Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Serendipitous Personification for Poems
An explanation of personification and how it is used in poetry followed by a personification maker. Pupils push the buttons to create a personification and then write a poem that uses and expands on it.
A to Z Teacher Stuff
Ato Zteacherstuff: Dramatics With the Teaching of Poetry
This site from atozteacherstuff.com provides a lesson to help young scholars develop an appreciation for poetry. This site will also will help create meaning from poetry.
A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher Stuff: Introducation to Poetry (Activity)
This online lesson plan combines music & poetry in a rich and fun way! The lesson is geared towards middle school, but could be modified for elementary.
Other
Magnetic Poetry: Original Magnetic Poetry Kit
Move word tiles from the word bank onto the board to create sentences and poetry. Share final poems by emailing them to up to three addresses.
Other
New Poets Press: Writing Tips
Provides some good, practical advice on writing poems. Written in a simple, down-to-earth style that is easily accessible. An outline at the top of the page will lead you to different sections of the page. Part of a larger poetry...
Other
Play Magnetic Poetry: First Words Magnetic Poetry Kit
Students click and drag the words on magnetic tiles to write poetry. Their are options to add words, start over, and/or save and share their poems.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Diamante Poem
Use this printable template to teach students how to create a diamante poem.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Acrostic Poem
With this printout, simply choose a one-word topic, write each letter of the word vertically in all capital letters, and then write words or phrases that describe the topic and begin with each letter of the word. It could be adapted for...
EL Education
El Education: Along the Charles River
Third grade students at Conservatory Lab Charter School in Brighton, MA, created this illustrated book of poetry as part of a three-month expedition on the Charles River. During this expedition, students learned how the Charles River...
EL Education
El Education: A Book of Poetry
This is a book of poetry written by a 6th grade class. They worked with their English teacher and their visual art teacher to create watercolors on which they superimposed their poems to create this book.
EL Education
El Education: Kids Book of Poetry
Students write acrostic name poems, sensory poems, and how-to poems and compile them into a class book of poetry.
EL Education
El Education: Trees Are Trees
An online book entitled Trees are Trees: A Collection of Poems and Letters by kindergarten students at the College School in St. Louis, Missouri. The book contains original poems and illustrations about nature which provide exemplary...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: "Where I'm From" Revision Ideas
Students are asked to use the list of examples provided to help them revise their "Where I'm From" poems.
TES Global
Blendspace: Writing a Sonnet
A learning module that includes seven links to information, activities, and videos on how to write a sonnet.
TES Global
Blendspace: Poetry in the Classroom
An eighteen-part learning module with links to images, videos, websites, and slides about poetry, writing poems, and students presenting original poems.
TES Global
Blendspace: Poetry Writing
A fifteen-part learning module with links to texts and videos about writing different types of poetry.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Poem Pack
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a BBC site supporting poem reading and writing.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Create a Poem Recipe
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn poetry in a creative way.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Green Poetry
[Free Registration/Login Required] An introductory flipchart of images that can be used as a stimulus for writing poetry about the environment. The images could be used for discussion to gather ideas on what can be done to save the planet.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Halloween Poetry
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has Halloween Poetry examples and practice using various formats, patterns, parts of speech - nouns, adjectives, verbs & prepositions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: How to Write a Poem
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a great start for teaching the process of writing a poem. It covers brainstorming about subject matter and finding a topic that means something to the author.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Writing a Bio Poem
This site describes how a Bio poem can be used to teach learners to focus on the characteristics of a person or an animal, anything or anyone really. It requires the student to put themselves in the subject's shoes. Lesson plan indicated...
Can Teach
Can Teach: How to Write a 5 W Poem
This site describes how a 5W poem is a good way to teach children to identify and focus on the five W's of a story or an event. Lesson plan indicated for 1st grade and above.
Can Teach
Can Teach: How to Write an "I Am" Poem
This is a template for "I Am" poetry. Young scholars will focus on their own characteristics as they create an autobiographical poem.