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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Alice's Alphabet by Margaret Johnson

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Alice's Alphabet by Margaret Johnson (c1884), a picture book with a rhyme for each letter of the alphabet.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Poetry: A Feast to Form Fluent Readers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students will learn how to use theory to practice methods to help them discuss the meaning of written texts. Student objectives and instructional plans are provided. Some resources on this link may need additional software to operate...
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Website
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Golden Treasury of Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in Eng Lang

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Electronic text of Thomas Palgrave's book, "The Golden Treasury: Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language". There are several ways to find the poem that you want to study: by author, by title, by first line, and by...
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Music From the Ashes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a self-guided learning unit on the topic of poetry. Included are lessons, self-assessments, background information, learning activities, and related literature. Learn how to analyze poetry, appreciate figurative language, and...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Camp Tv

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Welcome to CAMP TV-a day camp experience in your living room! An enthusiastic head counselor, played by Zachary Noah Piser, guides "campers" as they learn through play. Content partners include the New York Public Library, Lincoln Center...
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing I Spy Riddle Rhymes With Jean Marzollo

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
You can brush up on your "I Spy" riddles and rhymes when you explore this site. Jean Marzollo guides you through the process of creating your very own poetry.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Prince Arthur's Alphabet by Dean & Son

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Prince Arthur's Alphabet by Dean & Son [1870], a picture book of letters of the alphabet with short rhymes. It has 1870s advertising in the back of the book.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Alice's Alphabet by Margaret Johnson

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Alice's Alphabet by Margaret Johnson (c1884), a picture book with a rhyme for each letter of the alphabet.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Little Boys and Girls Abc by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Boys and Girls ABC by McLoughlin Bros. (c1884), illustrated letters of the alphabet with a little rhyme for each.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Little Boys and Girls Abc by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Boys and Girls ABC by McLoughlin Bros. (c1884), illustrated letters of the alphabet with a little rhyme for each.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Alphabet of Country Scenes by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Alphabet of Country Scenes by McLoughlin Bros., (1880?) an ABC picture book with a rhyme for each letter of the alphabet.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Arthur's Alphabet by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Arthur's Alphabet by McLoughlin Bros., (1880?) an ABC picture book with a rhyme for each letter of the alphabet and word lists.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Aunt Louisa's the Globe Alphabet by Frederick Warne and Co.

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Aunt Louisa's the Globe Alphabet by Frederick Warne and Co., a picture book with a rhyme for each letter of the alphabet.
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Handout
Other

Poetry for Kids: Kenn Nesbitt's Online Rhyming Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
Online rhyming dictionary from a site dedicated to poetry for kids. Type in a word, and it will provide rhyming words categorized by their number of syllables.
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Apple

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson focuses on the short-vowel letter A sound. It includes a poem about apples, how to from the letter A caps and lower case, and pictures of other things beginning with an A.
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Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Sheep in a Jeep Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This online instructional activity focuses on Nancy E. Shaw's "Sheep in a Jeep." There are several creative activities that help students to determine what words rhyme with each other.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Short Vowel Rhymes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson helps students work on short vowel rhymes.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Chants and Street Rhymes [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Four pages of with chants and street rhymes. Three of the pages are reproducible examples and information useful to young scholars, and one page gives lesson ideas for teachers.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Shoveling Snow

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...