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Reading Comprehension: "Thankful to Know"
In this poetry comprehension worksheet, students read a poem about love called "Thankful to Know." Students discuss or write about 3 interpretation questions.
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July 19th Writing Prompt
In this daily writing prompt worksheet, students learn that poet, playwright, and teacher Eve Merriam was born on this day in 1916. Students sharpen their writing skills as they compose their own poems.
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1.2.3. Click! I See It!
Young scholars listen as the teacher reads the poem 'I Wish I Could Meet the Man That Knows' by John Ciardi. They share what they visualized as the teacher read the poem. They practice reading the book "Frindle" silently while creating...
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Baseball
In this poetry worksheet, students write a creative poem utilizing each of the first letters in the word baseball on each line and then come up with words that describe baseball using only those letters on each line.
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Puffins
In this literature worksheet, students write an original poem about Puffins on the four lines provided. Students share their poems with their classmates.
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Reading Comprehension: "I Build Walls"
In this poetry comprehension worksheet, students read a poem called "I Build Walls" and think about the symbolism. Students answer 5 interpretation questions about the poem.
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Auto-Bio Poem
Students create an autobiographical poem. In this writing lesson, students write an eleven line autobiopoem after read the teacher's model. Students include their name, fears, and family in the poem.
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"There Will Come Soft Rain" Lesson
In this poem activity, learners read the poem There Will Come Soft Rain and then complete a word search and multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 2 activities.
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Easy Etiquette
Students investigate rules of etiquette. In this poetry lesson, students consider etiquette rules and follow multi-step directions to create a poinsettia napkin ring. Students work in small groups to demonstrate proper etiquette in...
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Hendrick Avercamp and the Winter Landscape
Students study the winter landscape art of Hendrick Avercamp. In this art history lesson, students read passages about the art and artist Hendrick Avercamp. Students learn about winter landscape art and write an acrostic poem about a...
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Live Performance!
Students in groups create, produce and perform as many poems as there are members of the group. They choose between recording them, reciting them orally with music or interpreting them with dance or acting. Each group attempts to add in...
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Rain Forest Alliterations
The rain forest alliterations activity has students read about alliterations, then complete 4 alliterations about the rain forest and draw an illustration of one of them. The close with an acrositc poem with the words "rain forest."
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Cold Knap Lake
In this pre-listening worksheet, students look at images, answer question, and review new vocabulary before reading the poem "Cold Knap Lake."
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Nursery Rhyme Mania
Students become familiar with many different nursery rhymes. They use nursery rhymes for a variety of creative activities including writing, singing, poetry and acting.
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A Fish Tale
Young scholars brainstorm a list of famous events that took place on the sea. They write a poem or short story from the fish's perspective about the famous event they have chosen. Students share their work with the class.
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I See and I Think (It's A Wonderful World)
Learners analyze song lyrics (by listening to the song) to pick-out descriptive vocabulary. They use this descriptive vocabulary to create a drawing of the images they "see" in the song. They compare their drawings to find similarities...
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What Could Be Better Than This?
Pupils read the book What Could Be Better Than This and complete a word search, poems, and write an adventure. In this What Could Be Better Than This lesson plan, students read about an even that changes someone's life.
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Metaphors
In this metaphor worksheet, students make a "word card" with the word metaphor for their vocabulary bank, then determine whether statement from The Dragonslayer are similes or metaphors,
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Early Explorers Project
Young scholars choose an explorer from a given list, create an original song or poem based on the life of their explorer, make puppets to represent their explorer and then present their original piece to the class while students take...
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Inquiry Lesson
Students explore the poetry of William Blake and the historical context that he presents. A story is analyzed and evaluated in order to solve a puzzle. The political commentary of the poetic piece is examined in this lesson.
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All Around the Christmas Tree
In this Christmas worksheet, learners read a poem then respond to 2 short answer questions providing evidence of their understanding of what was read.
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June 21st Writing Prompt
In this daily writing prompt worksheet, students reflect on Father's Day as they write a poem about their father or write a letter to their father.
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I Have a Dream
Students use flip video cameras to film a speech about the 'I Have a Dream' speech. In this poetry and speech lesson, students listen to the speech from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students memorize part of the speech.
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ABC!
Students explore the alphabet using various activities. In this alphabet lesson, students read books, poetry, and sing songs that help them memorize the alphabet. Students also participate in physical activities that allow them to hear...