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Read and Write Poetry in your Upper Elementary Classroom.
Are you teaching poetry to 5th graders?
Or teaching poetry to 6th graders? Maybe 4th graders, too?
Dreading the same boring lessons? Looking for ways to get both you and your students excited about poetry because you know how magical poetry actually is, and you want your students to experience it, too?
Then, this resource is for you.
Quickly and easily create a Poetry wall when you introduce poetry to your classroom. Add in word wall words, a Poetry header, important vocabulary, I can statements and even an essential question are all included.
Six incredible poems for choral reading or discussion can even be used in small group instruction. Use these poems to springboard your students’ jump into the world of poetry. Your students can memorize these poems and practice presentations while they hone their public speaking and recitation skills. Feedback/Scoring Rubric form included. These poems also come with your choice of two different writing assessment pieces that help showcase your student’s understanding of the poems to another level. Use one or both forms. (Both include a scoring rubric at the bottom of each assessment.)
Resource contains:
Suggestions for Use
Items for Display:
Poetry Board Header
Poetry Definition
I Can statements (three to choose from)
Essential Question
Word Wall Words (9)
Poetry Vocabulary handout
Vocabulary exercise worksheet (use multiple times)
Six Poems with Suggestions for Use
Two assessments for each poem (12 total) with scoring rubric attached
Presentation Assignment Handout
Presentation Feedback Form and Scoring Rubric
Everything is included to allow you to give your students the strongest foundation in their understanding and appreciation of poetry.
A fun and engaging introduction to poetry is the Poetry Scavenger Hunt. Students work together or independently as they search through poetry books and poetry websites for poems to fit the correct categories, laughing, sharing, and discussing poems they find along the way.
Challenge your students as they stretch their writing skills to encompass various forms of poetry all year. Writing poems and publishing their favorites in poetry collections for others to read and admire. You and your students can embrace the fun and magic of each season as your students write Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer poetry.
Enhance your classroom writing instruction with visits outdoors. Let nature be their teacher as they discover the wonders of the outside world with their Nature Journaling.
Interested in planning a year-long foray into the world of Poetry with your students? Read, ‘Unleash the Magic of Poetry: 5 Simple Strategies You Need to Try in Your Elementary Classroom.’
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You can find me at Help Writers Grow.com.
Hugs, teacher friend.
Thank you for continuing to share your light with your students and helping them grow. Keep sharing your magic with the world. The world needs you.
Kinla
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