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Our Lives and the Four Seasons

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners compare and contrast the four seasons. Using this information, they determine the plant, animal and environmental activities that can be enjoyed in each season. They discuss why the seasons must change and how humans adapt to them.
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"There Will Come Soft Rain" Lesson

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this poem learning exercise, learners read the poem There Will Come Soft Rain and then complete a word search and multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 2 activities.
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The Power of Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students utilize the Internet to research figures of speech used in poetry and poetry terms
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In Honor of . . .

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review examples of poetry written to honor someone and brainstorm memories about someone they wish to pay tribute to themselves.
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Poems and Songs: Rivers and Ponds

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore songs and poems related to the animals, habitats, and activities on rivers and ponds. They listen to song clips, explore various websites, read poems and song lyrics, complete worksheets, and define key vocabulary words.
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Poems Have Shapes, Too!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the world of geometric shapes by writing poetry. They use the Diamante Poetry worksheet. They select one geometric shape and, using the template, create their own poem.
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Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners reflect on a news report through poetry. Students write a poem based on this week's news events. Learners share poems with each other. Students reflect on a poem of their choosing.
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Classic Poetry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review the terms narrative and classic poetry. They are introduced to SMUGGLER'S SONG and compare the structure to recently read poetry. They join in on the refrain reading the story together as a class.
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The Highwayman

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders re-read the story "The Highwayman" understanding the term "narrative verse". As a paired activity, they predict who or what might be the audience and provide feedback.
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Long ee or ea

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students practice spelling words with the long e sounds using ee or ea. In this ee or ea lesson plan, students complete words using the ee or ea pattern, identify rhyming words, and write a rhyming poem using ee words. Using word and...
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Write a Rap Song

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners compose lyrics for a rap song. In this music instructional activity, students choose a topic, such as "Our School," and use rhyming words to compose a rap song. Learners perform the song for their classmates.
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"Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students complete reading and vocabulary activities for Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias." In this literary analysis lesson, students review vocabulary and related definitions for the text. Students read the poem and discuss the meaning.
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Analyzing Poetry and Characters

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners investigate historical context by reading poetry.  In this language arts lesson, students discover the work of Michael Longley and examine his poem "Ceasefire."  Learners identify the sonnets used in the piece and discuss the...
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Quatrain

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars write quatrains based on themes recently heard in songs.
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Video Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students analyze a poem of their choice to find the meaning. They break the poems into sections and add images and sounds to make it into a video. They show their video to the whole school if possible.
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Zero Is Our Hero

For Teachers K
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the mastery of counting by ten's. They practice counting to varying quantities not to exceed 100. Students could also use manipulatives that are separated into groups of ten.
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This is a test.

For Students 2nd
multiple resources from various sites. I am, needless to say, frustrated, and don't understand why the programmers say they have tested and do not experience this. I have the problem with both Internet Explorer on a PC and Safari on a...
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Going Batty - Part II

For Teachers 1st
First graders apply the knowledge they've gained about bats to create bat poetry.
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Insight Arts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students view a mural and identify, describe, and discuss what they see. They are introduced to and demonstrate the functions of key structural elements of poetry by writing a poem about themselves that highlights their interests and...
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Sonnets and Poetic Dialogue

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders read a piece of work by Shakespeare and then write a sonnet.
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ABBA - Lesson 3

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students develop a deeper understanding of the connection between improvisation and inspiration. They choose a partner and take out their original poems. With their partners, have them say the poem with a steady beat.
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Introduction to Poetry

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students determine the rhyme scheme of a poem and find examples of similes. In this poetry analysis lesson, students review definitions needed for the topic and analyze the rhyme or rhythm for the example poems. Students also find...

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