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Curated OER

Putting It All Together

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners organize their daily observation logs to write a nonfiction piece. They compare and contrast Saturn to other planets or write a summary. They use this piece of writing in future lessons.
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Curated OER

Freckle Juice- Lesson 6

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read Freckle Juice.  In this comprehension lesson, students complete a story map and discuss cause and effect based on readings from Freckle Juice.
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Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Dream in Color: Resource Guide for Elem School Teachers [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore a wealth of poems, lesson plans, and classroom activities to help elementary school students discover the diversity in African-American poets and create their own voice in poetry. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Compiling Poetry Collections and a Working Definition of Poetry

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for eight lessons in a poetry unit that asks students to write poetry in various forms after reading models. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
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Read Works

Read Works: Fifth Grade: Five Lesson Unit: Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A five lesson poetry unit focusing on main idea, tone, theme, author's purpose, and figurative language in poetry. Texts must be provided by the teacher, but handouts that go along with the lesson are...
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Poetry for the Elementary Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Site contains a narrative and three lesson plans. These plans are designed to assist learners with various aspects of poetry. This site discusses strategies which enable students to effectively, memorize, recite, and correctly pronounce...
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Utah State University

A Mini Unit of Gwendolyn Brooks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Nice lesson plan for grades 5-6 that explores poetry and personal expression through the work of Gwendolyn Brooks. Has lots of activities but could easily be modified for time. Has nearly everything you need to do the activity!
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Read Works

Read Works: Figurative Language 3rd Grade Unit

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this three-lesson plan unit, students use the book If You Hopped Like a Frog by David Schwartz and some additional short texts to learn to identify and understand the use of simile and metaphor in...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: History of the United States in Rhyme by Robert C. Adams

For Students 3rd - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book History of the United States in Rhyme by Robert C. Adams (c1884), a long poem of the history of the U.S. through the war with Spain.
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DLTK

Kidzone: Gingerbread Man Theme Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This five day theme unit for the Gingerbread Man is full of great ideas. It is suitable for children in preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary. From Language Arts to Math, this site has it all!
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Read Works

Read Works: Fourth Grade: Two Lesson Unit: Voice

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A two-lesson unit on theme where students use the book Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes to find examples of author's voice in poetry, and the book The Random House Book of Poetry for Children to...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Presidential Inaugurations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This resource provides step-by-step lesson plans that detail the Presidential Inauguration. It offers links to superb primary sources (photos, poems, audio, etc.) that catalog past inaugurations. This resource will certainly help...
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Literature Unit: The House of Dies Drear

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
"The House of Dies Drear," is a powerful novel by Virginia Hamilton.
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Read Works

Read Works: Grade 2: Two Lesson Unit: Voice

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A set of two lesson plans designed to teach students to describe the author's voice in two poems and compare voice in four short works. Includes ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and...
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Read Works

Read Works: Voice 3rd Grade Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of two lesson plans designed to teach students to recognize words and phrases that support the author's voice in poetry. Lessons are based on the books Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Garden Vocabulary: Haiku [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A mini-unit on haiku where students learn about and write haiku inspired by Japanese gardens. This activity is intended to be done in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden, but this is not essential.
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Other

Odyssey: Teacher Zone: Middle East: Turkey Stay

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This teaching unit is based upon a "teacher trek" to the area in 2000 and focuses on essential questions on wealth and poverty. Activities are offered to help students explore the religion and culture of this country. Activities are...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Shel Silverstein Classroom Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
As part of a unit on Shel Silverstein and his poetry (specifically "Where the Sidewalk Ends"), this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Poet Emily Dickinson

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
As part of a unit on Emily Dickinson and her poetry, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Language Lessons: Native American Lit.

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Relevant resource links and ideas for lessons to teach Native American Literature also come with information on specific units, suggested lists of books, and Native American Poetry.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: The Statue of Liberty

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A detailed unit plan on liberty and the role the Statue of Liberty has played in America. Six lessons are completely described including making a classroom model of the statue, creating a timeline, and analyzing a poem.
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Other

Bookmarks: Resources for Elementary Students: Fifth Grade Resources

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site offers a wide variety of links to language arts games, practices, and worksheets. These include online stories, poetry, lessons and units for children's books, grammar games and practices, spelling exercises, and a variety of...
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Teacher Planet

Teacher Planet: Mother's Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Comprehensive source for teaching your students about Mother's Day. Included are lessons and units, worksheets, poems, clipart, games and activities.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Immigration

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Immigration to the United States (Ellis Island and Angel Island) is explained beautifully by describing the interactions and contributions of the various peoples and cultures that have immigrated to the...

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