Friday, February 20, 2015

Language Arts Lessons: Poetry Power: Poetry Centers, Poetry Activities & Poetry Templates

By: Krystin McGahan
1st, 2nd, 3rd grades

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Poetry Power: 
Centers, Poetry Activities & Poetry Templates

Poetry is one of the most fun things to teach and explore with the young poets in your class. This unit has joined the ranks as one of TPT's top 100 best selling products! This unit is loaded with poetry centers, activities and templates that will invite your students to read, examine and write poetry in fun and engaging ways. Your students are poets and they don't even know it....yet! 

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What's Included:

A Is For Acrostic: Writing An Acrostic Name Poem
Directions
Student Planning Page
Printable decorative letters for final published copy
Example of finished product for students to reference (full page)

Smile For Similes: Writing Similes
Directions
Simile writing student template
Example finished product for students to reference (full page)

A Metaphor For Me: Writing A Metaphorical Poem
Directions
Student Writing Template 
Example finished product for students to reference (full page)

BIO-nic Me: Writing A Bio Poem
Directions
Student Planning Page
Bio Poem publish template
Self portrait illustration template page
Example finished product for students to reference (full page)

I Can Cinquain: Writing A Cinquain
Directions
Student planning page
Cinquain publish template
Example finished product for students to reference (full page)

Color Me This: Writing A Color Poem
Directions
Color poem publish template
Example finished product for students to reference (full page)

Poetry Task Cards:
15 colorful poetry task cards perfect for centers or to use with the poem of the week

My Poetry Journal:
Printable student friendly directions page
My Poetry Journal Cover page
Poetry journal poem page 
Poetry journal illustration page 

Poetry Scavenger Hunt:
2 student pages with 18 challenge tasks to be completed on the poetry scavenger hunt. There is also room to record the answers for accountability. 

Poetry Boxes:
3 different students pages each with 4 poetry boxes on each that have thought provoking tasks for the students to complete about the poem they are working on

Finished Early Menu:
A classroom poster that you can post at each center with 4 choices for students to do when they finish early at their center.
Printable Poetry Response Form student page 

Credits Page 

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By: Krystin Mcgahan




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