Poetry Lesson Plans and Activities
Poetry Lesson Plans\Poetry Thematic Units\Poetry Activities
Teacher's
Guide National Poetry Month
Several good lessons
How
to Write Acrostic Poems
Instructions on how to write acrostic poems and premade acrostic
poems forms for various topics.
Poetry
Styles powerpoint
A
Simile and Metaphor Sample Lesson Plan
Students will be able to interpret similes and metaphors.
Students will be able to write similes and metaphors.
An
Overview of Poetry - Definitions and more powerpoint
Poems
with rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration
powerpoint
Poetry
Lessons for Teachers and Students
Contains lessons for poetry and links.
Looking
at Limericks powerpoint
Rhyming
Poems powerpoint
Nursery
Rhymes powerpoint
Haiku
Teaching
Haiku Poetry: Links, Resources, Ideas
Huge collection of lesson plans for teaching Haiku.
Haiku
Students learn the syllable structure and mood of haiku poems by
comparing the serenity of the autumn months with the peaceful
rhythms of haiku poetry.
Spring
Haiku
Students read and write haiku about animals in spring.
Poetry Internet / Smartboard
Resources
PoetryTeachers.com
Find poetry lessons, fun poetry activities, poetry contests
and more at this site
Poetry
Contest
Contests are for the United States and Canada in five different
age divisions:
Grades K-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-9, Grades 10-12 and our Adult
Contest.
How
to Get Kids Excited about Reading Poetry: Make It Fun!
Ten ideas for making poetry more exciting to your
students.
Poetry Printouts
Poetry
Forms
Premade poems forms for various topics.
The
Poetry Zone
Several worksheets for a poetry lesson.
Acrostic Poems
Acrostic Poems InstructionsInstructions on how to have your students write acrostic poems.
The following forms have writing lines, pictures, and the letters for each topic.
Bats Acrostic Poem Form
Bats Acrostic Poem Form 2
Butterfly Acrostic Poem Form
Cat Acrostic Poem Form
Cowboy Acrostic Poem Form
Dog Acrostic Poem Form
Flowers Acrostic Poem Form
Kites Acrostic Poem Form
Music Acrostic Poem Form
Music Acrostic Poem Form 2
Sunshine Acrostic Poem Form
Easter Acrostic Poem Form
Snow Acrostic Poem Form
Love Acrostic Poem Form
Love Acrostic Poem Form 2
Heart Acrostic Poem Form 2
Halloween Acrostic Poem Form
Fall Acrostic Poem Form
Spring Acrostic PoemCinquain Poems
Cinquain Poem InstructionsInstructions on how to have your students write a cinquain.
Friendship CinquainUse this form to teach students how to write a cinquain. After using the form, students can copy their poems onto this heart form.
