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Theme Poems: Using the Five Senses
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| Grades | 1 – 3 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Two 30-minutes sessions and two 50-minute sessions |
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Grand Haven, Michigan |
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LESSON PLANS
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Theme Poems: Writing Extraordinary Poems About Ordinary Objects
Students select a familiar object online, build a bank of words related to the object, and write theme poems that are printed and displayed in class.
Grades 3 – 6 | Lesson Plan | Minilesson
Creating a Feast for the Senses With Mentor Texts
This lesson teaches intermediate students to “use the experts” to learn how to revise to create sharp, sensory-rich experiences for their readers.
STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades K – 5 | Student Interactive | Writing Poetry
Formerly known as Shape Poems, this online tool allows elementary students to write poems in various shapes.
CALENDAR ACTIVITIES
Grades K – 12 | Calendar Activity | April 1
April is National Poetry Month!
Students are assigned to be "poets of the day" and are provided several models to create, illustrate, and present their different poems to the class.
PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY
Grades K – 6 | Professional Library | Journal
This article discusses the need to engage students and teachers in active poetry writing.
ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS
Grades 3 – 5 | Activity & Project
Use shape and theme poems, or poems that look like the things they describe, as a fun way to introduce children to poetry.
TIPS & HOW-TO'S
Grades K – 6 | Tip & How-To
Encourage creativity and word play by helping a child recognize the elements of a poem and explore different ways of writing one.
PODCAST EPISODES
Grades K – 5 | Podcast Episode
In this episode, Emily and guest Sylvia Vardell explore fun ways to read poetry with children.