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Personification Lesson Plans and Resources
This resource on personification provides three different approaches aimed at different levels. The first, appropriate for upper elementary, provides examples of personification, followed by an exercise that requires replacing a word in...
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The Important Poem
Students are read numerous examples of strong poetry. Individually, they brainstorm a list of interests or attributes about themselves and choose the most important one. They write a poem using the attribute and shares the poem with the...
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Illustrated Senses Poem
Students choose a natural object found in Yosemite and writes a poem using their senses.
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Reading and Responding -- Lesson 15
Fourth graders work independently or in a small group to (1) read a poem, (2) identify unfamiliar words, (3) connect text to real-life situations, and (4) respond to poetry. Reading passage, comprehension questions, and teacher script...
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Transforming Negatives to Positives
Students write diamonte poems that correspond to the double-exposed photograph they created. In this poetry and multimedia artwork lesson plan, students use the photographic process to create a double-exposed photo then...
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Making Connections: I Know Why Caged Birds Sing
Students discuss equality and fairness by reading a Maya Angelo poem. In this U.S. history activity, students read the poem I Know Why Caged Birds Sing, and discuss how the era it was written in affected the words. Students...
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Analysis of the Tuck Everlasting and The Birchbark House Text Exemplars
Looking to introduce some text-based questions into your ELA lessons? Practice the kinds of skills the Common Core demands with the seven text-based questions and the essay prompt provided here. Designed to be a three-day lesson, day one...
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Those Fabulous Fables
A video leads off this activity on fables, introducing the class to this important form of traditional storytelling. The group defines fable and hears an explanation of the origin of this type of folk tale. They summarize the story they...
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Yoruba Legends: Southern Nigeria
Explore legends and storytelling with your learners. After listening to some legends, pupils work collaboratively and then individually to come up with original legends about animals.
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Outstanding Women
Research the lives of famous women in this social studies lesson. Middle schoolers use various sources to research a famous woman and create a presentation about the accomplishments of the woman. They can find the central idea throughout...
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Where Do We Begin?
Primary learners grasp sequence of events by discussing morning routines and reviewing the story of Little Red Riding Hood. They explore the necessity of correct order of events. As a class, create a story with a beginning, middle, and...
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Printable Poem Starter: Write a Limerick for St. Patrick's Day
This shamrock-shaped graphic organizer helps students set up a limerick based on a few sample lines. Students are prompted on which lines should rhyme, and how many syllables each line should have. Once they are finished, the shamrocks...
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Equestrian Acrostic
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students use the word equestrian to write an acrostic poem. Students write a word or phrase for each letter in equestrian.
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Columbus Acrostic Poem
In this poetry worksheet, students write an acrostic poem using the letters in the word Columbus. They write on a paper that shows a picture of Columbus with a ship.
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Noun Poem
In these noun worksheets, students learn how to identify and use nouns by reading the noun poem and then finding several examples of nouns. Students list their example nouns on the lines and create their own noun poem using the template.
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Diamante Poem
In this literacy worksheet, students create a unique diamante poem that is labeled with the parts of speech to guide the kind of words that should be used.
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"I Am" Poem
In this poetry worksheet, students complete an 18 line "I Am" poem; each line is begun for students with phrases such as, "I am, I wonder, I pretend," and so forth.
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Citizenship
Learners reflect on characteristics of good citizens, examine democratic symbolism, create an award and choose an individual to receive the award as part of this lesson on citizenship. Lesson ties together social studies, language arts,...
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Hailstones & Halibut Bones: Using Color to Teach Adjectives
Students write original color poems based on the poems in the book, "Hailstones and Halibut Bones." They select a color, develop a list of adjectives and characteristics, write a poem, and create a drawing.
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A Native American Cultural Exchange
Fourth graders communicate with members of Native American tribes via email, exchange original poems with epals, and create multimedia presentations to share with classmates.
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Learning through The Duke
Students study Duke Ellington's contributions to the field of jazz. They write poetry using language that was popular in the 1920's. They listen to a piece of Duke Ellington jazz and respond with at painting.
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Similes, Metaphors, and Symbols
Here is an outline of a lesson in which learners examine the use of similes, metaphors, and symbols in poetry. They define similes, metaphors, and symbols, complete a handout, and create a poem using types of figurative language.
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Best Part of Me
Young scholars find the best part of their body. In this positive self-concept activity, students listen to the story The Best Part of Me. They come up with their best feature and write a poem about it.
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Discovering Peace
Students explore vocabulary related to peace. In this peace lesson, students define the word "peace" and create a poem about peace. Students create a "peace quilt" as a follow-up activity.