantern, Jack O' Lantern

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear." students listen to a poem, "Jack O' Lantern, Jack O' Lantern," and take turns retelling it. They draw the poem in correct sequence on paper to retell it.
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Grandparents' Day: Family History

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore Grandparents' Day. They interview their grandparents and select an activity to highlight their interview. They select a project including writing an essay, composing a song, creating a poem or scrapbook, or writing a...
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The Farm/Prairie

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars explore what people do on the farm/prairie and the importance of the farm/prairie to our lives. Students read books and look at pictures to study about the different aspects of farming. Young scholars create a mural and...
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Gingerbread Baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore gingerbread stories. In this poetry lesson, students read the folk tale "The Gingerbread Man" as well as Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and identify rhyming words. Students also make art projects, dramatize the stories,...
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THE FLOW OF MUSIC AND POETRY

For Teachers K - 6th
Students describe their feelings through writing, art or music.
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"Name Game" Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Students write a poem by choosing a word and then creating a poem out of the individual letters of their word. They brainstorm words for each letter of their poem then create it and publish it using a word processor.
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Nightingale: Chinese Hand Scroll with Poem

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
After listening to the Hans Christian Anderson story, "The Nightingale," learners research more information about the bird. They then write an "If" poem, using facts about a nightingale. Next, watercolors are used to illustrate the poe
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Mother's Day -- A Poem for My Mother 1

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this Mother's Day worksheet, learners read a poem about mothers, color a bouquet of flowers and sign the card to give to their mothers.
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Foreign Language: Mira

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students complete a series of activities based on the book, Mira, culminating in the presentation of a play. Included in the 21 activities are puppeteering, drawing, and reciting poetry.
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Narrative Collage

For Teachers K - 6th
Students use a book or passage for their inspiration to create a narrative collage. They need to illustrate the action or the setting.
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Crossroads Blues

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
The crossroads, and the decisions made and entities met there, are a common theme in literature, pushing readers to examine the choices and encounters that shape life experience. The theme has also been explored in blues music, most...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Collage Technique

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story The Hungry Caterpillar, then sequentially organize their own re-writing and re-creating of the story. They construct illustrations for their book using the collage technique Eric Carle used in his...
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Scrambled Eggs Super!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the concept of rhyming words.  In this rhyming word lesson, students decorate eggs and place words inside the eggs.  Students use the eggs to play a rhyming word concentration game. 
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Scrambled Eggs Super!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study rhythm and rhyme. In this rhyming lesson plan, students read Scrambled Eggs Super! by Dr. Seuss. Students explore the rhythm of rhyming words found in the book. The students decorate eggs and place rhyming words inside to...
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Happy Thanksgiving Acrostic

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this acrostic poem learning exercise, students use the letters in the word "Thanksgiving" to write an acrostic poem. Students write 12 lines for the poem.
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Christmas Acrostic

For Students 1st - 5th
In this poetry learning exercise, students write an acrostic poem using the letters in the word Christmas. They work on the paper which is decorated with ivy and a red ribbon.
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Halloween Witches Poem

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this poetry worksheet, students print out the worksheet, read the poem, and then color the witches to create a festive Halloween decoration.