Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: The Literature of War
Eight day war poetry unit plan provided by The Academy of American Poets designed for tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade students. Originally part of a larger class on the literature of war, this unit contains an overview of the past and...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 23: The Poetry of Jim Morrison
This instructional activity is designed to help young scholars recognize how lyrics by the rock-poet Jim Morrison connect with themes from diverse and respected traditional works. While William Blake's influence on Morrison is often...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Presidential Inaugurations
This resource provides step-by-step lesson plans that detail the Presidential Inauguration. It offers links to superb primary sources (photos, poems, audio, etc.) that catalog past inaugurations. This resource will certainly help...
Other
Alphabet soup.com: Insects and Spiders
An extensive list of activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays are listed by alphabet-soup.com. Additional recipes, art projects, and literature connections are also included.
Other
Lesson Plan z.com: Lesson Plans
LessonPlanZ.com is an online resource for teachers to find lesson plans and other teaching resources.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Poet Robert Burns
As part of a unit on Robert Burns and his poetry, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Soaring High With Kites
Dynamic unit on kites which can be used to teach about weather, wind, flight, and inventions. Teach students about the importance of kites in many cultures and the significance of kites as a scientific discovery.
Read Works
Read Works: Grade 2: Two Lesson Unit: Voice
[Free Registration/Login Required] A set of two lesson plans designed to teach students to describe the author's voice in two poems and compare voice in four short works. Includes ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and...
Read Works
Read Works: Voice 3rd Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of two lesson plans designed to teach young scholars to recognize words and phrases that support the author's voice in poetry. Lessons are based on the books Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel...
PBS
Pbs: The Statue of Liberty
A detailed unit plan on liberty and the role the Statue of Liberty has played in America. Six lessons are completely described including making a classroom model of the statue, creating a timeline, and analyzing a poem.
Lin and Don Donn
Lin and Don Donn: Language Lessons: Native American Lit.
Relevant resource links and ideas for lessons to teach Native American Literature also come with information on specific units, suggested lists of books, and Native American Poetry.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Shel Silverstein Classroom Activity
As part of a unit on Shel Silverstein and his poetry (specifically "Where the Sidewalk Ends"), this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Poet Emily Dickinson
As part of a unit on Emily Dickinson and her poetry, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Poet William Blake
As part of a unit on William Blake and his poetry, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
Other
K 3 Learning pages.com: Fairy Tales
This site provides links to elementary information about Fairy Tales. You will find lesson plans, poems, songs, activities and more when you delve into these resources. Some links are no longer available.
A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher stuff.com: Fire Safety
This site provides links to elementary information about fire safety. Find lesson plans, craft ideas, songs, games, poems and more when you explore this resource.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net: Pumpkin Potpourri (Lesson Plan)
Some cute ideas on integrating a pumpkin theme into many subject areas, based on reading "Pumpkin, Pumpkin," by Jeannie Titherington. Activities include making a pumpkin story wheel, creating a mural, and making a paper pumpkin patch.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Insect Theme Page
Insect rhymes, crafts, coloring printouts, and quizzes are collected by Enchanted Learning. Color pictures, diagrams, and charts are included.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Influence of Folk
This site, which explores the influence of musical folk traditions in the poetry of Langston Hughes and Nicolas Guillen, provides lesson plans, a biography, examples of Hughes' poetry, and details about his meeting with Nicolas Guillen.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Discovering Ourselves in Literature and Life
This lesson plan, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), encourages pupils to evaluate literature in a variety of multimedia formats and answer the question, "Who Am I?," Students are then asked to...