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| Writing Prompt: Spring Similes (elem/upper elem) |
Guides students through writing similes using their five senses. |
| Writing Prompt: Spring (elementary) |
Three pages of writing prompts and other activities related to writing and poetry, with a spring theme. |
| Acrostic Form: April (elementary) |
Use this acrostic form to help students write April poetry. |
| Poetry Prompt: Winter Olympics (elementary) |
Use these prompts to help you write poetry about the Winter Olympics. Olympic ring border, list of words related to bobsledding and luge to use in poem. |
| Poetry Prompt: October (elementary) |
Word prompts including six poem forms, acrostics, similes, rap. |
| Poetry: How to Write Poems (primary) |
An imaginative and simple unit introducing some basic poetry forms, including ballads and simple acrostics. |
| Acrostic Form: Easter |
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| Poetry Prompt: Dolphins |
Prompts for a poem about dolphins, plus an additional lined page for further writing, all with cute dolphin illustrations. |
| Poetry Prompt (Diamonte): Recycle |
Use the poem form for your diamonte poem related to recycling and Earth Day. |
| Acrostic Form: Dinosaur (color border) |
Acrostic poem form with dinosaur border |
| Acrostic Form: Dinosaurs (blackline) |
Acrostic poem form with dinosaur border, blackline |
| Acrostic Form: Earth Day |
Write about Earth Day using this acrostic form. |
| Poetry Prompt: Groundhog Day |
"I am a groundhog, waiting for the sun
If I see my shadow, I will surely ___!" Complete the poem by filling in the missing words, then write your own poem. |
| Poetry: How to Write a Ballad (elementary/ upper elem) |
This lesson helps students learn to write their own ballads. A great stand-alone lesson, or it can be used in conjunction with another unit. |
| Poetry Prompts: Kelp Forest |
Poetry prompts with a kelp forest theme, including alliteration, similes, diamonte, haiku, cinquain. |
| Poetry: How to Write a Limerick (elem/ upper elem) |
A fantastic how-to lesson that will get your students having fun writing their own limericks in no time. A great St. Patrick's Day tie-in! |
| Poetry: What is Poetry? (upper elem) |
In pairs, students answer a number of questions about what they think poetry is. Then, at the end of a poetry lesson (either text-based or teacher-created), students refer back to their original answers to measure what they have learned. |
| Poetry: How to Write Poems (elementary) |
Directions and writing practice for alliteration,cinquian,diamonte,haiku |
| Worksheets: Ponds and Language Arts (elementary) |
Similes, Alliterations, Acrostic, Story Grammar and Did You Know Cards, all with a pond theme. Six pages of great activities. |
| Worksheet: Rhyming Words (primary) |
This great worksheet helps students brainstorm rhyming words. A fun "stand alone" lesson, or a clever introduction to a larger poetry unit. |
| Acrostic Form: School |
School acrostic poem form. |
| Shapebook: Toucan |
Color this toucan and use the page to write a poem or report about birds or the rain forest, or trace and cut out for a great student shapebook. |
| Poetry Prompt: Snowflake Alliterations (elem) |
Explains alliteration and provides some examples. On beautiful snowflake covered border paper. |
| Acrostic Form: Winter |
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| Acrostic Form: Dad |
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| Acrostic Form: Haunted House |
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| Border Paper: Lucky Poem (elementary) |
Paper with illustrations of three-leaf clovers in the surrounding border and sentences to complete that will make a poem about luck when finished, such as, "I am lucky when I ___". |
| Acrostic Form: Christmas |
Write an acrostic poem about Christmas with this lined form. Has a color Christmas tree illustration at the top. |
| Writing Paper: Thanksgiving (elementary) 4 |
Lined paper with a small illustration of the Mayflower in the upper-left corner. |
| Writing Prompt: Winter Metaphors (primary/elem) |
Winter is ___." Use this paper, with snowmen in the surrounding border, to write a winter poem. |
| Poetry Prompt: Valentines |
Three clearly-described prompts for a free-form poem, an acrostic, and a riddle, all with a Valentine's Day theme. |
| Poetry Prompt: Emotions (upper elem) |
General emotions poetry form and a happy poem activity. Includes instructions for brainstorming words and writing poems. |
| Poetry: Dreams |
Three activities to help students write poems about their dreams. |
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