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Theme Poems: Writing Extraordinary Poems About Ordinary Objects
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| Grades | 3 – 5 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Two 60-minute sessions |
| Lesson Author |
Arlington Heights, Illinois |
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LESSON PLANS
Grades 1 – 3 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Theme Poems: Using the Five Senses
Students write theme poems in a flash using the picture book Flicker Flash by Joan Bransfield Graham and the online, interactive Theme Poems tool.
Grades 4 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Talking Poetry with Blabberize
Students will be motivated to share their poetry through an online tool the features recording and animation.
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 3 – 6 | Calendar Activity | April 18
Participate in Poem in Your Pocket Day!
Students select a poem and create a Stapleless Book using the interactive tool.
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.
Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity | February 14
Students find examples of figurative language and write an original example of each device, illustrate, and share them with the class.