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Lesson Plan
University of Virginia

It's Thanksgiving

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities related to poems from the book "It's Thanksgiving" by Jack Prelutsky. They create a Thanksgiving turkey using construction paper, identify what they are grateful for, and create a Thank You...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cool School Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars generate a word bank drawing on vocabulary from fifteen school related topics. They use the word bank to write poetry in the styles of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Poetry Writing With Jack Prelutsky

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Here you will find awesome poetry guidelines from Jack Prelutsky! You will also find a teacher's guide.
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Website
The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Authors

For Students 3rd - 5th
Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Jack Prelutsky

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Jack Prelutsky including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Prelutsky is also provided.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Children's Poet Honored

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about children's poet and 2006 Poet Laureate, Jack Prelutsky. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Poetry: A Writing With Writers Activity

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
Interactive poetry lessons with well-known authors for three age groups including first through fourth grades with Jack Prelutsky, second through fifth grades with Jean Marzollo, and fourth through eighth grade with Karla Kuskin.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Poetry: A Writing With Writers Activity

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Interactive poetry lessons with well-known authors for three age groups including first through fourth grades with Jack Prelutsky, second through fifth grades with Jean Marzollo, and fourth through eighth grade with Karla Kuskin.