Poem activities for 2nd grade

Poetry writing continued in the library all week! I chose different poetry writing activities for each grade level, geared toward their development level. I found a template for an “I Am…

Last month we were been busy creating a variety of poems with our first graders. If you're looking for a quick and fun poetry lesson you'll enjoy this one! One recent poem we worked on was a 5 senses poem. We began by reading several poems out of the book below. This fabulous book contains several poems about everyday objects like pants, scissors, ice cream, spaghetti, socks, etc.. We read the poems to our first graders without showing the pictures, or reading the titles. If the object was…

Reading poetry with your primary and intermediate students have never been so much fun! 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students all love this month long poem unit. Students will learn about how to read and comprehend a haiku, lymrick, rhyming, shape, ABC, acrostic, cinquain, autobiographical, ballad, ode, tanka, and more during this no prep unit. There are templates provided to write poems, as well as anchor charts, examples and models of poems and figurative language. Digital or in person…

Teach the different styles of poetry to kids in the classroom. Includes poetry definitions, examples, and activities. Great for elementary school.

Groundhogs Day Poem and Build a Poem - pocket chart activity to build fluency and phonemic awareness #kindergarten #firstgrade #secondgrade #poemoftheday

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Hello Everyone!! Happy April and Happy Poetry Month!! Poetry is one of the parts of our writing curriculum that I look forward to so much!...

Anytime my kids get to be silly while doing an activity, they have so much fun that they don’t even know they are learning! This cute poem template gives students practice with writing and rhyming words, but they can also be a little silly coming up with funny rhymes! It’s a great activity to use […]