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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. POETRY LESSONS AND TEACHING RESOURCES 2. PRINTABLE POETRY FORMATS AND WORKSHEETS 3. INTERACTIVE POETRY EXERCISES 4. EARLY EDUCATION POETRY LESSONS ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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1. POETRY LESSONS AND TEACHING RESOURCES THE NAME GAME POETRY: Starting off with a fun poem from Ogden Nash, students will work together as a class to come up with their own columns of adult animals and baby names, and then create a poem similar to the one Nash wrote. POETRY FOR THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM: Oral recitation of poetry - who wants to go first? What, not many hands popping up? Then try this unit to inject some excitement into both your teaching experience for this subject, and the students' responses. Three lesson plans are included. CHOCOLATE POETRY: Chocolate provides the stimulus here, and what a wonderful way to elicit sensations for a poetry exercise. Using a given format - Sneaky Poetry - students will brainstorm words to describe chocolate and then write their chocolate poems. POETRY PASSPORT: Students will use words to paint a picture of themselves. You may wish to review terms such as "metaphor", "simile", or "personification"; a sample format is included here. HAIKU STRAW PAINTING: With this inventive and combined art and poetry lesson plan, students will be learning about haikus and then composing their own, while using ink and straws to create a Japanese style "brush" painting to accompany the haiku. HOW TO MAKE A POEM: Especially useful for reluctant writers, this exercise allows students to relax about writing and to concentrate on the physical process, cutting papers, filling a pot, and doing piece work instead. COMPILING POETRY COLLECTIONS: Students will consider and use their own everyday experiences as the foundation for creating their own poetry with this lesson plan. They will examine a wide range of poetry to become familiar with poetic devices, and make their own selections from anthologies for personalized poetry collections. Sample poetic forms are included at the 2nd link above, and handouts and an interactive poetry collection feature are also included in this lesson plan for upper elementary classes. LETTER POEMS & LINE BREAKS: Line breaks can often present problems to students who are beginning to write their own poems. This lesson plan provides a unique method for understanding line breaks - through letter writing. Samples and handouts are included. SONGS MY TEACHER TAUGHT ME: Three lesson plans and a Teaching Guide explore the concepts of speaker, style, imagery, context, self and society, dialogue, and the students' views on poetry in general. Guided questions, student activities, and student writing assignments are all covered with an excellent selection of poems for the unit. 10 POETRY MONTH ACTIVITIES: Poetry Month is here; find ten excellent activities to explore poetry with your own middle and high school classes. POETRY TIMELINE: Find a fascinating timeline of poets and poetry at this page - and have your students illustrate a banner-sized one for your classroom, with sample poems and poet portraits. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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2. PRINTABLE POETRY FORMATS AND WORKSHEETS WRITE A POEM: Use this printable template to have your students brainstorm words, and then connect those words to write a poem about an animal. WHAT WOULD IT FEEL LIKE? POEMS: What would it feel like to be a whale? A tree? A volcano? Students will select an animal or something from nature and consider how life might be a wee bit different, in this printable poetry worksheet for elementary students. WHAT AM I? POEMS: Students can use this poetry planning sheet and sample poem to help compose their own riddle poems, never stating the object, but giving clues in descriptive words and phrases. DON'T GIVE IT AWAY POEMS: Most people have pretty strong feelings about their possessions, especially ones that they may have treasured a long time. Students will consider such treasures today as they compose a Don't Give It Away! poem; find a poetry planning sheet and sample poem here. BIOGRAPHY POEM FORMS: It's always amazing how these biography format poems turn out, and how each one states something unique about the owner. Your students might wish to add a self-portrait or even a cut paper silhouette to their poems if you post them for classroom or Parent Night displays. COLOR POEMS: What kinds of emotions and feelings do all the different colors evoke? Your students will consider this question as they "define" colors in this formatted poetry exercise, complete on a printable student worksheet here. APPLE ACROSTICS: Juicy red and green apples grace the top of this student worksheet, with a big, red apple graphic carrying the letters of the word for students to write their own apple poems. They will write descriptions for each letter of "apple"; you can use the following example to help get them writing. "A" is for Absolutely delicious, "P" is for Pretty on the tree. "P" is Perfectly good for you; "L" is Loaded with vitamins and minerals; and "E" is because Everybody loves Apples. 5-W FAIRY TALE POEMS: Modernize a classic fairy tale by inserting it easily into this 5-W poetry format, on a printable student worksheet. An example on Cinderella is included. POETRY FORMATS TO TRY: Try any of these ready-to-go poetry formats to ease your students into poetry; who knows, they might actually find out they're enjoying writing it! A Performing Poetry guide is also included. PRINTABLE NATIONAL POETRY MONTH CALENDAR: Definitions of different poetry formats, birthdates of famous poets, and poetry month activities are included on this printable April calendar for celebrating National Poetry Month. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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3. INTERACTIVE POETRY EXERCISES INTERACTIVE ACROSTIC POEMS: Introduce your elementary students to the acrostic poetry format with this online tool. After an example is given, students input their topic, then brainstorm a list of words to describe that topic. Interactive steps guide students through the completion of an acrostic poem. MAGNETIC HAIKU: Have fun playing with your poetry! Students can rearrange any of these "magnetic" fridge-type poetry pieces, placing them on the lines to create a haiku. They have to pay attention to the number of syllables in each line for this format, or an error message will occur. Be sure to print out your haikus and share them after. POETRY OUT LOUD AUDIO GUIDE: This resource provides a wonderful auditory introduction and poetry experience for students in middle and high school grades. Several well known poets, actors, and poems provide an opportunity to experience poetry "out loud", with some background learning material provided in a casual format. POETRY DAILY: Each day, find a new poem to explore with your class for National Poetry Month, along with a featured poet, a brief bio, and a look at the poet's works. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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4. EARLY EDUCATION POETRY LESSONS SONGS AND POEMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR: No matter what the occasion, you are almost certain to find an appropriate poem here to learn with your early elementary classes. A BEAR OF A POEM: Students will be looking through magazines for their favorite words, and then working with the class as a whole to create "found poems" with their chosen words. Find further directions here, along with an example from the Berenstain Bears, as well as a rubric for the performance part of the assignment. WORD FAMILIES AND RHYMES: Early education students can learn a great deal about poetry, and have fun with rhyme and rhythm. This lesson plan adds a phonetic element by looking at word families, where students will use an animal poem (let them act it out), and then create their own group poem. APPLE POEMS: An apple should be.... well, what should an apple be, exactly? It's up to your early ed students to discover the adjectives to describe an apple, and to write four of them down for their apple poems on this student printable worksheet. WALKING WITH THE ANIMALS: Print out copies of this poem and then work with your class to find magazine images to illustrate each stanza. You can print out each stanza onto a separate piece of paper, highlighting the special sounds or using a large or fun font, so students can easily recognize it upon repetition. Students will explore sounds different animals make as they walk down the street in this fun and appealing poem for ECE classes. ANIMAL ACTION:
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