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Curated OER

Trees, Trees, Trees! - Adopt A Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students adopt a tree, take a bark rubbing from that tree, and conduct research about that type of tree. They write an original piece about their tree using three facts and in a genre of their choice.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Dinosaur Alliterations

For Students 4th - 5th
In this alliteration worksheet, students review the definition and an example for alliterations. Students then write their own alliterations about dinosaurs and illustrate one of their examples in the box.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

WEAVING TECHNOLOGY INTO THEMATIC UNITS

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the planets by researching and writing a report about one of the nine planets.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Landforms Acrostic Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will write acrostic poems using scientific information about various landforms. These poems will reinforce concepts learned in science.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Classroom Community Through the Exploration of Acrostic Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains plans for three lessons that ask students to write shared acrostic poems in order to build classroom community. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Native American Acrostic Poems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan, students will synthesize the knowledge they have acquired about early Native American tribes by creating and presenting an acrostic poem that incorporates pictures symbolizing important characteristics of the tribes....
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Tail Acrostic Poems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, Spring: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur Mentor, Silver Seeds by Paul Paolilli, and Henry & The Kite Dragon by Bruce Edward Hall are used as mentor texts. Students will practice their acrostic skills on the tail...
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Unit Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Simple Formula Poem: Dueling Acrostic Poems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students use an interactive topic generator to select a topic for writing dueling acrostic poems; two acrostic poems with opposite words.
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Activity
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Acrostic Summaries [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Summarize any subject you'd like with these acrostic poems. Examples are provided. [PDF]
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Poems Acrostic & Diamonte

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Created by Robin Doggins - Acrostic and Diamonte Poems introduced through graphic organizers, examples and partner activities.
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Graphic
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Acrostic Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
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...
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Poetry

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A learning module that includes twenty-two links to videos, pictures, weblinks, charts, and activities about different types of poetry including couplet, cinquain, acrostic, diamante, limerick, free verse, lyric, narrative, concrete, and...
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Website
Other

Pumpkin Patch: A Collection of Pumpkin Poetry

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
An awesome collection of student-generated poetry about pumpkins. The site is fully illustrated with student work.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: April Fool's Day

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An acrostic poem about April Fool's Day. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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EL Education

El Education: Kids Book of Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Students write acrostic name poems, sensory poems, and how-to poems and compile them into a class book of poetry.
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Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: National Poetry Month Activity

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A brief classroom activity lesson for students of all ages in commemoration of National Poetry Month. Includes links and a bibliography. Check out the links to various poetry websites and activities.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Zines for Kids Multigenre Texts About Media Icons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for nine lessons that ask students to create multigenre zines for popular culture figures that include letter, persuasive, narrative, acrostic poetry, comic, and biography/autobiography writing. To accomplish this,...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Be a Poet

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about different types of poetry. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Prose. Toad Rage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource features related activities connected to Morris Geitzman's book, Toad Rage. Students will read a fable, nonfiction reading, prose reading, and connected writing activities.
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Lesson Plan
University of Washington

University Washington: Memory and Learning for Kids

For Students K - 1st
This University of Washington site includes interactive java-based games to test your memory. There are also lots of in-class activities for testing concentration and memory.
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Handout
Other

Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Let's Read It Again: Comprehension Strategies for Ell's

For Teachers K - 1st
Help Spanish-speaking English-language learners unlock the mysteries of their new language by using a bilingual book to recognize unfamiliar words and construct meaning from the text.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Riding a Train of States

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Help students memorize the states and their capitals with this interactive train-car instructional activity.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers significance and importance of Earth Day. Activities relate to the 3 R's, cleaning up trash, planting trees, conservation of energy and electricity, an acrostic poem, and Earth Day...

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