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Poetry for Home: Homelessness

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read a poem to learn about homelessness. In this poetry lesson, students make a list of words about their home and then feelings about their home. Students read the poem 'When I Think Home' and then write their own version of...
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Arizona Acrostic Poem

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Arizona acrostic poem worksheet, students write a poem about the state of Arizona. Students use the letters in ARIZONA to begin each new line of poetry.
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Massachusetts Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Massachusetts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the state. Students use the letters in MASSACHUSETTS to begin each new line of poetry that tells something about the state.
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Montana Acrostic Poem

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Montana worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the state of Montana. Students use the letters MONTANA to begin each new line of poetry.
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New Mexico Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this New Mexico learning exercise, students write an acrostic poem about the state. Students use the letters in NEW MEXICO to begin each new line of poetry.
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New York Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this New York instructional activity, students write an acrostic poem about the state of New York. Students use the letters NEW YORK to begin each new line of poetry.
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Ohio Acrostic Poem

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Ohio learning exercise, students write an acrostic poem about the state of Ohio. Students use the letters in OHIO to begin each new line of poetry.
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Oregon Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Oregon worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the state of Oregon. Students use the letters in OREGON to begin each new line of poetry.
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Vermont Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Vermont worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the state. Students use the letters in VERMONT to begin each new line of poetry.
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Alaska Acrostic

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Alaska worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the state of Alaska. Students use the letters in ALASKA to begin each new line of poetry about the state.
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Louisiana Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this Louisiana worksheet, learners write an acrostic poem about the state of Louisiana. Students use the letters in LOUISIANA to begin each new line of the poem.
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Michigan Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this Michigan worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the state of Michigan. Students use the letters in MICHIGAN to begin each new line of poetry about the state.
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North Dakota Acrostic Poem

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this North Dakota worksheet, students write an acrostic poem. Students use the letters in NORTH DAKOTA to begin each new line of poetry about the state of North Dakota.
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Pennsylvania Acrostic

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this Pennsylvania worksheet, students create an acrostic poem where they write verbs or phrases describing Pennsylvania starting with each letter of Pennsylvania. Students complete 12 verbs or phrases.
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South Carolina Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this South Carolina worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the state of South Carolina. Students use the letters in SOUTH CAROLINA to begin each new line of poetry.
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Virginia Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Virginia worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the state of Virginia. Students use the letters in VIRGINIA to start each new line of poetry.
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Maryland Acrostic

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Maryland acrostic instructional activity, students create an acrostic that contains verbs or phrases for each letter in the state Maryland. Students create 8 verbs or phrases.
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Write Your Own Poem

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this rhyming activity, students examine 4 words with the initial str and identify as many words as possible the rhyme with them. Students use some of the rhyming words to write a line of poetry.
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Creating a Cinquain

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Language Arts learning exercise, students read about how to create a cinquain poem. Students read an example and complete a graphic organizer to help guide them in writing their own.
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Language Arts, Music, Poetry: Blues Style

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This lesson focuses on how the blues both operates as poetry and informs the poetry of many prominent African American poets. Students consider the poetic devices and recurring themes in blues lyrics and the significance of the poetry of...
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Bio-Poems and U.S. History

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore U.S. History by writing poems. In this United States leader biography lesson, students identify elements needed to create a good poem, and write a Bio-Poem about themselves. Students utilize the same form to write a...
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Puffins

For Students 4th - 6th
In this writing instructional activity, students write an original acrostic poem about Puffins. Students write a descriptive word or adjective for each letter on the lines provided.
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Rubber Bands Cinquain

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this writing a cinquain poem about rubber bands activity, students read the history of rubber bands and directions telling how to write a cinquain and write the five line poem. Students write 1 poem.
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It's All Poetry to Me!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore language arts by analyzing poetry styles. In this writing analysis lesson, 4th graders read several sample poems in class and identify similes, metaphors and other figurative language within them. Students analyze...